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Originally posted by PirateCat:
TV show not to bad. Grows on ya, kinda of modern day Kolshak. Some wizards have wands some have hockey sticks. There is another show The Unit which isn't to bad even has a troll in it.
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Actually PirateCat....The Unit is a military-oriented drama from CBS staring Dennis Haysbert (President David Palmer from 24) and Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2 and Special Agent John Doggett from The X-Files).

Special Unit 2 was the show about an elite branch of the Chicago PD charged with busting supernatural baddies. And it had a troll it in

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Originally posted by Geezer:
(though the Blue Beetle would be better),

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Originally posted by Geezer:
I get hints of Harry's antipathy for electricity in things like his older, non-computer, jeep (though the Blue Beetle would be better), and his use of a rotory phone. Maybe they'll get into that more later. I guess explaining all his quirks at once would just take too much time, but I'm hoping they'll work it in.

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Originally posted by WorkerOfEvil:
I read the books. I have the first seven and read the eighth. I had some problems with the TV show because they changed so much from the book for no reason I can think of. I always have a bit of a problem when shows do that. I understand that they changed Murphy's first name from the one in the book because there was an actual Karrin Murphy in the Chicago police department. That doesn't bother me. Why she's suddenly a 5'8" brunette instead of a 5' or 5'1" blonde I don't know. Why did they make Bob the ghost of a wizard instead of a spirit of intellect that happened to be inhabiting a skull? Why did they make werewolves able to infect people with a bite when a whole book was about werewolves and how the infection thing was just a myth? Why is Morgan a young black man instead of an older white man? And most importantly why doesn't Harry Dresden walk around in his duster jacket all the time like he's frickin supposed to? The episodes I saw were entertaining enough, but really the show seems to be related to the books only in setting, character names, and basic premise.

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Originally posted by sweetserendipity:
White Night is the only one I haven't read. It was so much easier when I worked at Waldenbooks, I got stuff at a great discount as soon as it came out- hard back or not. Can't afford hardbacks now.

Since they haven't included mister on the series, I'm hoping maybe they'll include the dog!

Deb

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Originally posted by Hurley:
Why they changed the Blue Beetle into a Jeep, a hockey stick and a drumstick instead of his wand and blasting rods, or a storefront space instead of his office I can't figure either.

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Yeah, "Storm Front" was supposed to be the first episode, but the network decided to put "Birds of a Feather" first.

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Originally posted by Hurley:
Why they changed the Blue Beetle into a Jeep, a hockey stick and a drumstick instead of his wand and blasting rods, or a storefront space instead of his office I can't figure either.

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As I said, the actor's too tall for the Beetle. The hockey stick and drumstick are because he has to carry these things around in public, and he doesn't want people asking questions.

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Chicago isn't Sunnydale, where teenagers can stroll around at night carrying wooden stakes and bladed weapons in full view.

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Originally posted by Hurley:
In the books Harry's like 6'3" or taller so I think the Jeep is just temporary and the Blue Beetle will emerge in later shows. I think someone else mentioned seeing Harry working on it. I'd forgotten about that scene.

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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
This is a really stupid question but WHAT CHANNEL AND WHAT TIME? Please.

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