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POLL: End Game Opinion of the Series
patrick8729:
Hey, Assuming you didn't see The Time Traveler's Wife since posting, it is an fascinating concept, but the movie is mostly a well done romantic drama. I did like it although the time travel concept was subsumed by the characters personal interaction, and that's not a bad thing. Very well acted.
airyie:
^still haven't seen it, but that is the first good review I've seen for it in a while.
I'm going to stop by the 7-11 later and see if they have a re-packaged version for a cheeper price.
HairyDresden:
I loved both the books and the TV series. I saw the TV series first before realizing they were based on characters from books. When I discovered the books, I was a little taken back by the differences, but then I ended up enjoying the different story lines. I think I'd have been more upset if they tried to make each book into an episode or base a season on one book (like they did with True Blood). I liked that they did something different and it worked. I am still so bummed it was not renewed though. I really, really loved that show...it made my Sunday night!
Khouri:
--- Quote from: habman on January 18, 2010, 10:49:22 PM ---I love the books so much...so I was really disappointed with the series. When you read the books you start to get a feel for what Harry would look like...his attitude....and his general comportment. You also get a feel for how Karrin Murphy would look...and her general attitude and comportment. You even get a feel for Bob...and how his skull would look and talk. Then along comes the series...and everything has changed. I recognize that things can be better fleshed out in a book....but come on! Everyone...especially Murphy...just didn't ring true.
I'm afraid that's what happens when you let TV executives get hold of a script and make changes. If I had my way....Jim Butcher would have been executive producer of the series...answering to no one....and if his idea of what the series should look like doesn't float...then so be it. But I just got the sense that someone who hadn't read the series...or didn't care...had the final word on the project....and seriously dropped the ball.
Maybe they should try an "IT"-type mini-series for one of the books...and see what they can do with that. ???
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As a reader from over the pond I can only agree with your sentiments, It seems to me that's what "Hollywood " does on a regular basis,Take a perfectly good story and screw it over with what some unknown bunch of scriptwriters think would be most palatable to the general audience. For instance the Hockey stick (lame), The 4 x 4 replacing the beloved Beetle (don't tell me youv'e run out of aircooled VDubs), Bob (was the actor someone's out of work brother).
If your going to make a TV series at least try and stay true to "some" of the important stuff in the books otherwise what's the point.
I love Jims work and always will but the TV series is a goner and it's better for that.
Darkling:
--- Quote from: Khouri on April 09, 2010, 04:32:34 PM ---I love Jims work and always will but the TV series is a goner and it's better for that.
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There are a lot of us here who did and do like the show. Realistically there are certain aspects of the books that simply cannot translate well on TV and I feel at least with Harry Dresden that was very much the character of the books.
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