i first read the earthsea book by ursula k. leguin back when i be probably about 9 or 10. they be wonderful i could feel my imagination soar and create mental image of the character and the environment and the storyline . mainly base on the wonderful writing of ms. leguin . when i saw that the scifi channel be go to air a miniseries base on the earthsea book ( and man do they plug it over and over . ) and i be instantly enthuse about it . i have to see it . i mark it on my calendar . no one else be allow to watch the tv while this be play on the day it premier . when i actually do watch the miniseries on the scifi channel and my reaction be of complete disgust the storyline and while use part from the actual book and be neither complete nor in order and the character do not seem at all like they should be ( even include their description in the book ) and and everything just seem wrong . the acting by isabella rosselini and kristin kreuk and and a couple of others and be decent enough and and the set seem to be well make and but that about the only good thing i can say about it . probably the only element that match my mental image that i have form from read the book be the gibbeth character . it a shame when production company and television or movie studio be allow to take some great work of write fiction and butcher it to the point that the original author be embarrass about it ( see slate 12/16/2004 http represent or or slate . msn . com or default . aspx . id equal 2111107 for ursula k. leguin own word about how scifi channel ruin my book ) . author should be allow to have final say about how script adapt their work be develop and instead of have to sit back and watch the monstrosity that be create just because they sell the right to their work to a studio . shame on you and scifi channel . i wonder how badly youre go to screw up battlestar galactica . perhaps they should just stick to play science fiction movie and series rerun .