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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4634993" data-attributes="member: 18182">I just started watching the Dresden Files on Hulu . . . it's FREE, the entire season . . . and I've haven't read the books yet.&nbsp; I'm three episodes in and I am incredibly impressed with this series.&nbsp; Excellent acting, good writing, and decently done and decently sparingly used FX.&nbsp; Lots of fun!Jim Butcher has been getting more press lately and has appeared on my radar as &quot;someone to read&quot;.&nbsp; After starting the TV series, Butcher is now on my &quot;definitely must read soon&quot; list.I don't think that the series being different from the books truly turned away existing fans in any great numbers.&nbsp; I think most fans are reasonable and don't expect a TV or movie adaptation to religiously follow the source material . . . . it's just the loudest fans are the ones outraged by any deviation, or differing interpretation from their own, from the source.I tend to be dismissive of criticisms that are simply, &quot;HEY!&nbsp; That's not like the books!&quot; (not aimed at you, Cat!)&nbsp; The very fact that this TV show existed and is available to me now is gonna earn Mr. Butcher some more royalties when I go out and start buying all his books!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4634993, member: 18182"] I just started watching the Dresden Files on Hulu . . . it's FREE, the entire season . . . and I've haven't read the books yet. I'm three episodes in and I am incredibly impressed with this series. Excellent acting, good writing, and decently done and decently sparingly used FX. Lots of fun! Jim Butcher has been getting more press lately and has appeared on my radar as "someone to read". After starting the TV series, Butcher is now on my "definitely must read soon" list. I don't think that the series being different from the books truly turned away existing fans in any great numbers. I think most fans are reasonable and don't expect a TV or movie adaptation to religiously follow the source material . . . . it's just the loudest fans are the ones outraged by any deviation, or differing interpretation from their own, from the source. I tend to be dismissive of criticisms that are simply, "HEY! That's not like the books!" (not aimed at you, Cat!) The very fact that this TV show existed and is available to me now is gonna earn Mr. Butcher some more royalties when I go out and start buying all his books!!! [/QUOTE]

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