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09-10-2010, 09:24 AM | #1 |
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It could be good, if it's very dark and gritty in the way it looks. But if it's got that made for network tv gloss for the tv portions it will suck.
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09-10-2010, 10:00 AM | #2 |
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Keeping the cast together could be an interesting issue as well.
I did find it funny that I had just read a short story about Roland when I first saw this. I might just have to reread a couple of the first books, because there is a lot I have forgotten. |
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09-10-2010, 11:59 AM | #3 |
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Which short story, Little Sisters of Eluria?
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09-10-2010, 12:48 PM | #4 |
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09-10-2010, 04:07 PM | #5 |
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09-11-2010, 07:39 PM | #6 |
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09-10-2010, 10:11 AM | #7 |
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The more time I spend thinking about this... the less I actually like it. Splitting the series into two formats is such a gamble. And the downside massively outweighs the upside.
The Dark Tower has a built in audience, to be sure, but what about new fans? Are people going to commit to this idea? It'll be like watching every other season of LOST in a movie theatre. It'll be difficult to keep this from being too confusing. The series is hard enough already. |
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09-10-2010, 12:51 PM | #8 | |
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Why the **** would split it into a TV series and movies? |
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09-10-2010, 03:43 PM | #9 |
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If they are going to do tv, I would hate it to be on network or basic cable. The violence alone screams for HBO or Showtime to do it right.
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09-10-2010, 03:48 PM | #10 |
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Some names being bandied about by comments to the article to play the part of Roland:
Viggo Mortenson Ray Stevenson Thomas Jane Timothy Olyphant |
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09-10-2010, 05:29 PM | #11 |
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09-10-2010, 03:55 PM | #12 |
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Viggo Mortensen would be awesome.
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09-10-2010, 04:07 PM | #13 |
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I would love Viggo Mortensen to play Roland. I also really like the idea of an unknown though. I've also heard Aaron Paul's name thrown around for Eddie Dean, which I love. And, though I'm sure she'd never commit, I can't picture anyone buy Zoe Saldana playing Susannah.
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09-10-2010, 07:18 PM | #14 |
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