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Dragoncon has been fun so far!  Got to go to the Q&A today and had a great time.  Missed the autograph session this morning but hoping to make the one tomorrow.  Got a lovely book ready to go.

Is it bad form to chat for a few seconds while the author signs?  In the past when I've gotten books signed by other authors I'd take the time to mention something I enjoyed about their books and sometimes ask a question (like "how did you come up with *some clever bit*).  It never occurred to me that it might be bad form until I overheard someone saying as much today.

Cheers dudes ^^ 

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DF Books / Re: dresden trivia
« on: June 15, 2012, 05:11:37 PM »
Do we know what Harry's eye color is?  I was discussing this with someone the other day, as they thought he had green eyes (like Harry Potter) while I had the impression that they were brown or blue.  Then I realized that I didn't really know for sure, and started to wonder if it had even been mentioned.

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Display Case / Re: Perfect Casting, part 2
« on: April 08, 2011, 10:46:30 AM »
Well, I picked Joe Flanigan with Quinto coming in second.  But that's based solely on the primary picture each had up on IMDb as I didn't know who any of them were.  So I couldn't really vote based on acting style or things like height (b/c Harry is tall, and a man who is 5'6" might not fit the role).  After reading a few of their work histories I have seen some of the things a few of them were in though.

And I'm definitely not reading this entire thread before posting as I usually try to do, hah.  Though I am intrigued by the idea of a movie.

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oh what does everyone think of the list. I want to get as much opinions as possible.

Not sure if you're still around much, but thank you for making the list.  It's great  :)

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DF Books / Re: Shirt Quotes: Buy Dresden Stuff!
« on: May 01, 2009, 12:32:54 AM »
Hah, well, it's still a funny thought.  Personally I wouldn't ask him to sign anything except a book or a coffee mug maybe.  *makes a note to buy a coffee mug from the online store if it ever looks possible to get an autograph*

Though granted, there are two ways to read the comment -- I'm not sure if she meant asking him to sign while she was wearing the merchandise or not, that could make a difference.  *grin*  Though either way I suppose asking to sign such a garment would be a bit off.   :D

Again though, hah, this is funny not serious.

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DF Books / Re: Shirt Quotes: Buy Dresden Stuff!
« on: April 30, 2009, 06:00:59 AM »
Uhmmm, ok, so I wandered over to this thread because I didn't know shirts were available and I was thinking that might be a fun gift to get a friend who is a fan.  I will probably buy them one of the "Movie of my life" shirts, so thanks!

But, hah, dangit I can't stop laughing at this -- http://www.cafepress.com/jimbutcher.337060526.  You guys crack me up with that, that's awesome.

Nice selection on the site for sure  ;D.  I wouldn't mind seeing a couple more quotes, but then I could see it being too many.  Haha, that is awesome.

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DF Books / Re: Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
« on: April 23, 2009, 11:27:23 PM »
Is it just me, or does the poll in this section not offer a "No, I read the books first" option?  I could be reading one of them wrong.

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DF TV Series / Re: POLL: End Game Opinion of the Series
« on: April 23, 2009, 07:25:44 PM »
Hey there all,

I guess it's been a bit since anyone replied to this particular thread, but as I only stumbled upon the TV show recently I figured I'd pop in after the fact to leave a comment or two.

First of all, I want to say that I appreciate the effort that went into the show.  It was a genuine attempt to make a kickass series of books into a TV show.  Personally I couldn't get into it as much as I could the books, but I know that it did turn a lot of people onto the Books and I know that a lot of people loved it, so it clearly did something right.  I won't say it wasn't good, because for what it was it wasn't bad at all.

I love the books.  I guess the way I would explain it would be to say that in the books, Dresden is a Wizard who makes a living as a Private Investigator (well, of some sort, even if some of his duties fall under other venues).  In the show, Dresden strikes me as more a Private Investigator with the knowledge and capacity to use magic.  It's a sort of subtle difference I suppose, but I can't think how else to phrase that.  Just had a sort of different "feel."  Murphy also didn't strike me as the same Murphy from the books, but then her attitudes changed from Storm Front to Turncoat, so it could just be me being stupid because it's been a while since I read Storm Front.  The more minor things, such as the Jeep vs Beetle, Hockey Stick vs Staff, Bob being more than a talking skull, etc. don't bother me.  In fact, I thought what the show did with Bob was bloody brilliant.  In the books things worked as they were, but it seemed like in the TV show we needed someone to talk to Harry so we can see what he's doing/thinking without making him talk to himself.  Bob fills that role beautifully, and he's damned cool.

I did enjoy the TV show more as it went on than I did at the start.  I'll agree with the first poster on this thread who said that he felt like things were starting to really hit their stride before it was cancelled though, definately had a lot of potential.  Again, it's not that I felt the show was bad, just that it wasn't something I would have watched past the first few episodes if I wasn't such a huge fan of the books.  That was the selling point for me, but hey, it worked.  Pity there isn't more to watch -- For some reason it's Bob that I'm the most sad to lose.

Then again, I am pretty sure I watch less TV than most of America's population, so I'm pretty picky about what I dub worth the time to watch.  Before checking out the Dresden Files last week, I think it had been about 2 months since I turned the TV on to watch anything. 

Cheers all, and thanks to everyone involved with the show for making it.

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