Month: June 2018
Round Table #57: Series Alive at Amazon, Best King Adaptations, Emails
Hile Extended Ka-Tet,
Tadd and Peter come together for another Round Table. In this episode they talk about the fact that The Dark Tower series is alive at Amazon and talk what they want to see from it long-term. They also cover a top 10 list of best King adaptations of all time, cover Roland Hat Watch, then read some emails!
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Round Table #57: Series Alive at Amazon, Best King Adaptations, Emails Show Notes
First the interview with Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke, check it HERE.
Next the top 10 King Adaptations by contactmusic.com, check it HERE.
Next a picture from Cody from Kansas flying much in the same area Eddie Dean would have been,
Next some pictures that Darrell from Minneapolis shared From Hell on Wheels, namely Anson Mount’s portrayal of Bohannon,
Last up Darrell’s Tattoo,
Be on the lookout in the next week for the survey for dream casting. I want to go a little bit further in my memory to see if I am forgetting anyone!
Round Table #56: Comics and Emails
Hile Extended Ka-Tet,
Tadd and Peter come together for another Round Table. In this episode they get a few reports on Roland Hat Watch, as well as talk about the next Unfound Door Episode that is on the horizon, the website is back online, they also cover Chapter 3 of the Gunslinger Born Comic Book, then take some emails including what King books to recommend to a 13 year old who was sparked to reading by last years IT film.
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Round Table #56: Comics and Emails Show Notes
Questions to Answer for your Introduction
Hile newcomer,
Since the beginning we have asked some questions of newcomers so that we can get to know them and their relationship to The Dark Tower. In this post you will get those questions to answer.
You can answer them all or just the ones you want.
- How did you come to reading The Dark Tower series?
- Had you read other King books before these? If so which ones?
- What King have you read since finishing The Journey to the Tower?
- Did you have to wait for the books to be published over the years or did you come to the series post 2004?
- Which of the books is your favorite? Why?
- Who is your favorite Main Character of the series? We define main as anyone in the Ka-Tet or the main opposition (Roland, Jake, Eddie, Susannah, Oy, Callahan, Flagg)?
- Who is your favorite Mid-Tier character, defining Mid-Tier as not one of the main 7 characters but not background characters. These characters likely show up more often or are really important in the book they are in (examples Cuthbert, Cort, Steven Deschain, Rhea, Crimson King, Stephen King, Calvin Tower, Jack Mort, Blaine the Mono, Jack Andolini, any of the Big Coffin Hunters, Gabrielle Deschain etc).
- Who is your favorite Low-Tier character in the series? These we define as characters who are not even extremely important in the book(s) that they appear, let alone the series at large (Allie, Silvia Pittston Nort, Sheb, Aunt Talitha, Hax, Barlow, Moses Carver, Brown, Zoltan, Ben Slightman, Irene Tassenbaum, Elmer Chambers, Greta Shaw, Dandelo, etc).
- Did you stall out on the series when reading it the first time?
- Have you re-read the series? If so how many times?
- Most emotional the series made you while reading it? Could be sadness, excitement, joy, or anything in between.
- What did you think of the movie? (Do not be ashamed to give your honest opinion we have people on all sides and we are welcoming to all!)
- Do you have any cool stories about reading the series?
- If you were recommending the series to someone who didn’t have the first clue about them, how would you explain the series? As briefly as possible, an elevator pitch some might call it.
Palaver does not mean short so please never apologies for the length of an email. If you do genuinely feel you have a lot to tell and cannot get to all this in a length you are comfortable with break these up over your first few emails!
Long Days and Pleasant Nights!
Round Table 55: Metal Band, Upcoming King Adaptations, & Emails Show Notes
Apologies about the delay for notes, totally spaced it!
First up is the article about the Female Metal Band called Heavy Temple with Dark Tower Influences. Check the article HERE.
Here is their Album Cover
The article about 12 upcoming King Adaptations, check it HERE.
Next we talked about Chris from Australia’s latest masterpiece, check it below and click the picture to go to his blog talking about it.
Of course if you do not want this on your wall you have forgotten the face of your father. Check out his Etsy store HERE. Go check out everything he has made!
Last up the great Conan gags that turned Peter back to IT last time. Check them out they are hilarious.
Round Table 55: Metal Band, Upcoming King Adaptations, & Emails
Hile to the Extended Ka-Tet. in this new Round Table Tadd and Peter talk about a few bits of news including more Dark Tower inspired music, a Stephen King group if you are in the right town, and they use the breadth of the Tower to explore a list talking about the 12 upcoming King adaptations. They also delve into some great emails!
Show notes can be found at (whatagreatnetwork.com) while the normal site is under construction.
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