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Ursula K. Le Guin blasts "Earthsea" miniseries from SCIFI channel - Movie-List Forums Ursula K. Le Guin, the best-selling SF writer and author of the beloved Earthsea series, has gone on the record blasting SCI FI Channel's recent adaptation of her books, Legend of Earthsea, which premiered earlier this week to record ratings. SCI FI Channel's original miniseries Legend of Earthsea averaged a 3.2 rating (3.7 million viewers) in the two nights of its premiere, Dec. 13 and 14, the combined audience making the channel the top network in cable prime time. The Dec. 13 premiere of Legend Of Earthsea's part one earned a 3.0 household rating (3.44 million viewers) and was the highest-rated entertainment program on cable that Monday night. www.movie-list.com /forum/showthread.php?p=92239   (592 words)

Young wizard comes of age in magical "Legend of Earthsea" Now he stars in "Legend of Earthsea," a miniseries that airs at 10 p.m. Her five "Earthsea" novels have won National Book, World Fantasy and Nebula awards; this miniseries uses the first two, published in 1968 and 1971. Shawn Ashmore stars in Legend of Earthsea on the SCI FI Channel. www.azcentral.com /ent/tv/articles/1211earthsea.html   (557 words)

Earthsea Earthsea is a fictional realm that was created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964, but became more famous in her novel A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968. The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a vast archipelago of hundreds of islands surrounded by uncharted ocean. The U.S.-based Sci Fi Channel broadcast a four-hour loose adaptation for television of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan in December 2004. www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Earthsea.php   (2022 words)

Earthsea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Earthsea, with the exception of the Kargad lands, is a literate society using a writing system called the "Hardic runes"; the nature of the writing system is uncertain. Early in the history of humans on Earthsea, the largest and most powerful realm was centered on the islands of Enlad and Éa although this realm did not rule all of Earthsea, and it is unclear whether other realms existed. The U.S.-based Sci Fi Channel broadcast a three-hour loose adaptation for television of A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan in December 2004, and was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK in Easter 2005 in two parts. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earthsea   (3355 words)

Filmtracks: Earthsea (Jeff Rona) Earthsea: (Jeff Rona) Attempting to continue drawing on the massive popularity of recent television hits in the fantasy genre such as Children of Dune and The Mists of Avalon, Hallmark Entertainment and the Sci-Fi Channel bring Ursula K. Le Guin's world of Earthsea to the small screen. Known alternatively as The Legend of Earthsea, the magical, medieval fantasy universe created by Le Guin is comparable in its wizardry and sorcery to J.R.R. Tolkien's lengthier Lord of the Rings tales. The small vocal group has a distinctly African sound that you hear from the Adiemus albums, and despite being an intriguing and distinct sound in and of itself, that group of vocal performers is largely absent from the rest of the score. www.filmtracks.com /titles/earthsea.html   (821 words)

Frozen Truth (Earthsea - Sci-Fi's Betrayal?)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Last weekend The Sci-Fi Channel aired Legend of Earthsea, which was a four-hour film loosely based upon Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series of books. Legend of Earthsea came across as mediocre fantasy filled with cliche and little diversity and as a terrible interpretation of Le Guin's books. All they intended was to use the name Earthsea, and some of the scenes from the books, in a generic McMagic movie with a meaningless plot based on sex and violence. frozentruth.com /index.php?itemid=1314   (1059 words)

||| Kingdom Of Legends :: Elvenly Knights In The Kingdom Of Legends ||| Kingdom Of Legends :: Elvenly Knights In The Kingdom Of Legends The SCI FI Original Miniseries Legend of Earthsea will premiere as a two-night television event in December 2004. Adapted from the award-winning Earthsea novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, this epic fantasy follows the tale of a reckless youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical world of Earthsea has ever known. www.kingdomoflegends.co.za /earthsea.htm   (294 words)

Amazon.com: Earthsea: DVD: Shawn Ashmore,Kristin Kreuk,Isabella Rossellini,Danny Glover,Sebastian Roché,Chris ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) The televised miniseries Legend of Earthsea is an adventure that brings the audience away from reality to the world of Earthsea where the world consists of a vast number of islands. Legend of Earthsea opens in a small island village where the flsmith's son, Ged (Shawn Ashmore) discovers that he has magical powers. Earthsea had great potential, as the books offer a solid foundation upon which a film can be made. www.amazon.com /Earthsea-Shawn-Ashmore/dp/B00077BPA0   (2606 words)

The Legend of Earthsea - ComingSoon.net At the center of this classic fantasy tale is Ged, a boy with magical powers who must learn to master them, sending him on a quest to find a girl he sees in visions. That girl, Tenar, is destined to becoming a high priestess, but they aren't aware that their fates and that of the world of Earthsea are intrinsically linked to them meeting and working together to stop the dark forces of the despotic Tygath. Shawn was a bit nervous on his first day, not only because it would be his first time carrying a film, but also because they were trying to create a vivid world based on someone else's work, which already had a very strong fan base. comingsoon.net /news/topnews.php?id=7554   (1174 words)

Legend of Earthsea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Legend of Earthsea miniseries (later shortened to Earthsea), adapted quite loosely from the award-winning Earthsea novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, premiered as a two-night television event on the Sci-Fi Channel in December 2004. It was adapted by Gavin Scott (The Mists of Avalon) from the Earthsea novels for executive producers Robert Halmi, Sr. She has written a number of responses to the handling of this adaptation of her works, including "A Whitewashed Earthsea" and "Frankenstein's Earthsea". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legend_of_Earthsea_(TV_miniseries)   (324 words)

A Position of Ignorance It is this last that causes the core of the trouble, taking this venture out of the simple awkwardness of shifting a story from one medium to another and into actual destruction of the source work. The final confrontation between Ged and the gebbeth consists of exactly one word spoken by each of them; in "Legend", we're instead treated to a wordy episode of "Ged, This Is Your Life", followed by a puerile is-so-is-not-is-so argument. The young girl Arha who must decide who she is because her identity was ritually stripped from her as a child, a girl poised between being a figurehead of power and ascending to actual authority, becomes a Tenar who scored highly on the Priestess Exams and who never acts but is only acted upon. www.kith.org /poi/journal/show-entry.php?Entry_ID=2599   (808 words)

Animation Magazine | SCI FI Unveils Legend of Earthsea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) The vfx-laden original miniseries, Legend of Earthsea, premieres tonight, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m./8 p.m. Legend of Earthsea tells the tale of a reckless youth destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical world of Earthsea has ever known. Legend of Earthsea is written by Gavin Scott (The Mists of Avalon) for exec producers Robert Halmi, Sr. www.animationmagazine.net /article.php?article_id=3317   (327 words)

The Infinite Matrix | Pam Noles | Shame Le Guin's racial choices in "A Wizard of Earthsea" mattered because her decision said to the wide white world: You Are Not The Whole Of The Universe. Except for the ones that were running "A Legend of Earthsea" contests in collaboration with Scifi.com. The Earthsea adaptation was an obvious example that could be used to explore an issue critical to the state and form of the genre industry. www.infinitematrix.net /faq/essays/noles.html   (4772 words)

Review: “Legend of Earthsea” Brings LeGuin’s World To Life - SciFi TV It’s pretty clear from the outset that we owe the realization of “Earthsea” to the success of other fantasy realms in recent years; most notably the “Lord of the Rings” series by J.R.R. Tolkien (the extended DVD of “Return of the King” appeared in stores Dec. 14). In Earthsea, the true name of a person or creature can be used to control it. Just a quick note: Ursula K. LeGuin has come out on Slate.com and other sources saying that "Legend of Earthsea" is a "whitewashed" version of her original. holidayandseasonalcooking.bellaonline.com /articles/art26847.asp   (897 words)

JS Online: They all have a date with surreal destiny in "Legend of Earthsea," a lavish, supernatural odyssey with a wild imagination that aims to weave an enchanted storytelling spell when it premieres at 8 tonight and Tuesday on cabel's Sci-Fi Channel. Based on a series of award-winning fantasy novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, "Legend of Earthsea" is perhaps best thought of as "Harry Potter Meets Lord of the Rings." It's the colorful tale of a reckless youth named Ged (Shawn Ashmore) who is fated to become the world's greatest sorcerer. And the world of Earthsea that he inhabits - a seafaring world of emerald islands and faintly Celtic music - may remind some of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth or C.S. Lewis' Narnia. www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=282900&format=print   (495 words)

The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: High hopes for Sci-Fi's "Earthsea" are just a fantasy Le Guin's "Earthsea" fiction began in 1968 with "A Wizard of Earthsea" and culminated in 2001 with "The Other Wind" and "Tales from Earthsea." One "Earthsea" novel, "The Farthest Shore," won a National Book Award in 1973. Boiling down the first couple of "Earthsea" novels into a four-hour miniseries must have been challenging, but the outline is simplicity itself. In small-town Earthsea, a discontented Ged expresses his desire to leave town and amount to something. seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2002115948_kay13.html   (908 words)

DVD Review: Earthsea - DVD Earthsea is a fantasy adventure filled with wizards, warriors, priestess and one very grumpy dragon. The problem is that the movie, originally a four-hour mini-series on the SciFi Channel called The Legend of Earthsea, never really manages to add up to the greatness of any of the other recent fantasy movies. Earthsea is available in stores now and via Amazon, UK readers can also order the Region 1 DVD via Amazon UK. dvd.monstersandcritics.com /reviews/article_5071.php/DVD_Review_Earthsea   (1027 words)

shawn-ashmore.com // the ashmore archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Shawn Ashmore told SCI FI Wire that he's a lifelong SF&F fan, but admitted that he was unfamiliar with Ursula K. Le Guin's work until approached by SCI FI Channel to star in Legend of Earthsea, the network's upcoming original four-hour miniseries based on her books. Ged is a young man destined for greatness as a powerful wizard, but that destiny is put to the test when he accidentally unleashes a dark force that threatens his world, Earthsea. Legend of Earthsea premieres Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. johto.nu /shawn/print/scifiwire.html   (265 words)

With an accent on cliches, 'Earthsea' rings hollow - The Boston Globe The accents in Sci Fi's ''Legend of Earthsea" are a wondrous thing to behold. King Tygath (Sebastian Roche) is the villain who wants to control Earthsea with the help of the Nameless Ones, who've been locked away and guarded by Rossellini's priestess. When he's not having great sex with his paramour, Kossil (Jennifer Calvert), he's throwing monomaniacal grins and yelling, ''All of Earthsea shall be ours!" and ''To control life, that is the greatest power of all!" He doesn't follow up his declarations with an evil ''ah-ha-ha-ha-ha" processed through heavy reverb, but the effect is there nonetheless. www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2004/12/13/with_an_accent_on_cliches_earthsea_rings_hollow   (547 words)

Earthsea: SCI FI Channel Original Miniseries Review Earthsea is a world of a thousand islands and a vast ocean. Despite the pleas for patience and humility, Ged decides he is ready to study sorcery on the Wizard’s island of Roke, where in an act pride, he unleashes a demon known as a Gebbeth and he is subsequently banished from Roke. I have never read the Earthsea novels though I am a fan of Hugo Award winning Author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose book “The Lathe Of Heaven” was adapted into an excellent PBS miniseries in 1980 and was later remade into an AandE original movie in 2001. www.genreonline.net /Earthsea_SCIFI.html   (712 words)

UGO.com Film/TV - Review - Legend of Earthsea Super-Feature One area in which SCI FI does deserve credit, however, is in that they do manage to treat the storyline and the characters with a seriousness that's often lacking in fantasy and sci-fi, especially on TV. Sadly, the bad guys in Legend of Earthsea are just further proof that many, many filmmakers have lost the ability to bring us villains who feel as if they pose an actual threat not only to the wellbeing of the main characters, but also the world at large. It's a problem for fans of the Earthsea books, because you know there's a lot more here to explore, and you'll more than likely miss out on seeing some of your favorite stuff rendered on the small screen. www.ugo.com /channels/filmtv/features/legendofearthsea/review_2.asp   (857 words)

'Legend of Earthsea' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Fans of author Ursula K. Le Guin's "Earthsea" series will be delighted to hear that the Sci Fi Network will air a two-part miniseries based on those works. The four-hour "Legend of Earthsea" tells the story of Ged (Shawn Ashmore), a proud young man who has great magical powers. Among the 1,001 islands which form Earthsea, there is a society of priestesses who continually pray to keep the evil nameless ones locked behind the door. www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_280727.html   (472 words)

Science Fiction - Letters to the Editor Lieberman, Garvin Scott's teleplay was based upon the award-winning trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin: The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore. Obviously, this Earthsea is not Le Guin's Earthsea, it's Sci-Fi's. In fact I felt that it moved laboriously in the first hour as the world of Earthsea was shown to the viewers. www.scifidimensions.com /Dec04/letters.htm   (455 words)

SKIFFY Staring Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Danny Glover, and Isabella Rossellini, Legend of Earthsea is the story of the young wizard Ged who is destined to unite an ancient magical artifact and bring peace to his island world. Le Guin has noted that the Legend of Eatrthsea teleplay was a jumbled confusion of scenes from her books. Like Legend, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian seemed to be created as if the Cimmerian god Crom had taken characters, settings, and action from Robert E. Howard's pulp tales, shaken them in his fierce fist and cast them like dice in a Shadizar chancery. pages.cthome.net /psiren/skiffy.html   (3759 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Ashmore heads the Legend of Earthsea cast, portraying the wizard-in-training Ged and sharing the screen with Kristin Kreuk as Tenar, Isabella Rossellini as Thar and Danny Glover as Ged's mentor, Ogion. Isabella Rossellini, who co-stars as high priestess Thar in SCI FI Channel's upcoming original miniseries Legend of Earthsea, told SCI FI Wire it was tough to play a character who spends much of the story quite ill. "I'm being poisoned, and I don't know that I'm being poisoned," Rossellini said in an interview. Legend of Earthsea stars Rossellini, Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville) in a story about a young wizard who accidentally unleashes a dark force that threatens his world, Earthsea. www.scififx.com /news/shownews.php?q=&sr=2270&nr=640   (16260 words)

GateWorld - News: SCI FI scores with Legend of Earthsea The SCI FI Channel mini-series event Legend of Earthsea continued the network's tradition of highly-rated December mini-series this week, averaging nearly 3.7 million viewers over two nights. Earthsea was cable's highest-rated entertainment program on both nights. Based on the best-selling novels from Ursula K. Le Guin, Legend of Earthsea tells the story of a reckless young wizard and his journey to save the mystical land of Earthsea from being destroyed by an evil tyrant. www.gateworld.net /news/2004/12/scifiscoreswithilegendofea.shtml   (196 words)

Earthsea (2004) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) Plot Summary: A reckless youth is destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical land of Earthsea has ever known... I have been a loyal fan of Ursula K LaGuinn's Earthsea series for years, and when Sci Fi announced they were making a miniseries, needless to say I was excited. I had hoped, with the beautiful and excellent work done on Lord of the Rings, that movie makers and script writers were at last going to be true to an author's vision. www.imdb.com /title/tt0407384   (455 words)

Zap2it - TV features - Lessons to be Learned from 'Legend of Earthsea' Published between 1968 and 1972, the Earthsea trilogy -- "A Wizard of Earthsea," "The Tombs of Atuan" and "The Farthest Shore" (along with a fourth book "Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea") -- was originally intended for young adults but has become a worldwide favorite with all ages. Kreuk first became aware of "Earthsea" through her younger sister, a fan, and she knew Halmi's Hallmark Entertainment because she did a multicultural version of "Snow White" for the company. The way you envision Earthsea is just this chain of islands, which is outer Vancouver, the Gulf Islands. tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,274|92067|1|10,00.html   (991 words)

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