Comments on: If Susan Cooper Were Dead, She’d Be Rolling in Her Grave http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/ "If an otter can't have fun doing something, it just simply won't do it." Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Eve http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-742 Eve Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:02:37 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-742 Actually, they've taken Herne out of the storyline, along with the Arthurian legends. And Will, now a thirteen-year-old American boy, is much more violent than in the book. Oh! And from everything I've heard, Susan Cooper sold the film rights to Jim Henson's company years and years ago, and -they- sold the rights to Walden. It's all very sad. Actually, they’ve taken Herne out of the storyline, along with the Arthurian legends. And Will, now a thirteen-year-old American boy, is much more violent than in the book.

Oh! And from everything I’ve heard, Susan Cooper sold the film rights to Jim Henson’s company years and years ago, and -they- sold the rights to Walden. It’s all very sad.

]]> By: Dormouse http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-725 Dormouse Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:55:05 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-725 <i>Since when did Herne the Hunter roam the forests of North America?</i> Well, since Charles de Lint got ahold of him... Actually, I don't think de Lint's ever directly used Herne, but he's used the idea. But I've heard about how bad this looks. I'm *so* disappointed. Ugh. Since when did Herne the Hunter roam the forests of North America?

Well, since Charles de Lint got ahold of him…

Actually, I don’t think de Lint’s ever directly used Herne, but he’s used the idea.

But I’ve heard about how bad this looks. I’m *so* disappointed. Ugh.

]]> By: Pop Otter http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-711 Pop Otter Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:12:47 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/07/if-susan-cooper-were-dead-shed-be-rolling-in-her-grave/#comment-711 My favorite sentence at the website is, "Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, THE DARK IS RISING is the first film adaptation of the author's acclaimed The Dark Is Rising Sequence." Is Cooper's book and series acclaimed, or what? And what is that title again? Does the movie title by chance have any resemblance to this repeated book title? If so, it appears to be about the only area in which the movie closely resembles the book. But there is hope. The sentence reminds us that this is only the FIRST (My capitalizing technique should be credited to the source) film adaptation of the book. Let's move right on to the second adaptation, and let the second adaptation stay true to the setting and tone of the book. It will not work without it. My favorite sentence at the website is, “Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, THE DARK IS RISING is the first film adaptation of the author’s acclaimed The Dark Is Rising Sequence.” Is Cooper’s book and series acclaimed, or what? And what is that title again? Does the movie title by chance have any resemblance to this repeated book title? If so, it appears to be about the only area in which the movie closely resembles the book.

But there is hope. The sentence reminds us that this is only the FIRST (My capitalizing technique should be credited to the source) film adaptation of the book. Let’s move right on to the second adaptation, and let the second adaptation stay true to the setting and tone of the book. It will not work without it.

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