The buzz about it is pretty high. The director hangs out in one of the forums, so they are trying to be as fair as possible to the readers of the books.

The wikipedia link is up-to-date. Terrence Mann was just announced a couple weeks ago. Thanks for the link.

>I'm being unfair
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>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresden_Files_(TV_series)
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>he's executive producer so maybe he won't be too damaging.
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>I wonder if it'll ever make it over here.
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>>I've been watching the forums on and off for casting. I haven't seen anything about Nicolas.
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>>>That Nicolas Cage involvement is worrying. The man has no talent whatsoever. Apart from making turkeys.
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>>>>not to keep repeating this, as I've mentioned this here several times already, but if you like those "World-weary detective who hasn't lost his sense of honor, a femme fatale, a convoluted plot -- yup!", there's a series coming in January on the Sci-Fi channel. It's called the "Dressden Series". Based on a series of books by Jim Buther.
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>>>>The main protaganist is Harry Dressden. A Chicago P.I. who also happens to be a wizard. It involves all that your looking for, plus a healthy dose of sarcasm. Not to mention faries, vampires, demons, etc.
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>>>>>>This is one of my all time favorite movies. That, Casablanca, African Queen, Key Largo, On the Waterfront and Lawrence of Arabia, I can sit down and watch any time.
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>>>>>Funny you should mention that. I just received the new souped-up DVD edition of "The Maltese Falcon" in the mail a couple of weeks ago. Tried to talk my daughters into watching it this weekend but they weren't excited. I have gotten them to watch some "old" movies (anything before 1990 <g>), with occasional success, but it's always a sales job, especially if the movie is in black and white. It's about like asking them if they would like a rotary phone for Christmas.
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>>>>>We have similar tastes in the oldies. All those you mention are favorites, with "Key Largo" maybe a bit less so. "Sunset Boulevard" and "Double Indemnity" are two others that come to mind. I like just about anything Bogart, also the noir movies. Give me something B & W set in San Francisco or L.A. in the rain and I'm good to go. World-weary detective who hasn't lost his sense of honor, a femme fatale, a convoluted plot -- yup!