a5c7b9f00b A Chicago-based wizard worksa private investigator. Overall the Dresden Files is an excellent, well conceived series. Harry Dresden,portrayed by Paul Blackthorne, is a man who carries the burdens of his past and his abilities with a bumbling grace. You are given hints about who he is via flashbacks and are given cluesto exactly how strong his powers really are. The other characters actfoils for Dresden&#39;s character and you actually see him through their eyes. The show also benefits from a good sense of humor, and Dresden&#39;s sarcastic point of view. This show has a sophisticated, sexy edge with enough action and really excellent special effects to keep you glued to each episode. I highly recommend either buying or renting the DVD&#39;s of The Dresden Files. I guarantee that you will enjoy the showmuchmany of us enjoyed &quot;Heroes&quot;.<br/><br/>I noticed that a lot of the fans of the Dresden books had a number of complaints regarding their interpretation to television. The major ones concern changes of some major character&#39;s names and personalities, plot changes, Dresden&#39;s appearance and the Blue Beetle. As a fan of the books I did not see the differences between the books and the television seriesmajor problems. I also did not see thema betrayal of the spirit of the books. I do not know how many films or TV shows that are based on books end up being exactly the sametheir literary counterparts.<br/><br/>In this case, the differences between the books and the series are actually beneficial to the series. For instance, the Bob of the novels went from being a talking skull to a more developed character with whom Dresden could interact with on a more personal level. Also, the change of the Blue Beetle (in the novels) to a jeep was also a more practical one. The jeep was an older one, which keeps with the concept that Dresden and technology do not get along. It also fit Paul Blackthorn&#39;s version of Dresden better. Like these differences I have mentioned, the other changes only added to the spirit of the series. I would also like to point out that the television series states that it is &quot;based&quot; on the books, not an exact representation. I believe the show does the books justice and may even make you want to read the novels if you already have not. he Dresden Files was a fantastic show with a brilliant cast. I simply adored Terrence Mann&#39;s portrayal of the snarky yet tragic ghost, Bob AKA Hrothbert of Bainbridge. This was an incredible show. Why were there only twelve episodes? It had so much potential. Canceling this after only twelve episodes ismuch a sinit would have been if WB (now CW) had canceled Buffy The Vampire Slayer after it&#39;s first season. The show and it&#39;s story lines were only just beginning to unfold. Sure this was a different universe from the original novels that it was based on but that is what made it exciting and enticing. The stories were fresh and new and you did not know what was going to happen next. And many of us fans of the original novels were actually pleased about Bob&#39;s transformation from the two dimensional talking skull comic relief of the books to the intelligent and cleverly crafted ghost character portrayed by a great Broadway icon for the show.<br/><br/>Instead of telling the truth the Scifi Channel allowed people to believe that Paul Blackthorne (Harry Dresden) had left the show and that&#39;s why it was canceled even though Paul Blackthorne only found new work when the announcement of if the Dresden Files would continue or not was delayed by three months. They never corrected rumors of low ratings even though The Dresden Files ratings were really very close to those of the flagship show, Battlestar Galactica. Right now on an amazon poll for the Scifi channel store has a poll in which The Dresden files is in the far leadthe number 1 spot for best show on the Scifi Channel. Someone even &quot;misinformed&quot; Variety magazine that The Dresden Files was the Scifi Channel&#39;s biggest commercial failure. They seemed to conveniently forget about Pain Killer Jane and Trash… I mean Flash Gordan. That statement in Variety magazine earned that particular article more negative online comments than any other article published by Variety that year. The DVD sales for The Dresden Files are still going great. Robert Wolfe (one of the main forces behind the show) had great plans to develop the Hrothbert of Bainbridge / Winifred story line in season 2 and many fans were very eager to see this unfold. The Dresden Files message board on the Scifi Channel official website is STILL more active than many other discussion forum on that site.<br/><br/>Right now there&#39;s a huge trend of wizard based TV shows suchWizard&#39;s of Waverly Place on The Disney Channel, the new show, Wizard&#39;s first rule, and on BBC (soon NBC) Merlin.<br/><br/>So why is there no season two of The Dresden Files? Who was foolish enough to discontinue this show justthe seventh Harry Potter book was hitting store shelves and wizard fever was at it&#39;s zenith? There were so many mysteries of unfolding plots not yet resolved. How did ending this show make sense at all? Why do they bring back the likes of Scare Tactics but not The Dresden Files? The Dresden Files was the first truly great fantasy creation of The Scifi Channel. Thanks to the appearance of Doctor Who (thought somewhat cut down for commercials) and The Dresden Files I had thought The SciFi Channel was improving but with the loss of The Dresden Files I have again lost faith…<br/><br/>We want The Dresden Files!
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