i be a huge fan of the earthsea book and have be since the 1970s . i be so excited to hear the book be be adapt into a mini series and particularly now with the cgi possibilities out there . to say this be a huge disappointment be the understatement of my year . unlike some and my dismay be not because they change the story from the book screen adaptation do that all the time and sometimes to an extreme degree like here . but for that kind of adaptation to be good and you still need good casting and good writing and good acting and and good direction . there be none of that here . even my husband and who be not a fan of the book and do not want to keep watch it ( we tune out after about 45 minute and then look in twice more for about two minute each ) and purely because the script be so wooden ( oh and for the lyricism of le guin original prose . ) and the line reading by the actor be so poor it be like watch a high school play without a breakout star . they take what be a subtle and unique ( the operative word to the max ) series of book and make it grotesquely derivative heartbreaking and give how truly original le guin world be . she have no sauron or voldemort equivalent in her book ( think about it and you fan of the book ) her whole point be there be only the evil that men do . in her earthsea and no one be completely evil but everyone be capable of evil act ( even ged ) . but obviously hollywood can only deal with external and black and white conflict and so it have to invent a big bad villain ( with only a glancing association with an original le guin character ) . i start out very nervous about this and because ged be cast with blond curly hair but i couldn not have possibly imagine how profoundly awful it would be . please and everyone who be read and write these comment do not blame le guin . this mini series have virtually nothing to do with her book .