The Dresden Files - "The Boone Identity" 1/28/07

MovieExchange · 01-28-07, 11:10 AM

Plot - A man hires Harry when he thinks he is being haunted by his daughter who was killed in a robbery.

I won't be able to catch tonight's show, so I'll have to see it on one of the million repeats from Sci-Fi. I'm glad that they repeat it so often, because On Demand sucks ass... the only Sci Fi program available on Comcast On Demand is Battlestar Galactica.

MovieExchange · 01-28-07, 10:53 PM

Ended up staying home tonight, so I was able to catch the show. Not as solid as last week's episode. It also looks like they're drifting away from the plot in the novels about the Council wanting practicioners of magic to conceal their art from normal people.

Heat · 01-29-07, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MovieExchange

...I'm glad that they repeat it so often, because On Demand sucks ass... the only Sci Fi program available on Comcast On Demand is Battlestar Galactica.

VCR or DVD+/-R. Or get a DVR. I went with Dish Networks' twin-tuner DVR a month ago, I love it.

As for this show, I watched a part of the first Dresden Files and liked it but I haven't found the time to finish it, or the second Dresden Files (which I also recorded).

kakihara1 · 01-30-07, 06:57 AM

The show is entertaining. But nothing that I would freak out about if I missed it. I'm going to keep watching in hopes that it picks up a bit more with the mythos of the books.

Chew · 01-30-07, 07:30 AM

I've never read the books, but do agree this show needs some kind of overall plot to drive it.

harrydoyle · 01-30-07, 09:01 AM

My guess is that they'll fill in a lot of holes for the non-book readers once the pilot episode airs. I really like the direction they decided to go with Bob.

Ozzy's Bat Head · 03-30-07, 01:55 AM

Just wanted to pimp this series a little, I'm having a lot of fun with this series. Sarcastic-smart, sincere, nice storytelling, hot chicks, funky scifi channel effects; I'm a simple man and it's all here for me in this series.

I really hope this finds a consistent audience.

stingermck · 03-30-07, 08:49 AM

Ive watched a few mins here and there after BSG, but havent watched a full ep yet, but will try to catch the next one. I think im still mad it doesnt star Billy Zane, which is who I thought it was when I first glanced at the preview ads

stingermck · 08-07-07, 07:04 PM

And now the show is canceled:

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...-Fis/800019821

I bought the DVD set today to catch up, but not even sure if I should bother now.

actionjackson29 · 08-07-07, 09:17 PM

This show started to pretty good near the end. With this cancelled, SG-1 cancelled, and BSG done next year. Why isn't there more science fiction on TV nowadays?

sailor_moon · 08-07-07, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stingermck

And now the show is canceled:

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...-Fis/800019821

I bought the DVD set today to catch up, but not even sure if I should bother now.

Well, the set is #23 on Amazon's bestseller list today with an average review of 5 stars, so at least some people like the show. Maybe high DVD sales will make them reconsider.

Personally, I like the first season, even though the first couple of shows were a little weak. I also didn't agree with them airing the episodes out of order. But as the season winded down, I thought it got a lot better and I was really hoping for a second season. Oh well, it's not the first series I've liked that got canceled and it won't be the last.

xraybies · 08-08-07, 05:01 PM

I enjoyed this too and agree it was getting better near the end of the season. At least it led me to the books which I've enjoyed so far.

Ozzy's Bat Head · 08-09-07, 02:22 AM

Wow, this really sucks! Once again, I fall in love with a show (thanks to my love, tickle-punishment for her later) only to have it dashed, I really hate that.

Should we send in peanuts to have the studio reconsider?!

Seriously, I loved the quirky characters and unique storylines; frankly, I'm desperate for some sci-fi and this was an excellent fix.

xmiyux · 08-12-07, 01:34 PM

:sigh: I have read all of the books and was excitedly looking forward to this DVD release. Very bummed it will be the only one.

MovieExchange · 08-12-07, 11:48 PM

I have to say I'm not surprised. The target audience - you know, the people that read the books - abandoned the show in droves because of how bad the translation was. I only lasted about 4 eps before I gave up.

It would have been a good show if they had just tossed Jim Butcher some money for the inspiration and called it something else. I'm sure the only thing that kept Butcher from complaining about how badly they raped his books was the fact that they could have sued the hell out of him and won if he said anything negative about it.

To anyone that hasn't tried the books yet, do yourself a favor and buy them. Harry isn't the simpering wimp that he is in the series. He's a legit badass wizard that scares the hell out of a lot of powerful beings. The character development has been top-notch also. Of the first 8 books, #'s 2-8 are all on the Amazon 3 for 4 deal.

xmiyux · 08-13-07, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MovieExchange

I have to say I'm not surprised. The target audience - you know, the people that read the books - abandoned the show in droves because of how bad the translation was. I only lasted about 4 eps before I gave up.

It would have been a good show if they had just tossed Jim Butcher some money for the inspiration and called it something else. I'm sure the only thing that kept Butcher from complaining about how badly they raped his books was the fact that they could have sued the hell out of him and won if he said anything negative about it.

To anyone that hasn't tried the books yet, do yourself a favor and buy them. Harry isn't the simpering wimp that he is in the series. He's a legit badass wizard that scares the hell out of a lot of powerful beings. The character development has been top-notch also. Of the first 8 books, #'s 2-8 are all on the Amazon 3 for 4 deal.

I just finished watching the first disc of the set and i can see what you are talking about. They made some big changes (but i was expecting those since Butcher had said on his website that the show was basically an alternate universe to his books) but they also made some really weird minor changes that for the life of me I couldn't find a reason.

It is a shame if they made Harry out to be a wimp. I liked in the book that he regularly got his ass kicked but he always fought well. I'll be especially bummed if the books never go into the Faerie Courts - those were my favorite of the books.

So yeah, i'll second the recommendation to read the books. They are great modern fantasy.

Ozzy's Bat Head · 08-14-07, 01:18 AM

Well, I guess something good came from this; I will now go back and read through all the books. Still pissed about this cancellation...

theedge · 08-16-07, 09:32 PM

Never read the books...without knowing the character and watching this purely as a sci-fi TV show, I thought it was great...The loss of this show, SG-1, BSG next year and the up and not so coming Flash Gordon, and Sci-fi is headed south quickly... with only SG-A and Eureka as the only good shows left, not only in content but in quality........

MovieExchange · 08-17-07, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by theedge

Never read the books...without knowing the character and watching this purely as a sci-fi TV show, I thought it was great...The loss of this show, SG-1, BSG next year and the up and not so coming Flash Gordon, and Sci-fi is headed south quickly... with only SG-A and Eureka as the only good shows left, not only in content but in quality........

If I had never read the books, I would have loved Dresden Files. I had only read the first book when the pilot aired, so I enjoyed watching it. I then started devouring the books, though, so by ep 4 I gave up on the TV series.

As for losing BSG next year, that's a godsend. We had 2 great seasons, then the hype got out and more people started watching. That made Sci-Fi execs do their usual "this show is too smart for our viewers" song and dance, and the series got severely dumbed down. Pretty much everything that drew me to BSG was trashed in season 3.

Ravenous · 08-18-07, 06:37 PM

I was very interested in the show and wouldnt mind getting the S1 set but a question for those who saw everthing.

Does the series stand good alone or are there alot of unanswered questions and did it have a cliffhanger sort of ending and all that.

xmiyux · 08-18-07, 07:15 PM

So far i have watched all but the last 2 episodes and there haven't really been plot points i can imagine being unresolved. There actually isn't much of a continuing storyline episode to episode.

That isn't bad though in my book. I have enjoyed everything in the series so far.

01-28-07, 11:10 AM	#1
MovieExchange DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,277	The Dresden Files - "The Boone Identity" 1/28/07 Plot - A man hires Harry when he thinks he is being haunted by his daughter who was killed in a robbery. I won't be able to catch tonight's show, so I'll have to see it on one of the million repeats from Sci-Fi. I'm glad that they repeat it so often, because On Demand sucks ass... the only Sci Fi program available on Comcast On Demand is Battlestar Galactica.

01-30-07, 06:57 AM	#4
kakihara1 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ft. Wayne, Indiana Posts: 3,227	The show is entertaining. But nothing that I would freak out about if I missed it. I'm going to keep watching in hopes that it picks up a bit more with the mythos of the books. __________________ "I don't know. I find this disgusting but I can't help myself" {Ted Pikul-eXistenZ} XBL GT= MARTIN5 PSN ID = kakihara1

01-30-07, 07:30 AM	#5
Chew DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 1999 Location: South of Titletown Posts: 18,628	I've never read the books, but do agree this show needs some kind of overall plot to drive it. __________________ XBL/PSN: chew1138 Weekly Tuesday Warhawk Night (PS3)

03-30-07, 01:55 AM	#7
Ozzy's Bat Head Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Olympia Posts: 278	Just wanted to pimp this series a little, I'm having a lot of fun with this series. Sarcastic-smart, sincere, nice storytelling, hot chicks, funky scifi channel effects; I'm a simple man and it's all here for me in this series. I really hope this finds a consistent audience. __________________ "I had my hand in the river, my feet back up on the banks; looked up to the Lord above and said 'Hey Man, Thanks"

03-30-07, 08:49 AM	#8
stingermck DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,447	Ive watched a few mins here and there after BSG, but havent watched a full ep yet, but will try to catch the next one. I think im still mad it doesnt star Billy Zane, which is who I thought it was when I first glanced at the preview ads __________________ "We wouldn't have to "regress" so much if it wasn't for that weird period in comics history when EVERYTHING in comics had to be awful and bleak. Characters died, became killers, were crippled and had lots of pouches and belts on their costumes, and we, this generation of creators, represent the undoing of that." - Ethan Van Sciver. My Batgirl site http://batgirlarchives.8m.com/

01-28-07, 10:53 PM	#2
MovieExchange DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,277	Ended up staying home tonight, so I was able to catch the show. Not as solid as last week's episode. It also looks like they're drifting away from the plot in the novels about the Council wanting practicioners of magic to conceal their art from normal people.

01-30-07, 09:01 AM	#6
harrydoyle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 857	My guess is that they'll fill in a lot of holes for the non-book readers once the pilot episode airs. I really like the direction they decided to go with Bob.

08-07-07, 07:04 PM	#9
stingermck DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,447	And now the show is canceled: http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...-Fis/800019821 I bought the DVD set today to catch up, but not even sure if I should bother now. __________________ "We wouldn't have to "regress" so much if it wasn't for that weird period in comics history when EVERYTHING in comics had to be awful and bleak. Characters died, became killers, were crippled and had lots of pouches and belts on their costumes, and we, this generation of creators, represent the undoing of that." - Ethan Van Sciver. My Batgirl site http://batgirlarchives.8m.com/

08-07-07, 09:17 PM	#10
actionjackson29 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 690	This show started to pretty good near the end. With this cancelled, SG-1 cancelled, and BSG done next year. Why isn't there more science fiction on TV nowadays?

08-08-07, 05:01 PM	#12
xraybies Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 304	I enjoyed this too and agree it was getting better near the end of the season. At least it led me to the books which I've enjoyed so far.

08-09-07, 02:22 AM	#13
Ozzy's Bat Head Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Olympia Posts: 278	Wow, this really sucks! Once again, I fall in love with a show (thanks to my love, tickle-punishment for her later) only to have it dashed, I really hate that. Should we send in peanuts to have the studio reconsider?! Seriously, I loved the quirky characters and unique storylines; frankly, I'm desperate for some sci-fi and this was an excellent fix. __________________ "I had my hand in the river, my feet back up on the banks; looked up to the Lord above and said 'Hey Man, Thanks"

08-12-07, 01:34 PM	#14
xmiyux DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 9,236	:sigh: I have read all of the books and was excitedly looking forward to this DVD release. Very bummed it will be the only one. __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux

08-12-07, 11:48 PM	#15
MovieExchange DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,277	I have to say I'm not surprised. The target audience - you know, the people that read the books - abandoned the show in droves because of how bad the translation was. I only lasted about 4 eps before I gave up. It would have been a good show if they had just tossed Jim Butcher some money for the inspiration and called it something else. I'm sure the only thing that kept Butcher from complaining about how badly they raped his books was the fact that they could have sued the hell out of him and won if he said anything negative about it. To anyone that hasn't tried the books yet, do yourself a favor and buy them. Harry isn't the simpering wimp that he is in the series. He's a legit badass wizard that scares the hell out of a lot of powerful beings. The character development has been top-notch also. Of the first 8 books, #'s 2-8 are all on the Amazon 3 for 4 deal.

08-14-07, 01:18 AM	#17
Ozzy's Bat Head Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Olympia Posts: 278	Well, I guess something good came from this; I will now go back and read through all the books. Still pissed about this cancellation... __________________ "I had my hand in the river, my feet back up on the banks; looked up to the Lord above and said 'Hey Man, Thanks"

08-16-07, 09:32 PM	#18
theedge DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: On the outskirts of Reality -> Lockport, NY Posts: 3,232	Never read the books...without knowing the character and watching this purely as a sci-fi TV show, I thought it was great...The loss of this show, SG-1, BSG next year and the up and not so coming Flash Gordon, and Sci-fi is headed south quickly... with only SG-A and Eureka as the only good shows left, not only in content but in quality........ __________________ If at first you don't succeed, Skydiving is not your sport!

08-18-07, 06:37 PM	#20
Ravenous DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the river Styxx ends... Posts: 4,456	I was very interested in the show and wouldnt mind getting the S1 set but a question for those who saw everthing. Does the series stand good alone or are there alot of unanswered questions and did it have a cliffhanger sort of ending and all that. __________________ Eat Me! My (Too Many) DVDs Wii Friend Code: 2036-1088-5135-3045 Mario Kart Wii Code: 1977-0748-1136

08-18-07, 07:15 PM	#21
xmiyux DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 9,236	So far i have watched all but the last 2 episodes and there haven't really been plot points i can imagine being unresolved. There actually isn't much of a continuing storyline episode to episode. That isn't bad though in my book. I have enjoyed everything in the series so far. __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux