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Yay 
I missed it the 1st time round on Sci-Fi too.
Sometimes terrestrial TV comes up trumps.
I missed it the 1st time round on Sci-Fi too.
Sometimes terrestrial TV comes up trumps.
Posted: 13:10 Mar 24 2005
'Earthsea' comes to Channel 4.
I seem to recall 'The Snow Queen' being screened on two successive evenings during the holiday season on Ch. 4, and 'Earthsea' is no exception. Easter Sunday at 5:20pm, and Bank holiday Monday at 4:20pm.
I managed to miss it on Sci-Fi, so yay..!
I managed to miss it on Sci-Fi, so yay..!
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Posted: 13:10 Mar 24 2005 
It's ages since I read the books, but it centers on an apprentice wizard named Ged who... ah, I'm just gonna Google it...
The World of Earthsea
'Sparrowhawk is the title character of A Wizard of Earthsea. He is born on the island of Gont in the village of Ten Alders and learns of his inborn magical strength at a young age defending the village against an attack. He ends up being apprenticed to Ogion the Silent, Master Wizard of Gont who also gives him his true name, Ged. The book is a coming of age tale telling of Sparrowhawk's growth to maturity and lessons learned along the way...
NEW: The Sci-Fi channel aired a 2-part, 4-hour miniseries based on the first two books in December, 2004. Both Ursula Le Guin and I have railed against it and I can not in any way recommend it. I had great troubles with the Lord of the Rings film adaptations but this is an absolute travesty against a wonderful piece of fantasy literature.'
The World of Earthsea
'Sparrowhawk is the title character of A Wizard of Earthsea. He is born on the island of Gont in the village of Ten Alders and learns of his inborn magical strength at a young age defending the village against an attack. He ends up being apprenticed to Ogion the Silent, Master Wizard of Gont who also gives him his true name, Ged. The book is a coming of age tale telling of Sparrowhawk's growth to maturity and lessons learned along the way...
NEW: The Sci-Fi channel aired a 2-part, 4-hour miniseries based on the first two books in December, 2004. Both Ursula Le Guin and I have railed against it and I can not in any way recommend it. I had great troubles with the Lord of the Rings film adaptations but this is an absolute travesty against a wonderful piece of fantasy literature.'
Posted: 12:25 Mar 27 2005 
The acting is very, very wooden, the special effects are cheesy *and* cheap, and the script is awful
Kristen Kreuk must be thinking of attacking her agent with something large, heavy, and blunt for getting her into it..
(Edited by Stoo 27/03/2005 17:05)
Kristen Kreuk must be thinking of attacking her agent with something large, heavy, and blunt for getting her into it..
(Edited by Stoo 27/03/2005 17:05)
Posted: 17:05 Mar 27 2005