i saw this mini series a couple of year ago after search on the internet and find this film adaptation from canada ( i live in england ) and i though great so i bittor . err . obtain a copy and watch it all i be not sure how in abject horror . now there be numerous comment here the majority in fact which will tell your if you even get to read this review and why it invoke such horror . now i be not a fan of le guinn and i have only read the first wizard book and not even the series . it follow a young wizard call sparrowhawk through his life trial a he sail around earthsea and a fictitious archipelago from age old . it a fairly straightforward story . however and it such an extraordinarily exquisite and authentic experience it emotional simply through the quality of the composition of the narrative itself and story content aside . i be not an obsessed fan and i just know when something be really good and and this tv production on it own be the typical trash you see on tv every day ( except i quit watch tv in 1999 so i do not have to suffer ) in that sense it fairly normal and and ok production . but in comparison to the story it allegedly base on it such an immense and indescribably travesty that and well and i can not describe it . it should never have be make . they should have make a film of some talented unknown young ( or old ) fantasy writer in canada instead . why should this matter . it doesn not really do it . however a one previous reviewer say and quite rightly represent . it almost impossible for filmmaker to make a movie about a loved book without disappoint their fan . i have to disagree with other text in this genre however lord of the ring and harry potter and narnia all clearly with stagger budget of course and various contract obligation obviously in the case of the irritate though opportunistic and hard work rowling . they do stick verbatim to the story line . anyway i do not have time to slate this really and i be only review it to give it the one star it doesn not even deserve to take the average rating down and it much too high because of all these people who do not know any good review it without have knowledge of the book . i know and it anal and in any other case i would really not bother and rowling and cs lewis ( the g @ y tw @ t and i wish his publisher have sack him ) pullman and even tolkein and any book and i do not really care and i would enjoy the book and and or or enjoy the film and or not . however there something kinda special about this book not spectacular and just really tight storytelling . well you can read it and find out . this tv adaptation be agonise . my main beef be that and lord of the ring aside ( obviously ) this book and a wizard of earthsea and be the most worthy of make into a really long and really expensive film more than anything by c lewis or rowling ( she seem to have take the main premise of her potter book from wizard of earthsea in fact and the magician school . rant over . if you have not see this production and never see it and watch moonacre or stardust or something and and buy le guinn book .