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I got out of work early, kinda like having a long weekend. 



So why does Sue run around? What is that gal up to?![]()

I got out of work early, kinda like having a long weekend.![]()
After finishing Babylon 5 I can finally say that it's a damn great show, but in the grand rap beef between it and Deep Space 9 I'll have to say that DS9 takes the edge. Now I'm free to watch a new show which won't be Buffy since Netflix had to be turrible turrible.
I just picked up The Dark Tower series. I was inspired to by the trailer. Everyone kept saying "this looks like garbage, just read the books"... so, seemed like good advice.
Nah, trash/garbage is too kind.After actually seeing the trailer, while I think "trash/garbage" is harsh... From what I know of the series it does seem to have a very generic wannabe blockbuster vibe to it all. I can't judge on elements from the book being mashed up or the fealty to the source, but just from the trailer it doesn't give off an especially dark or foreboding vibe. It could be fine though, it just doesn't seem all that special.
I just picked up The Dark Tower series. I was inspired to by the trailer. Everyone kept saying "this looks like garbage, just read the books"... so, seemed like good advice.
The first book in the series is kinda like a post-apocalyptic western with a little fantasy and then in later books it will get a bit more sci-fi with a suicidal talking train.
While I agree, you could also easily pull it off in a 5-6 film series. A straight adaptation of the first 3 or even 4 books, and then 2 films to craft an ending that works. One with the ending of the book series, but perhaps a little different for obvious reasons.It should have been a HBO series spread over 6/7 seasons. And I know that's a common sentiment with a lot of properties lately, but in this case it's the option that makes the most sense in a Post-Game of Thrones world.
I find the middle seasons of both shows compelling as all hell, some of the best Sci Fi drama on TV ever but the beginnings and ending are a little underwhelming.