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His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Have any of you atheists read this book series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials ?
I have and it is surprisingly god and well written. It is a pity the film franchise didn't really take off back in 2007.
What did you all think of it? I liked it, but I thought the series really slowed down/ got wierd sometime in the second book.
Thoughts?
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 3:57 pm
My brother has read it, but unlike yourself he's highly intelligent and not a trolling fuckwit.
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: Have any of you atheists read this book series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials ?
I have and it is surprisingly god and well written. It is a pity the film franchise didn't really take off back in 2007.
What did you all think of it? I liked it, but I thought the series really slowed down/ got wierd sometime in the second book.
Thoughts?
Honestly, I'm glad the christer crusade against that film was successful. It really wasn't a very good adaptation and the sequels would have been worse.
The books, on the other hand, were great. "Northern Lights (aka "The Golden Compass") was the best, but they were all quite good.
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: (February 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: Have any of you atheists read this book series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials ?
I have and it is surprisingly god and well written. It is a pity the film franchise didn't really take off back in 2007.
What did you all think of it? I liked it, but I thought the series really slowed down/ got wierd sometime in the second book.
Thoughts?
Honestly, I'm glad the christer crusade against that film was successful. It really wasn't a very good adaptation and the sequels would have been worse.
The books, on the other hand, were great. "Northern Lights (aka "The Golden Compass") was the best, but they were all quite good.
Oh, I read the golden compass trilogy.
I make a valiant attempt to read all the books my kids do.
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 4:45 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: (February 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: Have any of you atheists read this book series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials ?
I have and it is surprisingly god and well written. It is a pity the film franchise didn't really take off back in 2007.
What did you all think of it? I liked it, but I thought the series really slowed down/ got wierd sometime in the second book.
Thoughts?
Honestly, I'm glad the christer crusade against that film was successful. It really wasn't a very good adaptation and the sequels would have been worse.
The books, on the other hand, were great. "Northern Lights (aka "The Golden Compass") was the best, but they were all quite good.
It was extremley successsful IMO. Not only did the film bomb (losing more money than it made) but I believe it caused Newline Cinema to fold.
Perhaps God didn't like it  .
Fortunately though, the BBC is adapting it as a miniseries. I think a film like that is more conducive to miniseries anyway.
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February 2, 2016 at 4:47 pm
My brother is epic and you suck. Kudos that one, troll.
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 5:06 pm
It was alright. I tend not to like books or movies where the fate of the world rests on something really stupid happening like
and there were definitely weird-ass things going on in them like
but I did like the idea of having a familiar or animal companion. It would be like Bring You Pet to Work day every day 
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 5:06 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 4:47 pm)Evie Wrote: My brother is epic and you suck. Kudos that one, troll.
Epic huh? please... whats he like  .
I am an agnostic.. and I liked His Dark Materials. Why can't you give me some credit 
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 5:10 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 5:06 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: It was alright. I tend not to like books or movies where the fate of the world rests on something really stupid happening like
and there were definitely weird-ass things going on in them like
but I did like the idea of having a familiar or animal companion. It would be like Bring You Pet to Work day every day
And you were picking on me over too many unbelievable things happening in "Fear the Walking Dead." 
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RE: His Dark Materials?
February 2, 2016 at 5:14 pm
(February 2, 2016 at 4:45 pm)TrueChristian Wrote: (February 2, 2016 at 4:27 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Honestly, I'm glad the christer crusade against that film was successful. It really wasn't a very good adaptation and the sequels would have been worse.
The books, on the other hand, were great. "Northern Lights (aka "The Golden Compass") was the best, but they were all quite good.
It was extremley successsful IMO. Not only did the film bomb (losing more money than it made) but I believe it caused Newline Cinema to fold.
Perhaps God didn't like it .
Fortunately though, the BBC is adapting it as a miniseries. I think a film like that is more conducive to miniseries anyway.
The christers didn't like it because it was a very successful proof against C.S. Lewis' claim that you can't create a believable fantasy world without a benevolent god-like figure. Gawd had nothing to do with it.
New Line didn't fold. They were bought up by Warner Bros.
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