Idris Elba... 

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 08/06/2017 at 15:31 • Filed to: None

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(edit) me dumb. Manu Bennet was Allanon in The Shannara Chronicles, not Ibris Elba!

(original) I know it’s not all your fault, and I know you CAN act... but after starring in the utter train wreck that was the Shannara TV adaptation (MTV? Really, Terry Brooks?), and now the very disappointing Dark Tower movie... Stawp. No more. Excuse me while I start rereading The Dark Tower novels to cleanse my pallette

His Stigness > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 15:36

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Wait, was Elba in The Shannara Chronicles? I don’t remember that.

AestheticsInMotion > His Stigness 08/06/2017 at 15:41

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Whooooops totally mixed up Idris Elba and Manu Bennet. Do’h!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 15:57

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I’ve heard the movie is terrible as well. I loved the books, may have to re-read them soon. Remember when they redid the shining for TV? and Dune too? You just can’t go remake classics like that. The shinning was good as a movie because of Stanley Kubrec and Jack Nickelson.

His Stigness > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 16:06

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Idris Elba would have improved the show because Bennet bugged the shit out of me.

Also, the teen drama was annoying. But the two lead girls are pretty damn hot, so I stuck with it.

Aremmes > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 17:18

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It seems so weird to see FLCL, Stephen King, and Dune on the same shelf.

AestheticsInMotion > His Stigness 08/06/2017 at 17:27

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Agreed. Although in fairness I’m having a hard to thinking of who could do a good Allanon in Hollywood...

After the first few episodes I was honestly expecting the Reaper to have an 8 pack and be “misunderstood”

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/06/2017 at 17:31

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Dune.... Do you mean the movie? Or was there a TV series?

I think I’m spoiled by Game of Thrones. It wasn’t even one of my favorite book series and to be honest, of the show I’ve only watched the first season and a half but... Good god HBO really did it justice.

AestheticsInMotion > Aremmes 08/06/2017 at 17:37

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There are definitely some strange bedfellows on my bookshelves haha

Aremmes > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 17:44

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Sci-fi... sci-fi... sci-fi... sci-fi... sci-fi... ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BODYBUILDING.

What the hell, man.

:)

billgriffith8 > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 17:45

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You get all the stars for having FLCL, Feist and WOT in there.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 17:59

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They made a Dune tv series and it was awful. Another good series is the reimaged battle star galactica, great acting and story arcs. I think I watched all 6 seasons in about 6 months, many late nights.

AestheticsInMotion > billgriffith8 08/06/2017 at 18:01

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Well, that’s worth getting ungreyed!

Have you hear of Glen Cook’s “The Dark Company?” one of my current favorites, although it’s pretty dark

billgriffith8 > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 18:04

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I was outta the greys forever but got put back?

I’ve got a few Glen Cooks on my kindle that I need to read soon. Have you read any Malazan?

His Stigness > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 18:31

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I never read the books, so I can’t say who I thought should play him. I’m only an authority on Harry Potter. And I have many things to say about those damn movies...

Lol, I wouldn’t be surprised if something like that happens.

AestheticsInMotion > billgriffith8 08/06/2017 at 18:53

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Huh, ‘fraid so. Strange.

From what I’ve seen Glen Cook has “The Black Company” books which are amazing... And then everything else he’s written which is pretty much all historical fiction war books. No Malazan yet, it’s been on my list for as long as I can remember haha

billgriffith8 > AestheticsInMotion 08/06/2017 at 19:13

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I def recommend them. It was funny setting Riftwar stuff on your shelf. They are some of the books I always talk about to friends and no one I know has read them lol