we have all long had fantasies about this series coming to the big screen. now that it's actually going to happen im simultaneously thrilled, terrified, and downright annoyed.
thrilled: it will be cool to see the characters come to life
terrified: they will screw it up and get so many things just flat WRONG
annoyed: you know, i kinda like that the Dark Tower is sort of a cult club. I like that i will say to someone "everything's gone 19" and they will either be extremely excited to meet a fellow journeyman along the path of the beam, or they will have no idea what the hell i am talking about. i feel like actually reading this series and knowing its ins and outs and discussing it intelligently is a rite of passage. the movie will take a lot of that away. in a lot of ways, it has the potential to ruin the experience for both potential readers and veterans alike. i don't know...now that it's here, i'd rather they just left it alone.
why do we have to sell everything out?