Comments on: The Dark Is Rising On Film http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film a mad writer's blogoratory Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sean http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film/comment-page-1#comment-70 Sean Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:59:05 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film#comment-70 <p>i liked Cooper's take on Arthur pretty well. just re-read these in the last couple months.</p> i liked Cooper’s take on Arthur pretty well. just re-read these in the last couple months.

]]> By: Jonathan http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film/comment-page-1#comment-22 Jonathan Thu, 12 May 2005 15:06:33 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film#comment-22 <p>Merriman was definitely inspired by Gandalf, who was inspired by Merlin, so it works either way. :)</p> <p>As far as his aging goes, Cooper used the bits of Arthurian legend that worked for her. I'll have to reread the series, but I know there are other examples.</p> Merriman was definitely inspired by Gandalf, who was inspired by Merlin, so it works either way. :)

As far as his aging goes, Cooper used the bits of Arthurian legend that worked for her. I’ll have to reread the series, but I know there are other examples.

]]> By: Greg http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film/comment-page-1#comment-21 Greg Thu, 12 May 2005 13:25:44 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film#comment-21 <p>i've always felt that he was a take off of gandalf. but that doesn't make him less cool. though the part about him being merlin doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, as merlin was supposed to age backwards.</p> i’ve always felt that he was a take off of gandalf. but that doesn’t make him less cool. though the part about him being merlin doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me, as merlin was supposed to age backwards.

]]> By: Jonathan http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film/comment-page-1#comment-20 Jonathan Wed, 11 May 2005 19:30:17 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film#comment-20 <p>Interestingly enough, I read the series starting with TDIR first, and didn't discover OSUS until later. It's sort of a prequel, anyway. The theme of the series is only hinted at -- although they do introduce Merriman, who is IMHO one of the cooler characters in all of fantasy. Or a really cool spin on an old fantasy character, if you prefer.</p> Interestingly enough, I read the series starting with TDIR first, and didn’t discover OSUS until later. It’s sort of a prequel, anyway. The theme of the series is only hinted at — although they do introduce Merriman, who is IMHO one of the cooler characters in all of fantasy. Or a really cool spin on an old fantasy character, if you prefer.

]]> By: Greg http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film/comment-page-1#comment-17 Greg Wed, 11 May 2005 14:51:41 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/the-dark-is-rising-on-film#comment-17 <p>so they're starting with the dark is rising rather than over sea, under stone? what a strange way to do the series. I also loved this series, but I seem to have lost all of the books aside from the dark is rising.</p> so they’re starting with the dark is rising rather than over sea, under stone? what a strange way to do the series. I also loved this series, but I seem to have lost all of the books aside from the dark is rising.

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