The Magicians

Watch The Trailer For SyFy’s The Magicians. Did They Get It Right?

A few weeks back we learned that SyFy had ordered to series an adaptation of Lev Grossman’s fantasy trilogy The Magicians. Now we have a trailer, which offers a peek at Brakebills’ faculty and new recruits, and contains the line “DO SOME GODDAMN MAGIC!” Yep, we’re intrigued. https://gizmodo.com/the-magicians-adaptation-is-finally-coming-to-a-tv-scre-1702130984 [Via Slashfilm]

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The Magicians Adaptation Is Finally Coming To A TV Screen Near You

A bid back in 2012 to bring Lev Grossman’s Magicians fantasy trilogy to TV fell through, but round two has proven a success: Syfy has given its new pilot a 12-episode series order, and it will begin filming this summer. As Deadline reports, producer Michael London was also behind the earlier Magicians adaptation that did…

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The Most Pointless Rules for Young Epic Heroes in Training

When you sign up to become a Jedi or a Starfleet officer, you have to abide by certain rules. Like, “Don’t attempt a Kolvoord Starbust.” But often, these organizations seem to invent rules that have no reason, beyond creating dramatic tension. Here are the most counterproductive training rules in science fiction and fantasy. A lot…

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First Details from the Pilot Script of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

Lev Grossman’s The Magicians brought an emotional weight, and a pleasurable snarkiness, to the age-old story of magical people discovering their powers. And The Magician King expanded Grossman’s world-building themes by adding a second protagonist. But how on Earth would you go about translating it to the television screen? https://gizmodo.com/in-the-magician-king-lev-grossmans-magical-over-achiev-5833260 Fox entrusted the daunting task…

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X-Men: First Class writers turning Lev Grossman’s The Magicians into a TV series

Great news! Lev Grossman’s acclaimed novel about a magical boarding school, The Magicians, is being adapted into a television series on Fox. And Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, whose credits include Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Thor and X-Men: First Class, are adapting it into a pilot. The Magicians revolves around the secret boarding…

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In The Magician King, Lev Grossman’s magical over-achievers finally get a job

People sometimes tend to sum up Lev Grossman’s fantasy debut, The Magicians, as a kind of anhedonic version of Harry Potter crossed with Narnia. But it’s actually a lot deeper than that — The Magicians explored what happens when our fantasies come true, and what it means to put yourself, your screwy demented self, in…

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The Official Mapmaker of Lev Grossman’s magical land reveals his secrets

If you adored the beautiful map of Fillory in the inside covers of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, then there’s great news — artist Roland Chambers has created an even lovelier map for the sequel, The Magician King. There’s a fantastic interview with Chambers over at Grossman’s site, where he talks about the secret to creating…

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Did all these fantasy stories really rip off Harry Potter?

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, opening next week, there are seven Harry Potters. But in real life, there have been way more Potters than that. Here’s the complete list of stories that people have accused of copying Potter. Back in the day, it used to be that everybody accused Harry Potter of being…

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Watch The Trailer For SyFy’s The Magicians. Did They Get It Right?

The Magicians Adaptation Is Finally Coming To A TV Screen Near You

The Most Pointless Rules for Young Epic Heroes in Training

First Details from the Pilot Script of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

X-Men: First Class writers turning Lev Grossman’s The Magicians into a TV series

In The Magician King, Lev Grossman’s magical over-achievers finally get a job

The Official Mapmaker of Lev Grossman’s magical land reveals his secrets

Did all these fantasy stories really rip off Harry Potter?

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