Tin Man – Wizard of Oz, 21st century style

Hey y’all. Meet Dorothy. I mean, DG. I have no idea why the powers that be at Sci Fi channel would want to remake the venerable Wizard of Oz, but I suppose Judy Garland singing “Somewhere over the rainbow” is way too quaint for 21st century kids.
So, we have Tin Man. DG is infused with [...]

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Legend of Earthsea … baaaad.

Well, oy. So I managed to see the SciFi miniseries through (cough) unofficial means. Let’s just say that the first ten minutes of the show I’m already saying: “Man. This sucks.”
The acting is so bad you can’t believe, the script stinks and I didn’t even wait long enough to watch the other sections. I [...]

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Ursula is not pleased

The Sci Fi channel just screened the miniseries Legend of Earthsea (on Dec 13 & 14, I believe), based on Ursula K. LeGuin’s book and the news has not been pleasant. First, at One Ring, a commentary on the series had this paragraph:
But now the finished film has [...]

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Earthsea coming to TV

This is probably old, old news, but Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series is being made into a mini series.
I have not read the books (bows head in shame), but I’ve heard many good things about it. Basically, the story is the staple of many fantasy stories: boy discovers he has powerful magic. Boy unleashes [...]

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