Legend of Earthsea == Atrocity

[Starhawk]

Have you ever tried finding an entire English speaking cast of Asian appearance lol I'm sure it's quite hard

Well at least Kruek is Hawaiian which I guess they figure is close enough


Seriously though she shouldn't have sold it to them if she was going to whine later, get over it, they made a good story IMHO and I'll look at that and the book as two serperate stories that are both good (if Earthsea the books are any good).

But if you like that Asiatic theme to fantasy books read:
Daughter of the Empire
Servant of the Empire
Mistress of the Empire

Excellent books with great plotline, limited romance which actually does play into the story overall, and a lot of intrigue and action, plus a little magic (mostly in the 2nd and 3rd books) and a very realistic and human cast of characters

[Fyron]

Starhawk said:
Have you ever tried finding an entire English speaking cast of Asian appearance lol I'm sure it's quite hard

No, it isn't. Especially not in California...

Seriously though she shouldn't have sold it to them if she was going to whine later, get over it, they made a good story IMHO and I'll look at that and the book as two serperate stories that are both good (if Earthsea the books are any good).

The problem is that the Sci-Fi miniseries really isn't a good story, ignoring the fact that it has nothing to do with Earthsea. It is sappy, corny trash. The Last smidgeon of respect I had for the Sci Fi channel has been snuffed out.

[Starhawk]

I don't think it's that corny I like it as I said. But aw well to each his own of course.

[Combat Wombat]

What I don't understand is why the Sci-Fi Channel is making a Fantasy mini-series that has nothing to do with science fiction, what happened to the Sci-Fi channel I loved where I could almost always turn to it to get my fix of classic Star Trek episoids.

[gregebowman]

Combat Wombat said:
What I don't understand is why the Sci-Fi Channel is making a Fantasy mini-series that has nothing to do with science fiction, what happened to the Sci-Fi channel I loved where I could almost always turn to it to get my fix of classic <a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=star%20trek" onmouseover="window.status='Star Trek'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">Star Trek</a> episoids.

Remember, this is the same Sci-Fi Channel that used to have John Edwards (?) on it. Why the heck is a phony psychic on a channel dedicated to science fiction? I don't mind a fantasy movie or show on Sci-fi, but that stupid show should never have been on in the first place. There have been enough sci-fi shows made over the past 50 years, not only in America but around the world, that Sci-Fi doesn't need a phony reality show. Just show us some good sci-fi. They used to show anime also on Saturday mornings, also. I wish someone with a dedicated interest in science fiction instead of the bottom line would be in charge.

PS,

I watched maybe about 10 minutes of the LoE, and was not impressed. I've never read any of Le Guinn's books, and probably won't. Not that I have anything against her, I just don't have the time to read all of the books that I want to.

[Will]

Just now jumping in...

And that, children, is why we never sell film and television rights unless you keep veto power over anything that may result.

I've read The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin, thought it was pretty interesting. Any thoughts on how the Earthsea series compares? I might pick it up now that I have some time over break

[Randallw]

This LeGuin wrote Left hand of darkness?. The one about androgynous humans on an ice world. I got that book to pass the time on a ferry. It wasn't too bad. Perhaps I might like her other stuff (and I thought Grunts was the only book by a female writer I liked)

[deccan]

Will said:
I've read The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin, thought it was pretty interesting. Any thoughts on how the Earthsea series compares? I might pick it up now that I have some time over break

I've read both. I've probably read most of Le Guin's stuff include "The Word for World is Forest", "The Dispossessed", etc. "A Wizard of Earthsea" is very good, but not at all like "The Left Hand of Darkness".

"A Wiard of Earthsea" is about a world in which there is real magic. This is not the Tolkienesque, Gandalf tosses fireballs type of magic. In the Earthsea books, there is magic because every thing has a true name, from the birds in the sky, to a raging volcano to every drop of water in the ocean. If you know the true name of a thing, you can make friends with it, negotiate with it, and perhaps bend it to your will.

Note that the books are not about epic adventuring and fighting. They are about facing personal demons, learning about responsbility, about self-sacrifice, about soft power, if you will, rather than hard power.

[Renegade 13]

Imperator Fyron said:

No, it isn't. Especially not in California...

Heh, same in southern BC...

[Fyron]

The dragon has a lisp. A lisp. *shakes head*