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Very nicely done. The series strays from the books in letter, but never in spirit. Terrence Mann as Bob was absolutely inspired. Especially, "If you walk though those equations I'll start belting show tunes from the sixteenth century." Casting is dead on for all characters.
Drawbacks: Not sure how I feel about Murphy having a kid, even off screen. That empty-nestness of hers is so integral to her literary characterization. And the format of coming back from every commercial to Atlantic City 1981 got real old real quick. I'm hoping that won't be a regular feature.
Now I warned you about spoilers, and here's a big one. I kind of like that Justin DuMorne is still apparently hanging around causing trouble. The TV series can't take nearly as long as the books did to ramp up a serious nemesis, and Justin was practically built in. I'm not sure why they bothered making him related to Harry. I guess the better to know Harry even exists, the better to know he's got power, and the better to get custody once Dad Dresden's been done away with.
The effects are fairly understated, but very well done. Especially Melissa's demise and Bob's retreat to his skull. I can't wait to see if they tackle the Fae Courts, and if so, what it'll look like.
Drawbacks: Not sure how I feel about Murphy having a kid, even off screen. That empty-nestness of hers is so integral to her literary characterization. And the format of coming back from every commercial to Atlantic City 1981 got real old real quick. I'm hoping that won't be a regular feature.
Now I warned you about spoilers, and here's a big one. I kind of like that Justin DuMorne is still apparently hanging around causing trouble. The TV series can't take nearly as long as the books did to ramp up a serious nemesis, and Justin was practically built in. I'm not sure why they bothered making him related to Harry. I guess the better to know Harry even exists, the better to know he's got power, and the better to get custody once Dad Dresden's been done away with.
The effects are fairly understated, but very well done. Especially Melissa's demise and Bob's retreat to his skull. I can't wait to see if they tackle the Fae Courts, and if so, what it'll look like.
All in all, a well done urban fantasy television series. It's apparently set to be rebroadcast a couple of times this week. I highly recommend catching it. I know I'll be watching it again
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Date: 2007-01-22 08:15 pm (UTC)From:The roommate, D, has read the books; I haven't. She thought making Bob visible as a spirit was a clever idea, easier to deal with on screen than a talking skull.
My impression was that Justin had been killed in the books, by Harry. I do hope they aren't going to follow the route of the same bad guy turning up over and over again, the way they did on Farscape.