Dresden Files, who would you cast?

[Matchstick]

I think the show and book share names only, especially after last night. The series is okay (though I got bored with last night, mostly due to what felt like horrible acting to me), and the books are good, but they're different in most ways. At least he's finally starting to use some magic, took 'em long enough.

It's hard to explain, but in a lot of ways the series feels like it's been aired out of order or something. Like they try to put in that technology is iffy around Dresden, but then never really explain that's why he uses candles, or has to have his girlfriend bring over a DVD player. It's like they're assuming the viewer has seen an earlier episode where this is explained. Same with the hockey stick, or the drumstick.

I saw the one with the vampire last night, and it was weak. The acting wasn't good, the script wasn't good.

 

[IcyCool]

It's hard to explain, but in a lot of ways the series feels like it's been aired out of order or something.

I'm relatively certain that is the case (though I can't remember where I heard it). I believe the pilot is essentially the plot from the Storm Front novel, and that it hasn't been aired yet.

The Firefly series had something similar happen to it, with the first two or three episodes being aired, and then the pilot was aired.

 

[Vocenoctum]

It's hard to explain, but in a lot of ways the series feels like it's been aired out of order or something. Like they try to put in that technology is iffy around Dresden, but then never really explain that's why he uses candles, or has to have his girlfriend bring over a DVD player. It's like they're assuming the viewer has seen an earlier episode where this is explained. Same with the hockey stick, or the drumstick.

There are certain elements that go unexplained, but a lot of it is also that the elements aren't there. Sure it's possible that they explain the technology issues at some point, and thus the candles, but it doesn't seem like he has a problem with technology at all. Same with magic in general, he doesn't do a whole lot, like they're afraid of having too much overt stuff. I don't even know what the drumstick did, since it's gone now... At least the Hockey Stick finally blasted something. (Though, why the blasting rod is a hockey stick makes no sense. Again seems to be an aversion to overt magic.)

I saw the one with the vampire last night, and it was weak. The acting wasn't good, the script wasn't good.

Right, disappointing on many levels.

 

[Decado]

The last episode is where I noticed big changes from the book to the show. Despite that I am still enjoying both very much. My friend and fellow gamer also enjoys the show quite abit and is anxiously waiting for me to finish the books so he can read them. I just started the second book, so far it is very enjoyable.

Decado

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I am sort of interested in the books now that I know about them and people seem to like them. As for the show though I have found it painful to watch from both a script and acting point of view. Showing them out of order is not helping either. I would expect this kind of treatment from Fox, not Sci-Fi. The Vampire and werewolf episodes I thought were the best (in a relative sort of way) and I hope they grow from there rather than following the Egyptian episode which I almost quit watching halfway through. I will give it till its first break though.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

It's hard to explain, but in a lot of ways the series feels like it's been aired out of order or something. Like they try to put in that technology is iffy around Dresden, but then never really explain that's why he uses candles, or has to have his girlfriend bring over a DVD player. It's like they're assuming the viewer has seen an earlier episode where this is explained. Same with the hockey stick, or the drumstick.

I saw the one with the vampire last night, and it was weak. The acting wasn't good, the script wasn't good.

They are aired out of order. The original pilot episode was "Storm Front" which will be aired later as they changed some stuff in it. Hopefully this show will make it to dvd and we can see them in the intended order.

 

[sniffles]

There are certain elements that go unexplained, but a lot of it is also that the elements aren't there. Sure it's possible that they explain the technology issues at some point, and thus the candles, but it doesn't seem like he has a problem with technology at all. Same with magic in general, he doesn't do a whole lot, like they're afraid of having too much overt stuff. I don't even know what the drumstick did, since it's gone now... At least the Hockey Stick finally blasted something. (Though, why the blasting rod is a hockey stick makes no sense. Again seems to be an aversion to overt magic.)


Right, disappointing on many levels.

As the episodes have progressed it seems like they're showing more magic, but I agree they do seem to be a bit afraid of overtly showing anything magical. They keep having Bob do a lot of the magic instead of Harry, which is frustrating. And I miss Harry's incantations. I don't see what would be wrong with including them. I wonder if it's fear of backlash. I don't think they have anything to worry about.

OTOH, I was pleased to see Harry shown wearing a pentagram in the latest episode. But now I don't understand why they swapped the pentagram for the shield bracelet as his mother's legacy to him. I had assumed it was because they were afraid of offending someone. Now that doesn't make sense.

 

[Nightfall]

All I know is finally we got to see the various vampire courts in action.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

All I know is finally we got to see the various vampire courts in action.

Only 2 of them: Black Court and Red Court.

Bianca: not yet an enemy of Harry. But not what we'd call a friend either...

 

[PhoenixDarkDirk]

The Firefly series had something similar happen to it, with the first two or three episodes being aired, and then the pilot was aired.

It was worse than that. Fox aired the "Firefly" episodes in the order 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, and 1. 11, 12, and 13 weren't on TV until SciFi ran the series in order.

I like both versions of "The Dresden Files", although I still haven't read some of the books.