JJ Abrams to direct Dark Tower series?

o_kam · 02-15-2007, 04:50 AM

He doesn't have anything to do with Heroes.
Felicity, Alias and Lost.

o_nezumi · 02-15-2007, 05:58 AM

I liked the first 3 dark tower books. The 4th was it's own thing, and the 5th 6th and 7th seemed to kinda spiral out of controll.

I have almost no other experience with King though so maybe I'd enjoy the later books more otherwise.

o_psycnet · 02-15-2007, 06:02 AM

The first 4 are pretty gold and yeah it starts to turn down, though I don't think VII was that terrible, but I also wasn't flabbergasted by the appearance of Patrick Danneville, having read Insomnia twice

That pretty much the only reason I read King however, just to get every scrap of his universe tied together. Not only Dark Tower novels, but places like Derry (Insomnia, It) and Castle Rock (Cujo, Christine, Needful Things, Liseys Story) all tie into some crazy King universe.

Frankly reading a 600 page book with about 4 tiny references to the DT series or characters makes me cream my pants

o_pushit · 02-15-2007, 12:15 PM

i've been waiting for this shit since i was like 10.

hopefully they won't fuck it up.

o_someoldguy · 02-15-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kam

He doesn't have anything to do with Heroes.
Felicity, Alias and Lost.

Ooops... you are correct. It's Abrams' childhood and still friend Greg Gunberg that did Heroes. That's what I get for just glossing over the Abrams' bio!

o_fail · 02-15-2007, 10:28 PM

I just finished the Dark Tower series. Personally I think they're going to ruin it. Though I do look forward to the comic series set between the Mejis and Jericho Hill. As for the books themselves I think 3 was a snooze fest and the deaths of characters were pretty lame (VI and VII). Especially the Jake (alas, ka is a wheel.)

o_dr zoidberg · 02-15-2007, 11:55 PM

This some novels being made to films?

o_gunslinger · 02-16-2007, 11:50 AM

DT series is great although after wizard and glass things go off the boil a bit. Last book is a return to the earlier stages, but like all Stephen King books, the endings just seem a little... bleh, like it's not really been fully thought out.

As for the comics and tv series, noooooooo! It has cock up written all over it.

02-15-2007, 10:28 PM	#6
o_fail Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I just finished the Dark Tower series. Personally I think they're going to ruin it. Though I do look forward to the comic series set between the Mejis and Jericho Hill. As for the books themselves I think 3 was a snooze fest and the deaths of characters were pretty lame (VI and VII). Especially the Jake (alas, ka is a wheel.) Last edited by o_fail; 02-15-2007 at 10:33 PM.

02-15-2007, 04:50 AM	#1
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	He doesn't have anything to do with Heroes. Felicity, Alias and Lost.

02-15-2007, 05:58 AM	#2
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I liked the first 3 dark tower books. The 4th was it's own thing, and the 5th 6th and 7th seemed to kinda spiral out of controll. I have almost no other experience with King though so maybe I'd enjoy the later books more otherwise.

02-15-2007, 06:02 AM	#3
o_psycnet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada eh? Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The first 4 are pretty gold and yeah it starts to turn down, though I don't think VII was that terrible, but I also wasn't flabbergasted by the appearance of Patrick Danneville, having read Insomnia twice That pretty much the only reason I read King however, just to get every scrap of his universe tied together. Not only Dark Tower novels, but places like Derry (Insomnia, It) and Castle Rock (Cujo, Christine, Needful Things, Liseys Story) all tie into some crazy King universe. Frankly reading a 600 page book with about 4 tiny references to the DT series or characters makes me cream my pants

02-15-2007, 12:15 PM	#4
o_pushit Join Date: May 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i've been waiting for this shit since i was like 10. hopefully they won't fuck it up.

02-15-2007, 11:55 PM	#7
o_dr zoidberg Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This some novels being made to films?

02-16-2007, 11:50 AM	#8
o_gunslinger Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	DT series is great although after wizard and glass things go off the boil a bit. Last book is a return to the earlier stages, but like all Stephen King books, the endings just seem a little... bleh, like it's not really been fully thought out. As for the comics and tv series, noooooooo! It has cock up written all over it.

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