Re: Men of the Sea

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:37:36 -0800

> One warning: the bibliography includes a reference to Ursula LeGuin's
> excellent Earthsea books, and mentions that it's been adapted as a TV
> mini-series. Comments on the TV series on some of my other lists have
> ranged from 'acceptable if you've never read the books' to 'utterly
> appalling'. Here's a reference to what LeGuin herself thought ...

Well, the bibliography was written (and printed) before any of the authors saw the miniseries, so it was really "wishful thinking" <innocent look> After all, how badly can the SciFi channel mangle a classic story? </innocent look>

RR
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