Well see now these questions seem to be answered in large part by my "pet theory" that Roland is the metaphorical representative of the evolution of mankind. As "we" make ourselves better as a people...
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Well see now these questions seem to be answered in large part by my "pet theory" that Roland is the metaphorical representative of the evolution of mankind. As "we" make ourselves better as a people...
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Explain why you think so, say please and thank ya.
Haha, sorry I'm just re-familiarizing myself with the slang.
I think stuff from TM7 is ripped off (for lack of a better term) in the final showdown in The Wolves of the Calla.
I am confused about his restarting in Mohaine desert too, especially since he obviously re-did stuff in the past. Case and point, the horn of Eld.
The reason King did this, I believe, is first and...
You guys have to take into consideration that some things, in children stories more present than others, are exaggerated just for the sake of getting the point across. Being at the top of a tower is...
Yeah, Walter was the guy who collected taxes basically, in that story. And didn't Maerlyn say it was the monster in the tower? that would be the CK.
I have always loved it, but I think people don't enjoy it as much because it's slower, has less action, less fantasy or Science Fiction aspects, many questions unanswered, and is mostly, a Western.
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I prefer the original, only because it makes Roland out to be more of a hardass, emotionless prick than it does in the revised edition.
Also, just a side-note, since the Gunslinger was originally a...
Yeah i don't think it matters what it technically is, it's 13 episodes long, so that doesn't seem so mini to me... Especially with hour long episodes.
How did you discover the Dark Tower? My dad just had a bunch of books sitting around, and Gunslinger was there. I had read a ton of Stephen King before this, and he esteemed this series as his Magnum...