Like I said, I've never read the books. What are the major ways it strays, and what's been replaced in the mythos?
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I like it but it strays way too far from the source material at times. It also got rid off some awesome bits of the mythos to add new weaker ones. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Did anyone watch the debut of "The Dresden Files" last week? I was desperate for good scifi/fantasy since "Heroes", "Eureka", and "Avatar" were all in reruns. And I'm so far behind on "Galactica" i have to wait for reruns or the season 3 DVD set. And I have to say, the Sunday night doldrums are usually setting in, so a new show is a great distraction. I must say I enjoyed it. The guy who plays Harry Dresden is about as unlikely a wizard as can be: thin, almost scrawny, receeding hairline, really cynical and world-weary, trouble paying his bills--not even close to an imposing figure. He's more like Jim Rockford than Gandalf. The first show dealt with a kid who's a nascent wizard, being sought by the forces of evil and good. The bad guys send a "skinwalker"--a demon that literally takes your skin and wears it--to retrieve the young magic-worker. There's evidently also a whole society of wizards and others that operate out of our sight and knowledge. Dresden referenced some Counci > l that seems to rule wizards, and his uncle is a wizard who's apparently on the side of evil. The show was entertaining enough to hold my interest, I like the actor playing Dresden, and it's very cool for me to see *any* scifi or fantasy show that's completely new to me. (I never read the books that the series is based upon). > > Definitely worth a second look tonight. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
