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RolandofGilead
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1/3/06 11:27am
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Along the Path of the Beam: Stephen King's The Dark Tower
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The saga is over, but not forgotten. I'd love to have this place to talk to fellow gunslingers who've travelled on, or who are currently following the path of the Bear/Turtle Beam on their way to the Dark Tower.
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Blaine_The_Mono
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1/3/06 12:08pm
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I'm looking forward to the comics, even though I'm not a big comic reader. I really hope they do Jericho Hill.
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RolandofGilead
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1/3/06 12:14pm
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The comics look amazing based on the bit of art Marvel has released so far. I'm wondering how the story will work. I believe King said it would be a comic adaption of the novels but also add in more on Roland's past.
The bad news is that King has delayed the comic series until early 2007 to give the story the time and effort it deserves.
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Blaine_The_Mono
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"I believe King said it would be a comic adaption of the novels but also add in more on Roland's past."
I heard that it would focus on all of Rolands past, with him, Cuthbert and Alan. The Big Coffin Hunters (I can't believe I've forgotten the leaders name, is it Joras or Elras or something?) play a part as well.
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Jedi_Daniel
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Really excited and looking forward to the comic. It’s going to be amazing.
I heard that it would focus on all of Rolands past, with him, Cuthbert and Alan. The Big Coffin Hunters (I can't believe I've forgotten the leaders name, is it Joras or Elras or something?) play a part as well.
Eldred Jonas. But yeah, that's what I heard as well. It'll be primarily on Roland’s past, with little bits of the main story here and there. Like what happened at Jericho Hill, Rhea of the Coos, and that mysterious part where Stephen King says Eddie and Cuthbert saved him as a child - what was that about? Anyway, I've always gone to thedarktower.net for a lot of my DT fill, they have a bit of information there. (Also looking forward to Cell that comes out this month.)
Personally I'm kind of hoping for a Talisman 3. Stephen King and Peter Straub have both said they would still like to make it, and I think the possibilities are endless with tying it together with the final books... not to mention those loose ends (like what happened to Patrick... he just, sorta... walked away with the last narrative of: Here the darkness hides him from my storyteller’s eye and he must go on alone.)
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Sith_Priestess
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I think it is a good thing that they focus more on Roland's past. After reading Wizard and Glass I have always wanted to know a lot more about it and I'm glad to see it happen. And there will be art so I won't have to try to piece together what the characters look like. 
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RolandofGilead
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1/3/06 3:51pm
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A third Talisman book is a must. I never connected the further adventures of Patrick Danville, but both King and Straub said that Jack Sawyer still had one more part to play. I was shocked it didn't occur in the last Dark Tower novel.
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Darth_Daver
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RolandofGilead posted:
The bad news is that King has delayed the comic series until early 2007 to give the story the time and effort it deserves.
Damn. I hadn't heard that 
I'm also glad it's round the Wizard & Glass past setting. That's my favourite part of all the books.
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Jedi_Dajuan
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Delayed? Bummer, but if that's what it takes to be better I'll accept it. Plus maybe then I'll actually be able to afford them again.
I was really disappointed at the ending of the series, but anyway it had ended would have been a let down.
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jedi_john_33
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Is there any news of a nice hardback collection coming out of all 7?
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Jedi_Master_Conor
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somehow i knew roland would be the one to start this thread 
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RolandofGilead
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Do you say so gunslinger?
Aye, then let it be so.
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I knew you would be the one as well Roland. Loved the books... drove me crazy waiting so long for them and yes, I should have listened to him when he told me to stop!!! 
And more Talisman???? Wouldn't that be wonderful to see on the big screen?? That's another fantabulous couple of books. And the second took place here in WI, not Maine WHOO-HOO!!
NOt that I have an opinion on it.... 
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Sith_Priestess
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How do you guys feel about The Dark Tower becoming a movie? Good, bad, totaly idiocy?
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RolandofGilead
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I'd say it's next to impossible. Not because of the otherworldly environments, or characters, Star Wars and LotR has proven that if someone can dream it we can see it. The problem is that more often than not the more fantastic elements of King's novels do not translate well on film. What is engrossing and awe inspiring in word form can be lost completely when held up to the light of day.
Case in point: The Storm of the Century was in interesting script, and the first half of the TV movie was great. But in the scene where the evil wizard has all of the children in a dream where we see him flying over the island hand in hand with them sounded frightening in the book, but had my wife laughing out loud when we saw the show. It didn't translate.
I fear that if someone were to make the Dark Tower it would go from being King's Magnum Opus to just a story about a cowboy and a magician.
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jedi_john_33
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1/5/06 11:46am
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i agree with Roland.
This may sound conceited, but the only way I'd like to see it come to life, were if I made my own 
Each person has their own vision of that world. The story itself is really complex too, since it makes "cameos" in other works by King.
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