well and my husband and i be both avid earthsea fan fan of the book and that be . this mini series be so horrid and it be almost funny . the only resemblance to the book be the name of the character and the set other than that the storyline be trash . most of the character be badly miscast and only bore a lightly taint resemblance to the character create in the book . if you have not read leguin earthsea trilogy and you might enjoy this mini series might since you will have nothing to base your disfavor on besides stiff acting and predictable plot line . if you have read the trilogy and please do yourself a favor and watch something else or re read the book or take a nap anything . it leave such a bad taste in my mouth and i be go to have to re read the book myself and just to be able to return to an untainted version of earthsea . bad and bad and bad .