Earthsea

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Title: Earthsea (originally Legend of Earthsea)

Genre: Fantasy/Adventure

Years on Air: 2004 (2-part miniseries)

Network: Sci-Fi

Main Concept: Follows the journey of a young man named Ged, on his path to becoming a wizard.


The miniseries was based on the Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin.


Starring: Shawn Ashmore as Ged

                     Kristin Kreuk as Tenar

                     Danny Glover as Ogion

                     Isabella Rossellini as High Priestess Thar 

                     Sebastian Roche as King Tygath

                     Chris Gauthier as Vetch




 Like Around the World in 80 Days, this is another miniseries I don't have anything good to say about. I read the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin a few years ago, and I personally feel like this show was a disgrace to the books (I found the story and the acting to be pretty bad). It actually got a lot of bad write-ups from critics, and apparently Ursula K. Le Guin herself didn't like the series, calling it "a far cry from the Earthsea I envisioned".

 But despite all this, I would recommend watching the show for yourself to see what you think.

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