"The Magicians" Topic
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Tango01 | 25 May 2015 9:17 p.m. PST |
"It's so lazy when people describe a show or movie as "X meets Y" but, really, aren't you getting a Hogwarts vibe from this as well? Not that J.K. Rowling invented academies for people with supernatural abilities (paging Professor X!), but she did kind of set a gold standard for them and make billions of dollars off the concept. But in any case, we have The Magicians, about a secret college where people akin to wizards and warlocks and witches can to study and develop their abilities/world domination skills. Oh, yeah, and it's an adaptation of Lev Grossman's The Magicians book series." YouTube link Amicalement Armand |
RavenscraftCybernetics | 26 May 2015 5:50 a.m. PST |
The Night Gallery had an episode about a man learning black magic at a university. (ut didnt end well for him) This show will be on SYFY so if its any good it will be cancelled and if it isnt any good it will rub a few seasons. |
photocrinch | 26 May 2015 9:21 a.m. PST |
I tried to get into this book and slogged my way through it, but it never really grabbed me. I can see how it would be better on screen and could be made more suspenseful by the visual adaptation that would be necessary. The book itself got an interesting review on NPR which is why I picked it up, but left me rather bored. It was an odd mix of adult subject matter blended with almost child-like fantasy. A good screenplay could really bring it to life and add some vitality to what I found to be a rather dry writing style. Thanks for the link Tango – though we are the last family in America without cable TV, so how I'd ever see it is a mystery. |
Tango01 | 26 May 2015 10:34 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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