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Originally broadcast as
Legend of Earthsea in December 2004, the Sci-Fi Channel's four-hour miniseries of
Earthsea rides the coattails of the
Lord of the Rings trilogy with its quest-driven story of humble blacksmith Ged (Shawn Ashmore), a wizard-to-be who is mentored by the magical Ogion (Danny Glover) as he seeks to preserve the realm of Earthsea from the evil King Tygath (Sebastian Roch). Ged's adventures lead him to the priestess Tenar (Kristen Kreuk, from
Smallville) and with secrets shared by High Priestess Thar (Isabella Rossellini), they gain the power to prevail over Tygath. As presented by Robert Halmi Sr. (producer of
Merlin,
Gulliver's Travels and several other fantasy miniseries), this skeletal rendering of
Earthsea boasts a wealth of digital effects and semi-lavish set design, but Ashmore's lack of charisma hampers a production already fraught with problems. It provoked the wrath of fantasy fans and a firm rejection by author Ursula K. Le Guin, who had watched helplessly (she wasn't involved or consulted) as her classic novels
A Wizard of Earthsea and
The Tombs of Atuan were racially "whitewashed" (in Le Guin's words) nearly beyond recognition. As TV fantasy goes,
Earthsea is admirably ambitious, but best enjoyed by those with no awareness of the classic books it is
very loosely based on.
--Jeff Shannon
Video Description
Based on Ursula K. Le Guin's multiple award-winning classic tale comes this richly imagined epic mini-series. In the magical world of EarthSea, the Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony between humans and dragons for centuries. But when the Amulet is broken and a piece of it disappears, it's up to a neophyte wizard to restore balance and stop a nefarious king from conquering EarthSea's islands.
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