tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post3934802267006559734..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: The Hype Is RisingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-41782682006797371512007-09-21T07:16:00.000-05:002007-09-21T07:16:00.000-05:00"I know they sold a few copies, but I couldn't rea..."I know they sold a few copies, but I couldn't read it very well. It's really dense. It's from the 70s, you know?"<BR/>Well, now we know that Ian McShane is not smarter than a 5th grader, since this apparently unreadable book has been read by millions of elementary school students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-44404238671086701912007-09-15T17:41:00.000-05:002007-09-15T17:41:00.000-05:00This is extremely depressing. I just saw an ad on...This is extremely depressing. I just saw an ad on tv for this movie, and felt a tremendous rush of excitement that my all-time favorite childhood book is being made into a movie. Now it looks like said movie will be horrible. Oh, well...at least the book is still fantastic.Brendan Shanahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386401457681903737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-34113446176483532692007-08-13T13:01:00.000-05:002007-08-13T13:01:00.000-05:00What exactly is the point of "basing it on a book"...What exactly is the point of "basing it on a book" when the screenwriter(s)/director throws out 4/5 of the original storyline? <BR/><BR/>Also, did you read <A HREF="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/07/17/qa-the-dark-is-rising-star-gregory-smith/" REL="nofollow">this interview</A> with the guy who plays Max, where he references a choreographed karate fight scene? <BR/><BR/>Uhmn. Well, I guess they had to make up for the fact that they completely tossed the Arthurian elements. Why not throw in a little kung fu wirework action?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-49624565816015447042007-07-08T21:31:00.000-05:002007-07-08T21:31:00.000-05:00Eve, it looks like a lot of your recent authorblog...Eve, it looks like a lot of your recent authorblog posts are about movie adaptations of literature. Maybe your blog could become the go-to site for that sort of info. Of course, half the comments might be, "Oh, no, they're going to ruin my favorite book!"J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-38689674855410109912007-07-08T00:17:00.000-05:002007-07-08T00:17:00.000-05:00Hi! I actually run authorblog and came here to loo...Hi! I actually run authorblog and came here to look for interviews and such for a new TDIR post I'm doing. I was wondering if there was any way we could affiliate. I think about seven people on the face of the earth know about the blog, and I'm glad you're one of the few!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-91671080229548514192007-07-05T22:08:00.000-05:002007-07-05T22:08:00.000-05:00Oh no, I didn't even know they were turning this i...Oh no, I didn't even know they were turning this into a movie. They're just going to ruin it altogether, aren't they? (Sigh.)--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-37306279863654657702007-07-03T10:41:00.000-05:002007-07-03T10:41:00.000-05:00I first see comments to Oz and Ends in the form of...I first see comments to <B>Oz and Ends</B> in the form of emails, but those emails come from Blogger since people enter their remarks online. Their IP info doesn't seem to help.<BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out how to correlate Sitemeter data with comments, but there's definitely been a spike in views of my first posting on the <I>Dark Is Rising</I> movie.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-76701146777091745482007-07-03T07:30:00.000-05:002007-07-03T07:30:00.000-05:00This happens to me a lot with my posts about The C...This happens to me a lot with my posts about <I>The Clique</I> books. I usually check the IP addresses -- if the comments are all coming from the same place, it's probably that gross viral marketing junk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-24465609798821289762007-07-02T17:13:00.000-05:002007-07-02T17:13:00.000-05:00I just heard from "nick," too! He has the same the...I just heard from "nick," too! He has the same their/there problem as "clayton"! And they both like exclamation points!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-85058562871335049862007-07-02T15:04:00.000-05:002007-07-02T15:04:00.000-05:00I had the same type of comment left about an hour ...I had the same type of comment left about an hour ago on my <I>The Dark is Rising</I> movie post, with the same link to the MTV show, but the commenter was "nick." As soon as I saw the comment, I suspected that it was a publicity stunt designed to look like a grassroots movement, possibly even by those same interns. The comments left on your blog make it even more likely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813084292265103896noreply@blogger.com