# Upcoming Earthsea miniseries **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095 "2004-12-04T19:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/21 "2004-12-06T23:00:34Z")
Arg. I don’t know about this “it’s just an adaptation” stuff. The fact that the Kargs were white and the rest of the Archipelagans were black, copper-skinned, or whatever, was a big part of the books: it’s one of the major reasons why the two groups (and their representatives, Ged and Tenar) see each other as barbarians. …Dinnertime! ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/22 "2004-12-07T02:12:27Z")
It’s been about 20 years since I read the books and honestly don’t remember much about them. I’m having trouble downloading the site. When does the series start? ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/23 "2004-12-07T07:12:26Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > It’s been about 20 years since I read the books and honestly don’t remember much about them. > > I’m having trouble downloading the site. When does the series start? Monday the 13th, at 9. I think that’s eastern. It’s at 8:00 in central time. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/24 "2004-12-07T12:48:32Z")
> [@](#): > > I always pictured Ged as having a Mediterranean or Arabic look, and Vetch being black. This was always my mental picture as well. I’ll probably watch the mini-series, but I’m not feeling optimistic – I’m not at all sure that the language can be divorced from the story in the way it would have to be for a movie. Even if it were a faithful adaptation, which this doesn’t look to be. They are the most beautiful books… I tell people they are prose that sounds like poetry. Books that beg to be read aloud. So I’m betting the mini-series will suck. Or, more accurately, I will think that it sucks because I loved the books so much and I’ll resist the changes. I’ll make my husband (who hasn’t read the books) watch it with me. And I’m sure I’ll be re-reading the books again afterward. ---
**Author:** ![murky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@murky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murky)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/25 "2004-12-07T16:53:53Z")
I agree that the languages Le Guin uses is beautiful. Of course we won’t know until the mini-series premiere if they use it in the adaptation, but I imagine that they would try. Language like Le Guin’s really adds to the “otherwordly” sense in Fantasy novels, IMO. I was very impressed by the camerawork and scenery in the trailers. I hope that this is consistent throughout the mini-series - it looks like they created a very beautiful world. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095/26 "2004-12-07T17:44:40Z")
So er…according to some interpretations here the good guy might be Arab looking and the baddies Caucasian looking. Then follows a lot of wondering why the producers decided they would change that… :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-earthsea-miniseries/278095.md?page=1)