<cf_unlurk> Never read the book, so I didn't have any expectations going in...
I turned it off after ten minutes because I could just *see* how bad the thing was going to get :D </cf_unlurk> Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:37 PM Subject: EarthSea? > Okay - so I'm too tired to watch it now, but I'm recording it. > > However I watch the first five minutes and saw quite literally DOZENS of > things that I HATED: > > +) The nameless ones are "taking over the world"? > > +) Kossel getting laid? > > +) That girl yelling "Ged" over and over with no mention of the use name? > > +) That girl being there in first place (did they really need to add so many > female roles)? > > +) Ged's not black. > > +) He didn't have visions. > > +) His age is completely screwed up (he would have been at Roke by then). > > I may be setting my jaw but are they going to do ANYTHING right in this? > I'll watch it tomorrow, but that first five minutes didn't bode well for it. > > This was the PERFECT mini-series story! A short book told in a > conversational way! "A Wizard of Earthsea", as it is, with no Hollywood > "polish" could have easily been told in four hours EXACTLY AS IT IS. > > Why must they hurt me so? > > Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139744 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
