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[telophase]

Apparently I've been more affected than I thought over the kerfuffle about renaming The Dark is Rising to The Seeker (because, basically, nothing of the book remained in the movie). Last night I dreamed I was a screenwriter on the set of a live-action version of The Black Cauldron and I walked off the set because they kept mispronouncing "Fflewder Fflam" (in Welsh "ff" is a soft, aspirated "f" while "f" is hard, more like "v") like the Disney movie did. I told them it was symptomatic of the lack of respect they held to the original story. And then I obtained the film rights to some YA fantasy that my brain couldn't decide if it was named "The Iron Butterfly" or "The Steel Butterfly" although it was sure that the butterfly in question did transform from iron to steel over the course of the story. Don't remember much else about it - there was some sort of wicked witch in it, and horseback chases over fields, and someone jumping off a giant spool of rope.

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[darkelf105.livejournal.com]

Aw man, the Prydain Chronicles! It's been forever since I thought about them. Arawn, scariest thing evar. At least to my young, feverish brain....and let's not start about The Seeker. There was open weeping when I saw the stupid previews in the theater.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

It's been so long since I read the Prydain books that I've forgotten almost everything about them, so it'll be like reading them for the first time again. :D

I have no desire and no plans to see The Seeker.

[darkelf105.livejournal.com]

I just bought a set of them at borders because the cat finally succeeded in chewing my omnibus with the yummy picture of Taran (older) on the cover to pieces. Eventually, I will re-read them. Trying to re-read The Dark Is Rising so that my righteous indignation may reach it full indignation-ness.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

You should! They are awesome.

I think that's the wisest course of action.