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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Polaris in Toronto: July 11-13, 2008
« on: July 13, 2008, 08:46:05 PM »
I'm just back from meeting Jim at Polaris. It's too bad that I was only able to attend today but I just got back in town last night (I live a whole 5 minutes from the hotel where Polaris takes place!) According to my friends the Q & A he did in the bar of the hotel last night was fantastic as well as his live commentary of the first episode of the Dresden TV series. His Q & A today was great as well.

Anyway, he mentioned that he finished the 5th Codex book at 5 am this morning.   :)

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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Are we missing an event?
« on: September 02, 2007, 02:44:39 PM »
I received an announcement from Polaris (formerly Toronto Trek) that Jim will be an author guest of honour at the 2008 con from July 11 - 13 2008.

This is the blurb:

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  Polaris 22 is pleased to announce our first Author
  Guest or Honour:

  Jim Butcher is the New York Times Best Selling author
  of "The Dresden Files" novels, telling the story of
  wizard Harry Dresden, who solves crimes in modern-day
  Chicago. The series has spawned nine novels, the
  tenth, "Small Favor", coming in April, and a recent
  television series.

  Butcher's other fantasy series is the "Codex Alera"
  novels, the latest, "Captain's Fury", is due to be
  published in December.  He has also written a
  Spider-Man novel, "The Darkest Hours".

Unfortunately I may have to be in North Carolina! Arghhhh!

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DF TV Series / Re: Thanks to all our great fans!
« on: April 25, 2007, 08:10:36 PM »
I had posted this in the Season 1 folder questions for Robert, but it more appropriately goes here -

Quote from: Ruadh on April 25, 2007, 02:22:49 PM
It's only been 2 weeks without Harry and Bob on Sunday nights, but it seems like a lot longer than that.

I just wanted to add my belated thanks to Robert and crew for a great show. Hopefully we'll hear soon that we'll get more.

Yes, it was different from the books but I really enjoyed your interpretation.

You done good!



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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread-The Series, in General
« on: April 25, 2007, 02:22:49 PM »
It's only been 2 weeks without Harry and Bob on Sunday nights, but it seems like a lot longer than that.

I just wanted to add my belated thanks to Robert and crew for a great show. Hopefully we'll hear soon that we'll get more.

Yes, it was different from the books but I really enjoyed your interpretation.

You done good!


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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim in Los Angeles, CA
« on: April 08, 2007, 09:56:17 PM »
Quote from: marialba on April 08, 2007, 02:25:22 PM
It's still Canada.   ;D

LOL! 3000 miles and 3 times zones between them, but yes, in the same general area.  ;D


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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim in Los Angeles, CA
« on: April 08, 2007, 01:49:34 PM »
Quote from: marialba on April 07, 2007, 10:52:56 PM

I interviewed Jim yesterday for our website, and I also got permission from him to post on our site the entire Q&A he did at the Huntington Beach Barnes & Noble.

Maria
Whedonopolis.com

Great interview.

One teeny error - Dresden Files is shot in Toronto, not Vancouver.

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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread-The Series, in General
« on: March 22, 2007, 01:15:08 PM »
Robert, you could come back to Toronto for a holiday  ;) Really, there are whole days when it's not pouring rain or freezing cold!


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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread
« on: February 02, 2007, 06:15:55 PM »
Quote from: Highlander_II on February 02, 2007, 02:17:00 AM
I'd like to know if the 'steady cam' gets more 'steady' in later episodes, b/c it was rather wobbly in these first two.  I understand a little bit of sway, unless more is intentional (ala Joss Whedon in "The Body" from BtVS), but this was like the cameraman was standing on the deck of a ship on less-than-calm water.  It was almost distracting.

I'm going to have to go back and watch the tape, 'cause I didn't notice it at all - I guess I was too involved in the story!

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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread
« on: January 24, 2007, 03:03:09 PM »
Quote from: Robert Wolfe on January 24, 2007, 07:22:50 AM
  The mix sounded pretty damn good both in person and on transfer (and on SPACE here in TO).  I'll check and see what's what.

I agree Robert. I had no problem hearing the dialogue as it aired on SPACE. Perhaps there was a local problem in some parts of the States?

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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread
« on: January 24, 2007, 12:20:46 AM »
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I have spent some time in Vancouver and I live in Orlando. The only difference I have seen between the storefronts in both cities is that the prices are in Canadian dollars if there are any prices advertized and the phone numbers there have a different area code.

There is no Macy's for instance in Canada, so when you come across one you know that you've stumbled onto a film set.

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There are more differences in Quebec, but it isn't as if there is a vast cutlural difference between Canada and the States.

You'd have to live here for a while to discover them.

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DF TV Series / Re: The SPOILERIFIC Ask Robert Wolfe Thread
« on: January 23, 2007, 05:59:10 PM »
Quote from: casualimp on January 22, 2007, 05:54:00 PM
Firstly, was there any presure from the Canadian film board to give it that "filmed in Canada" feel? A lot of Canadian dramas have a certain look and feel to how they translate stories to film and Dresden had that  feel to it for me. Hopefully that isn't taken negatively as that was not my intent.

A lot of film companies come here to film because it's cheaper than in the States (or has been.) That means that a lot of productions with small budgets film in Canada. I assume that's what you mean by "Canadian feel."  My apologies if you actually meant "wonderfully creative and innovative film teqhnique." ;D

As for pressure to "look Canadian" - I don't think so. They do everythng to make it look as if it were filmed in the States. They go out of the way to avoid the CN Tower in shots, they put U.S. postal boxes in the streets to confuse the local citizenry, they totally redo store fronts to look like American retailers etc etc.

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