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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm Posts: 9359 Location: Washington State
Yeah. Though with the advances made in TV lately I think it would be better suited there than on the big screen. But hey, we're getting a DT movie and I'm chuffed as hell.
Yeah. Though with the advances made in TV lately I think it would be better suited there than on the big screen. But hey, we're getting a DT movie and I'm chuffed as hell.
for those of you who are big fans of the books, did they ever strike you as particularly filmable?
Absolutely.
Very much so. I saw them as a very long tv series. Like a season or two per book.
I always thought books one and two were one 10 episode season. Then each book got it's own season beyond that. Include The Sisters of Elyria and The Wind Through the Keyhole and you have 7 total seasons of The Dark Tower. Each season 10-13 episodes.
Really want to finish my short stack of work-related books so I can dive into the Mercedes Trilogy. Hopefully by July.
The Mercedes Trilogy is a lot of fun. I'm excited for you to get into it.
I get the sense each book sort of has its own vibe? Does each one flow well into the next?
Yes and no. They build on each other. Each has it's own tone, for sure. But each subsequent book is enhanced by the previous. It's a true "trilogy" in the purest sense of the word. And it builds toward some epic Stephen King-ness.
I heard that there’s also a TV show in the works? What’s that about?
So, we’re not only getting the film, but a TV series. Word broke about that last September, and the show is going to be designed to flesh out this pretty epic story that they’re telling. Apparently, it’ll include Idris Elba (who’s playing Roland in the movie), and it’ll explore his backstory a bit. It’ll be based a bit on The Gunslinger, and it’ll have parts of the fourth book, Wizard and Glass. So, in some ways, it looks like it’ll be an actual adaptation of the novels, whereas the film is a continuation of that.
I kind of doubt they're going to do actual adaptations. I mean, the whole "last time around" thing to me meant he's done the same things over and over, changing himself and situations slightly each time until he's finally learned something. So the story and actions are the same but not the same.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46872 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
I like using this thread for all things King, because it feels like a clever acknowledgement that many of his other stories are connected to the Tower.
I like using this thread for all things King, because it feels like a clever acknowledgement that many of his other stories are connected to the Tower.
Well, that's certainly one of the up sides, sure. And probably the main reason why I haven't started any kind of real campaign to stop it. Ultimately, I dig it. But it does have down sides.
The child is adopted, but despite the confidential nature of adoption records, McCarron is able to keep track of him over the years. When the man is "not yet 45", and an accomplished college professor, McCarron arranges to meet him socially. "He had his mother's determination, gentlemen," he tells the club members, "and his mother's hazel eyes."
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