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The Dresden Files (TV) Thread
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The show airs Sundays at 9/8 central on Scifi. You can watch the first episode here.
From what I've seen, it has a lot of potential. The dialog had some first-ep jitters and the script definitely put more pressure on the tow-headed kid than his acting abilities could withstand, but the premise, characters, and look are all appealing and the writing was decent, with strong potential for improvement. I will definitely continue watching. I might even pick up the books.
Note: If you have read the books and dislike the show, please try not to flame it solely on the basis that it departs from the book series.
Based on Jim Butcher's best-selling novels, The Dresden Files tells the story of Harry Dresden (Paul Blackthorne), a regular-guy private detective with extraordinary abilities. While most people see assaults, kidnappings or murders as the work of people with a depraved indifference for human pain, Harry is as likely as not to see the work of supernatural villains.
That's because he's a wizard. The real thing (and the only one listed in the Chicago phone directory). Whether consulting for the police on seemingly inexplicable crimes or following his own cases, he battles dark forces with a wry sense of humor.
The show airs Sundays at 9/8 central on Scifi. You can watch the first episode here.
From what I've seen, it has a lot of potential. The dialog had some first-ep jitters and the script definitely put more pressure on the tow-headed kid than his acting abilities could withstand, but the premise, characters, and look are all appealing and the writing was decent, with strong potential for improvement. I will definitely continue watching. I might even pick up the books.
Note: If you have read the books and dislike the show, please try not to flame it solely on the basis that it departs from the book series.
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Jim Butcher is a really entertaining writer. I have the first episode TIVO'd but haven't watched it yet.
The show is doing things right in my opinion. They are starting with some episodic plots to give us the feel of the characters. But I do hope that they don't stay with the episodic plot. We need a story arc.
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I watched this today - I like the idea and all - the whole "Monsters are real and so is Magic" thing... But All these shows just seem a little kiddy and campish for some reason. They just feel like buffy or that one with the pretty girl witches. Same sort of stuff, flashy special effects and kind of weak action scenes.
I think maybe its just hard to translate these things into TV...?
I was also hoping for more of a grownup program. Was I wrong in expecting this?
I'd be really interested to hear what others think.
As you can probably tell, I dont really like buffy - or Angel. I guess I was hoping for something that felt different. A bit more of a gritty program. A kind of BSG when the others are like Star Trek.
was the episode "Birds of a feather" the first episode ?
I liked it so far .. but for someone who is a wizard, etc .. it did have a curious *lack* of magic.
Skinwalker FTW ?
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Also, is anyone else reminded of Garret from the Thief games everytime Dresden speaks off screen?
It will air twice again at different times this week, and I think the episode next Sunday is a repeat of Boone Identity. Check the Scifi schedule.
Wha?
[spoiler:9d177f9016]I don't remember any bullets, and there was a "skinchanger," but you never saw her hop bodies.[/spoiler:9d177f9016]
pwned.
I agree. Angel is like Buffy but, for the most part, better.
I'm hoping this show goes in the direction that Angel was supposed to go but didn't.
What wold that be? More of a straightforward Detective show?
From what I heard, Angel was supposed to be a very noir-ish supernatural detective show.
It was for the first few episodes. Then it got sort of plot heavy for the rest of the series but it never totally abandoned the fact that Angel is running a paranormal detective agency with clients and such. It just lost the episodic noir-ish style for a more tightly woven narrative.
As good as it started out, I'm still convinced the final season of Angel was the best thing to come out of that series or Buffy. Not counting the musical episode or the one where no one could talk in Buffy. Those were great.
Angel's cancellation was probably one of the worst things ever in television. It could've gone on easily for one or two more. I just want some god damn resolution.
Yes, I know people clamor for more Firefly. But in all honesty while it was an excellent show I think it's worse to be left off with characters we know tons about getting no resolution than characters we know only little bits and pieces of.
The worst decision in TV history, for me, was canceling John Doe. Fuck you, Fox.
Is it looking like it's going to be strictly based on the books, or with original plots as well?
It's loooking like stand alone episodes with character development = Bones with a flavour of Magic.
I'm hoping they get some season/series long storyline going tho.....the show just screams for the epic++.
Edit: That is to say, show is a significantly less awesome than the books......so far.
And skip the 2 hour filmed pilot ?
Jesus christ ... no wonder I was confused the first episode.
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The Spike movie is pretty much in development hell. Joss Whedon said, last time he was asked, that money was pretty much the only issue in getting it off the ground at all.
So I guess the only new official Buffy/Angel post-end-of-Buffy-and-possibly-Angel is the new comic series Joss is writing.
Ever try watching Supernatural? Why have I never seen anybody mention it on this forum :x It's a damn good show!
Yes, and the 2 hour pilot will be episode 5 and edited down to 1 hour if memory serves.
Also, if you don't like big magic, well, if they follow the books at all you're going to be disappointed. Harry isn't exactly subtle with his abilities as he likes to use overwhelming force whenever possible (IE his enemy isn't human, is using black magic, or just really really mean/annoying).
And that shield bracelet (i always pictured it a little more... dangley) gets a ton of use.
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What I want to know is where is his staff and blast rod? His mother's Pentacle? What's up with the jeep, was it not possible to have a little "blue" VW bug, and a duster (to better hide his shotgun in)?
At least Bob is still technically a skull, they just have his ghost show up instead of a disembodied voice, he even tried to get some ghost tail in episode 2.
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Yeah, see that's what I am looking for. Harry is a bit of a thug. Think less Poirot. More Spencer (the book/ Joe Mantegna) version. Hurting people really, really doesn't bother him. He wouldn't hurt a good person. But if you get on the bad people list.... well bad shit may happen to you. Mostly in self-defense, because most of the bad people tend to be really really bad. Most of the villains tend to be scum.
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The books (as I come to understand, as i have yet to read one) have him as a powerful, but somewhat novice magic user.. but using them to the full extent each time.
The series basically shows his hand glow from time to time, and he gets hit a lot.
My research of Harry Dresden & the series do not jive.
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I don't really think that needs to be spoilered, so:
Paul Blackthorne is too tall to fit in the little VMW of the books, so they opted for a larger, but still appropriately antiquated, vehicle.
Staff and rod - probably eliminated for style reasons. Pentacle - no idea.
Developers felt it wouldn't really work to have a talking skull in a television series, and I have to say I agree. Too much camp.
To answer another common complaint - Murphy is latina because the actresses which originally auditioned for the roles of Susan and Murphy got switched by casting.
I kind of like how they've used magic so far. Too many glowing lights and fireballs get mighty cheesy real fast. It's obvious Dresden is a wizad, relies on magic, and is pretty good at it. I think more would get in the way.