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I just read that The Black Company is 'in development' as a TV series. http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black-company-series-adapt... I don't know how to feel about this. Eliza Dushku as Lady... I don't know... mr
It might work, if the production company does it right. I’m with you in not knowing how I feel about Dushku. Frankly, I could see Chloe Bennet playing Lady if she was taller.
On Apr 24, 2017, at 4:21 PM, Michele Riccio via glencook-fans <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I just read that The Black Company is 'in development' as a TV series.
http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black-company-series-adapt...
I don't know how to feel about this. Eliza Dushku as Lady... I don't know...
mr
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Shit. That means I'll have to get hooked up. Avoided it since 1975. Hope it's worth the link up. Why not a movie? It's a perfect fit for the big screen. Sigh Saul Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On Monday, April 24, 2017, Michele Riccio via glencook-fans <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: I just read that The Black Company is 'in development' as a TV series. http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black-company-series-adapt... I don't know how to feel about this. Eliza Dushku as Lady... I don't know... mr _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans
I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes. For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued? How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company. Or some of the other nasty stuff? In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed... And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story. Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure. Richard
And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote:
I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes.
For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued?
How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company.
Or some of the other nasty stuff?
In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed...
And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story.
Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure.
Richard
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Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :) I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :) Stacey On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote:
And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote:
I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes.
For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued?
How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company.
Or some of the other nasty stuff?
In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed...
And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story.
Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure.
Richard
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Guess my question is who is 'IM Global Television'? They seem to be a newer company, I don't think they have any already distributed tv shows. What distribution channels do they use? I don't think this company produces content its self. http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/ This shows several projects that sound interesting to me. "Cat's Cradle" is listed in association with FX and "I, rebel" is listed with Amazon There is no listing for black company on this page yet <http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/> Without a proven track record for 'IM Global Television' this might all be vaporware, or worse yet not up to fan standards. I will be remembering to keep expectations low and hopeful for a completed project. Thanks for the heads up! ________________________________ From: glencook-fans <glencook-fans-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 3:49 PM To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :) I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :) Stacey On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com<mailto:larryjenab@gmail.com>> wrote: And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com<mailto:rchilton@auracom.com>> wrote: I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes. For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued? How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company. Or some of the other nasty stuff? In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed... And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story. Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure. Richard _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mailman.xmission.com_cgi-2Dbin_mailman_listinfo_glencook-2Dfans&d=DwMFaQ&c=Pk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=qpoN7ZOAp4c__BYFvONL2A&m=V2UJ2mXhXmrSpZGj48TC9BdzKdci6E01AbI4CcaN5Hk&s=3t3dbliUWcuFeTDGqZxeo4CRLBpUH1t7BixW64aCrVo&e=> _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mailman.xmission.com_cg...
Will be an interesting turn of events if it ever gets made. If it does get made, hopefully they will do a decent job of it and stick to the story rather than "improving" it. Will be great for Mr. Cook and his writings. Thanks for sharing the news. ----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Melander <eldon_seer@hotmail.com> To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Date: 2017/4/25, Tue 07:17 Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series
Guess my question is who is 'IM Global Television'?
They seem to be a newer company, I don't think they have any already distributed tv shows.
What distribution channels do they use? I don't think this company produces content its self. http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/ This shows several projects that sound interesting to me. "Cat's Cradle" is listed in association with FX and "I, rebel" is listed with Amazon
There is no listing for black company on this page yet
Without a proven track record for 'IM Global Television' this might all be vaporware, or worse yet not up to fan standards.
I will be remembering to keep expectations low and hopeful for a completed project.
Thanks for the heads up!
________________________________
From: glencook-fans <glencook-fans-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 3:49 PM To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :)
I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :)
Stacey
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote:
And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote:
I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes.
For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued?
How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company.
Or some of the other nasty stuff?
In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed...
And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story.
Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show
and he credits that show for making him financially secure.
Richard
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Unsure if this has me more excited, or that Cook has another book coming out. Been far too long. On Monday, April 24, 2017 7:03 PM, conchan conchan <nagoyacanuckjp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote: Will be an interesting turn of events if it ever gets made. If it does get made, hopefully they will do a decent job of it and stick to the story rather than "improving" it. Will be great for Mr. Cook and his writings. Thanks for sharing the news. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Melander <eldon_seer@hotmail.com> To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Date: 2017/4/25, Tue 07:17 Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series #yiv0529303719 #yiv0529303719 -- P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}#yiv0529303719 Guess my question is who is 'IM Global Television'? They seem to be a newer company, I don't think they have any already distributed tv shows. What distribution channels do they use? I don't think this company produces content its self. http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/This shows several projects that sound interesting to me. "Cat's Cradle" is listed in association with FX and "I, rebel" is listed with Amazon There is no listing for black company on this page yet Without a proven track record for 'IM Global Television' this might all be vaporware, or worse yet not up to fan standards. I will be remembering to keep expectations low and hopeful for a completed project. Thanks for the heads up! From: glencook-fans <glencook-fans-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 3:49 PM To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :) I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :) Stacey On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote: And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote: I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes. For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued? How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company. Or some of the other nasty stuff? In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed... And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story. Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure. Richard ______________________________ _________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission .com https://mailman.xmission.com/c gi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glenco ok-fans ______________________________ _________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission .com https://urldefense.proofpoint. com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mailman .xmission.com_cgi-2Dbin_ mailman_listinfo_glencook- 2Dfans&d=DwICAg&c=Pk_HpaIpE_ jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=qpoN7ZOAp4c__ BYFvONL2A&m=V2UJ2mXhXmrSpZGj48 TC9BdzKdci6E01AbI4CcaN5Hk&s=3t 3dbliUWcuFeTDGqZxeo4CRLBpUH1t7 BixW64aCrVo&e= _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans
This rules! Always wanted this to happen! Dushku would be a very good Lady...although maybe a better Soulcatcher. From: Jerry Kalayjian via glencook-fans <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> To: conchan conchan <nagoyacanuckjp@yahoo.co.jp>; Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com>; Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series Unsure if this has me more excited, or that Cook has another book coming out. Been far too long. On Monday, April 24, 2017 7:03 PM, conchan conchan <nagoyacanuckjp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote: Will be an interesting turn of events if it ever gets made. If it does get made, hopefully they will do a decent job of it and stick to the story rather than "improving" it. Will be great for Mr. Cook and his writings. Thanks for sharing the news. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Melander <eldon_seer@hotmail.com> To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Date: 2017/4/25, Tue 07:17 Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series #yiv8662530068 -- P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}#yiv8662530068 Guess my question is who is 'IM Global Television'? They seem to be a newer company, I don't think they have any already distributed tv shows. What distribution channels do they use? I don't think this company produces content its self. http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/This shows several projects that sound interesting to me. "Cat's Cradle" is listed in association with FX and "I, rebel" is listed with Amazon There is no listing for black company on this page yet Without a proven track record for 'IM Global Television' this might all be vaporware, or worse yet not up to fan standards. I will be remembering to keep expectations low and hopeful for a completed project. Thanks for the heads up! From: glencook-fans <glencook-fans-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 3:49 PM To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :) I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :) Stacey On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote: And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote: I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes. For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued? How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company. Or some of the other nasty stuff? In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed... And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story. Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure. 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This makes me nervous coming inn the heels of game of thrones which IMO was good and bad for what they did and didn't did. I felt they left or huge parts of the story that were relevant to future plots. I am excited to see this series but i don't want to see it destroyed by a someone else's interpretation. On Apr 25, 2017 08:45, "BRADLEY STILWELL via glencook-fans" < glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
This rules! Always wanted this to happen! Dushku would be a very good Lady...although maybe a better Soulcatcher.
------------------------------ *From:* Jerry Kalayjian via glencook-fans <glencook-fans@mailman. xmission.com> *To:* conchan conchan <nagoyacanuckjp@yahoo.co.jp>; Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com>; Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> *Sent:* Monday, April 24, 2017 6:24 PM *Subject:* Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series
Unsure if this has me more excited, or that Cook has another book coming out. Been far too long.
On Monday, April 24, 2017 7:03 PM, conchan conchan < nagoyacanuckjp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
Will be an interesting turn of events if it ever gets made. If it does get made, hopefully they will do a decent job of it and stick to the story rather than "improving" it.
Will be great for Mr. Cook and his writings.
Thanks for sharing the news.
----- Original Message ----- *From:* Nick Melander <eldon_seer@hotmail.com> *To:* Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans@mailman. xmission.com> *Date:* 2017/4/25, Tue 07:17 *Subject:* Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series
Guess my question is who is 'IM Global Television'? They seem to be a newer company, I don't think they have any already distributed tv shows.
What distribution channels do they use? I don't think this company produces content its self. http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/ This shows several projects that sound interesting to me. "Cat's Cradle" is listed in association with FX and "I, rebel" is listed with Amazon
There is no listing for black company on this page yet <http://www.imglobaltv.com/scripted-slate/> Without a proven track record for 'IM Global Television' this might all be vaporware, or worse yet not up to fan standards.
I will be remembering to keep expectations low and hopeful for a completed project.
Thanks for the heads up! ------------------------------ *From:* glencook-fans <glencook-fans-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Harris <harrissg@slu.edu> *Sent:* Monday, April 24, 2017 3:49 PM *To:* Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author *Subject:* Re: [Glencook-fans] Glencook-fans / Black Company as TV series
Yes, i was just about to say that the reference to "Port of Shadows" (Book 1.5) is the most exciting piece of news in the piece :)
I think Eliza Dushku would kick ass as The Lady :) And it's fitting that she be called the star of the series; I'd say Lady's transformation is the most significant moral growth journey in the series. And it's really neat that she comments on the moral issues as paramount: she gets it :)
Stacey
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote:
And let's not forget that buried in the story is a publication date for Port of Shadows. I was beginning to think we'd seen the last of new books from Glen.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Richard Chilton <rchilton@auracom.com> wrote:
I'm more worried about how they will handle certain scenes.
For example, when they discover Darling - will they show or imply what was happening to her when she was rescued?
How about showing the men cutting loose when they uncover Whisper's papers? I can't see them having the "heroes" of the company raping the defeated Amazon company.
Or some of the other nasty stuff?
In short, I fear the evils committed by the company will be whitewashed...
And having a big name as The Lady? That strongly implies that she will appear sooner (and more often) in the movies than in the books. That or we will see things that Croaker doesn't, which will be a big departure for the story.
Still, overall, I see this as a good thing. It should get more people reading the books, and if they make this show it will put lots of cash in Cook's pocket. Jim Butcher was a best selling urban fantasy writer for years before he got a short running TV show and he credits that show for making him financially secure.
Richard
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Wow. I've been saying for years that HBO ought to do BC when Game of Thrones is done. This isn't quite what I wished for but very interesting. Thanks! On Apr 24, 2017 4:22 PM, "Michele Riccio via glencook-fans" < glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I just read that The Black Company is 'in development' as a TV series.
http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black- company-series-adaptation-david-goyer-im-global-1202076367/
I don't know how to feel about this. Eliza Dushku as Lady... I don't know...
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I think Dushku could do very well as Lady. She is an excellent actress with a great deal of range; you'd need someone who can be both imperious and reluctantly vulnerable, and she has done both well in previous roles. I like Chloe Bennet a lot as an actress, but I haven't seen the same level of acting skill or range of roles from her. More important than casting, IMO, will be budget, writers, and directors. Is this Game of Thrones level work, or Legend of the Seeker? In any case, as Richard suggested, I hope it helps Glen Cook in a big way. I'm going to watch it in any case. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:28 PM, Lawrence Jenab <larryjenab@gmail.com> wrote:
Wow. I've been saying for years that HBO ought to do BC when Game of Thrones is done. This isn't quite what I wished for but very interesting. Thanks!
On Apr 24, 2017 4:22 PM, "Michele Riccio via glencook-fans" < glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I just read that The Black Company is 'in development' as a TV series.
http://deadline.com/2017/04/eliza-dushku-star-the-black-comp any-series-adaptation-david-goyer-im-global-1202076367/
I don't know how to feel about this. Eliza Dushku as Lady... I don't know...
mr
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