Welcome one and all, back to Random TV
Week as we explore Day 3. Thus far, we have had some laughs and some
darkness with decent humor attached. How about we take in some
magic? No, David Copperfield is not invited. I speak of tapping
into the powers of the elements, thaumaturgy, invocations and
transmutations. Dragons, ghosts and lycanthropes oh my. But who
would we turn to when it all goes pear shaped? Why Chicago's
Finest... wizard. From the pages of best-selling author Jim Butcher comes a different kind of gumshoe. A shamus with a wand,
charms and a wacky sidekick. This is The Dresden Files.
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| Silly wizard, spells are for kids! |
With the development team of
screenwriter Hans Beimler (Star Trek: The Next
Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tek War and Riverworld)
and producer/screenwriter Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Futuresport,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Stephen King's Dead Zone, Andromeda and
Scarlett) it would appear that they would handle the genius
of what was crafted by Butcher of a wizard that does not wear a
pointy hat, a long flowing beard and doesn't even have a proper keep.
That's Merlin's bag, baby and Harry Dresden (Paul Blackstone
of Holby City, The Truth Game, Presidio Med, E,R., Deadwood, Big
Shots and Arrow) is a wisecracking, pop culture loving
smart ass spellslinger that works on commission. When he isn't
peeping through keyholes, tracking bail jumpers or dealing with the
occasional demon threatening maiming and destruction, he is a
consultant for Chicago P.D.offering a unique view at the world.
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| Hmm, this time of the month that folks aren't prepared for. |
Entrusting the City's money to this
supernatural sleuth is one Lieutenant Karen Murphy (Valerie
Cruz of Nip/Tuck, Hidden Palms, No Man's Land: The Rise of the
Reeker, The Devil's Tomb, True Blood and Homeland) a no
nonsense, hard nosed cop that always collars her man snares Dresden
for case by case standing whose abilities always gets results even if
her superiors cannot stand the stigma being associated with a
self-proclaimed "wizard". With his former
mentor/tutor/friend and clever ghost Bob/Hrothbert of Bainbridge
(Terrence Mann of Critters, Critters 2, The Equalizer, Critters
3, Critters 4, Gargoyles, Eavesdrop, Red Hook and Freedom) a
thousand year old sorcerer trapped in his own skull for using black
magic, does penance for his wicked doings by assisting Harry in his
cases and not getting enough credit in return. Harry must battle
the evils of the world and the darkness inside him after his own
taste of black magic.
To remind him constantly of his former
wicked ways is the White Councils' chief warden, Morgan (Conrad
Coates of Smallville, Kyle XY, Reaper, Helen, Skyrunners, Percy
Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, TRON: Legacy and
This Means War) a blade wielding no nonsense cop in his own
right except if you break the Laws of Magic, your sentence can be
swift and headless.
A few comments about this show now.
Lasting only a season, a lot was changed to the dynamic of the
stories but the essence of Harry, Chicago and Murphy were preserved.
There were big stinks of turning Morgan into a black man and frankly
Conrad Coates delivered on every scale so no issues here with moi.
Bob was made a ghost rather than a
spirit of intellect/horndog and folks were miffed in spite of
Terrance Mann's eloquent nature to lewd commentary. James Marsters
of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel was approached to play Harry
after being the audio
book reader of the series but he felt he had too
much going on in California to move to Toronto to shoot.
Dresden fans of both book and TV series
vary, bicker and also enjoy this brief look into a world of magic and
who knows, maybe a new series will be redrafted or even a film. It
is a realm of possibilities.
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| Drop dead gorgeous. |
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