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POLL: End Game Opinion of the Series

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Finsup:

--- Quote from: Riggler on October 15, 2007, 06:53:19 PM ---I didn't care for the Sci_fi series. It was too different from the books and I've read or heard all the various reasons why.

Here's wishing there will be a big screen adaptation or someone like HBO takes on a true adaptation.

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That's a great idea! (the HBO thing) I'd even settle for a Showtime series.

I liked the show, of course the books are better, but my wife watched the show and got into it, she's not a big sci-fi fantasy fan.

Blaze:
I bought the dvds.  My husband watches them on Sundays.  It eases his pain. 

ranlynn:
In all honesty TDF the TV series was not a *great* show but it was good & had the promise of getting better if it had been allowed to continue.

Part of the problem, besides the current business model of cancelling shows almost as soon as they begin if they don't have 'blockbuster' ratings straight away is that doing a genre show like the TDF files is limited budgets (especially in the first year).

The books are heavy with spells & magical creatures but if you don't have a theatrical level budget TV FX tend to look cheesy, which will kill a show with today's audiences that are used to seeing Matrix & Star Wars level FX.

So they have to try rely on plots & characters to get the 'feel' of the books & save the FX for *big* moments.

TDF the series was starting to find that balance by the end of it's initial (& sadly limited) run of episodes.

rinascita:
I only started reading The Dresden Files books in the last couple of months.
I've never seen the series.
Have been looking for it, but I guess I missed my chance.
As far as books - into - movies go...the book is always better...imagination makes it so.

Thanks, Jim for the books...wonderful entertainment.  I am so envious of the ease you seem to have in writing them. Hope for many more.

Intempesta Nox:
Hi rinascita - Welcome to the Forum!  The tv series is available at places like Bestbuy and Virgin Megastore.  I've also had friends find it on Amazon, and I'm sure others are selling it on ebay.  It's also for sale (individual episodes, or the whole season) on Itunes.  One doesn't have to have an Ipod to download one of the shows, and watch it on their Mac, PC or laptop.

Also, the series will reair starting mid November.  Check posts here noted for Reruns.

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