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Cozarkian:
--- Quote from: Ananda on November 15, 2017, 04:53:22 AM ---Are you guys this into other authors? There are some people here who seem to spend a huge amount of time thinking about this series. I think there are even people who write fan fiction for the series? And, one person who writes stories with this series as a template?
Is it just Butcher that you’re so into, or are there other authors on whose works you spend a lot of time?
What’s the appeal of this series that induces the deep interest?
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I came to the site to check when the next book was going to be released, saw there was an official forum, and discovered it is fun to theorize with others. I haven't found official forums for other authors I've read that are mid-series. Otherwise, there might be a few sites I post on.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Ananda on November 15, 2017, 04:53:22 AM ---Is it just Butcher that you’re so into, or are there other authors on whose works you spend a lot of time?
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Back in the 90s when the bits of Usenet that discussed written SF were still viable, I spent this scale of time and energy on lots of my favourite authors.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Ananda on November 16, 2017, 03:00:47 AM ---The only film I ever saw that was better than the book was Lord of the Flies from the 1950s (I think there was a poorly done more recent version, too).
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There are a fair few films of books that manage to be better than the books because the films are quite good and the books were terrible; Angel Heart and The Hunger spring to mind.
And there are unique examples like The Princess Bride and 2001 where through various combinations of genius in both media the books and films are both brilliant and different in ways that make it kind of impossible to judge.
Kindler:
--- Quote from: Talby16 on November 16, 2017, 02:45:03 PM ---I would love to see Harry on the big screen, but I do not think it would be to the book standard. A lot of people point to the Harry Potter series as an example of a book to movie adaptation that was done well (for the most part). However, that was a unique example as the main actors were able to age with the movies. A direct book to screen adaptation would be hard due to the large number of books. More likely than not, if they wanted to adapt the current storyline, they would cut books out entirely or combine books together in one film. Alternatively, they could create brand new stories for Dresden and set it in an "alternate universe" to the main stories (my preferred method). I would also love to see an animated Dresden ala The Last Airbender.
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I like the way they're adapting the Series of Unfortunate Events books on Netflix. Two episodes per book, eight episodes per season. It could be done similarly with Dresden. Maybe two episodes per book, with three episodes as a finale per season; Summer Knight deserves three episodes, for instance. So would Proven Guilty.
However, I'd like them to wait for Jim to get back to a more regular publishing schedule first, because I'd prefer that the books finish before the series outpaces it. I don't want another Game of Thrones.
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on November 16, 2017, 04:35:24 PM ---There are a fair few films of books that manage to be better than the books because the films are quite good and the books were terrible; Angel Heart and The Hunger spring to mind.
And there are unique examples like The Princess Bride and 2001 where through various combinations of genius in both media the books and films are both brilliant and different in ways that make it kind of impossible to judge.
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Yeah. I liked a very few movies better than the books: I Am Number Four, Secret Window, Stand By Me (mostly), Psycho, the Godfather, Jaws, Fight Club (which I found tedious to read), and No Country for Old Men (because punctuation matters, damn it, no matter what they say about style). I hate what they did to Harry Potter after the third movie, and I usually walk out of the theater pissed that they messed with a perfectly good story.
wardenferry419:
--- Quote from: Talby16 on November 16, 2017, 02:45:03 PM ---I would love to see Harry on the big screen, but I do not think it would be to the book standard. A lot of people point to the Harry Potter series as an example of a book to movie adaptation that was done well (for the most part). However, that was a unique example as the main actors were able to age with the movies. A direct book to screen adaptation would be hard due to the large number of books. More likely than not, if they wanted to adapt the current storyline, they would cut books out entirely or combine books together in one film. Alternatively, they could create brand new stories for Dresden and set it in an "alternate universe" to the main stories (my preferred method). I would also love to see an animated Dresden ala The Last Airbender.
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Are you hinting at the fifth movie? Then, I agree.
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