I figured I'd start an "official" thread for the discussion of SCIFI's new show, Dresden Files. I know there's another thread containing reviews of the show, but for the most part that seems to be dedicated to why it sucks and how soon it'll fail whereas I want a thread where people who are actually WATCHING the show (and not just to prove how much it sucks) can discuss it.
Spoilers will undoubtedly abound. Tags for eps that have aired aren't necessary unless you really want to, but I'd prefer that stuff which hasn't aired be tagged, please.
So... thoughts?
It wasn't as bad as it could have been, but for all that Jim Butcher (author of the books) has apparently raved about it, I was kinda underwhelmed. There was definitely potential there and I hope things will improve as time goes on, but... a lot of it kinda nagged at me. Part of that is undoubtedly because I read the first three books a few years ago and only remember snippets and part is probably because I only read the first three books and don't have the whole scope of things.
Harry isn't at all like I imagined him to be. He's too cuddly and prone to random flashbacks. Hopefully the flashbacks in the pilot ep were just to set up the season arc, but if they continue I might have to get annoyed.
Also, Bob. WTF? I knew they were going the ghost route instead of having him stay in his skull, but Bob- whom I'd kinda liked in the books- annoyed the snot out of me. The deadpan supercilious air is so NOT Bob. Wasn't he a wisecracker and general letch? Or maybe I'm remembering the books wrong.
Anyway, I'm gonna keep watching. I still like it and I still wanna see where things go.
Spoilers will undoubtedly abound. Tags for eps that have aired aren't necessary unless you really want to, but I'd prefer that stuff which hasn't aired be tagged, please.
So... thoughts?
It wasn't as bad as it could have been, but for all that Jim Butcher (author of the books) has apparently raved about it, I was kinda underwhelmed. There was definitely potential there and I hope things will improve as time goes on, but... a lot of it kinda nagged at me. Part of that is undoubtedly because I read the first three books a few years ago and only remember snippets and part is probably because I only read the first three books and don't have the whole scope of things.
Harry isn't at all like I imagined him to be. He's too cuddly and prone to random flashbacks. Hopefully the flashbacks in the pilot ep were just to set up the season arc, but if they continue I might have to get annoyed.
Also, Bob. WTF? I knew they were going the ghost route instead of having him stay in his skull, but Bob- whom I'd kinda liked in the books- annoyed the snot out of me. The deadpan supercilious air is so NOT Bob. Wasn't he a wisecracker and general letch? Or maybe I'm remembering the books wrong.
Anyway, I'm gonna keep watching. I still like it and I still wanna see where things go.
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