Earthsea coming to Sci-Fi
January 9, 2004The Sci-Fi Channel is shooting a mini-series based on Ursula K. LeGuin’s Wizard of Earthsea trilogy. This is probably going to be a disappointment, though I’ll try to keep an open mind.
Don’t get me wrong, the Sci-Fi Channel’s version of Dune was better than the film version. But the thing is, with modern movie wizardry, you could really do a very cool Earthsea movie. But as a TV mini-series the special effects budget ain’t gonna be quite up to snuff. We’re not going to see the kind of movie we got from Lord of the Rings.
Oh well, I’ll try to keep an open mind about it. I so loved the Earthsea books when I read them as a kid. I am interested to see if the mini-series imagines Earthsea and Atuan and the wizard as I saw them in my mind all those years ago.
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