Yes thanks Jerome,it was very good.
I did have some issues with my connection
that made it frustrating, it kept cutting off
and on....but what I managed to hear was
terrific, and your right Matt, it was fun to
hear him talk about Roland.
Yes thanks Jerome,it was very good.
I did have some issues with my connection
that made it frustrating, it kept cutting off
and on....but what I managed to hear was
terrific, and your right Matt, it was fun to
hear him talk about Roland.
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Perhaps I am daft, but I was suprised to hear Roland's last name (Deschain) pronounced as Des-(chain-as in metal links welded together) Chain.
I always thought it was a soft 'CH' as in Des-Shane.
Me too! That was weird. I thought it was De-shane.
And we get the definitive pronunciation for Alain as well - Al-ane.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I've always thought it was pronounced that way. I was much more surprised when I learned how Cuthbert was pronounced a few years ago. Great interview though.
Funny thing is, I'm sure I've heard King pronounce it "De-shane" in the past, so maybe he's decided "dez-chain" works better for him. Anyway, fun interview, I wish it was longer, like two hours!
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Me too.
It's rather interesting to hear how much this guy mispronounces the names in the books.
Well they're his characters so he's the one who says how they're pronounced..
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Nope, he is wrong. If I could have called in I'd have told him.Originally Posted by All_Hail_The_Crimson_King
Well they're his characters so he's the one who says how they're pronounced..
Oh. Okay then.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
i can tell you the one thing i didn't like was hearing him talk about a potential movie version as if only a trilogy would do. that sounds a LOT like four movies too few. now, i know i am firmly against any movie, but hypothetically, if it's to be done, it's to be done right, and King's idea of a trilogy being right is not in line with how I see it. i wonder why he feels they should try to condense 7 books into 3 movies. i know there are film threads, but this is more a response to king's actual statement in the interview. and yes, he used to say it "de-shane"
I think it's more important to remember that he doesn't think it'll happen.
I wonder what made him say that though. Maybe the J.J Abrahms thing fell through?
you mean prayer does work?Maybe the J.J Abrahms thing fell through?
Lets not start talking about a Dark Tower movie/s. I can't stand the idea.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Footnote 4 from the introduction to The Road to the Dark Tower: King pronounces Roland’s last name “dess chain.”
The "thing" is just a loose agreement to allow them to come up with a plan. They don't have an option yet, per se, because they haven't presented King with a plan.
Its always pronounced that way in audio versions as well.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
certainly not in all the audio versions. guidall says "de-shane" not "des-chain". now, i would say king is "right" it is his character afterall.Its always pronounced that way in audio versions as well.
Apparently even agnostic prayer.you mean prayer does work?Maybe the J.J Abrahms thing fell through?
The "thing" is just a loose agreement to allow them to come up with a plan. They don't have an option yet, per se, because they haven't presented King with a plan.
Hmmm...I may have just been hearing it since I was used to it. I just listened to #1 and he read it. Could have sworn he pronounced it that way.certainly not in all the audio versions. guidall says "de-shane" not "des-chain". now, i would say king is "right" it is his character afterall.Its always pronounced that way in audio versions as well.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
listening to part of 7 right now and he def doesn't emphasize the CH part, it's more like an SH. maybe he varies it as he goes.Hmmm...I may have just been hearing it since I was used to it. I just listened to #1 and he read it. Could have sworn he pronounced it that way.certainly not in all the audio versions. guidall says "de-shane" not "des-chain". now, i would say king is "right" it is his character afterall.Its always pronounced that way in audio versions as well.
The main reason we know about it is because EW covered the LOST team's visit to King in Maine to talk about the show and the Dark Tower. Abrams has mentioned it in interviews, too, but he's never said anything other than "we have this Dark Tower thing," as if it's vague and far in the future and, perhaps, they haven't really stopped to think about it in any detail.I'd just gotten the impression that it was something more concrete. I don't really know why. I guess I just assumed we wouldn't even know about it till they were at least seriously planning it.
The earliest mention of Deschain, (to my knowledge) is in Little Sisters of Eluria. King didn't read that.Hmmm...I may have just been hearing it since I was used to it. I just listened to #1 and he read it. Could have sworn he pronounced it that way.
I understand that, I just meant that in all the audio versions I have heard, it was pronounced that way.
And I am not sure that could be considered "earliest" when it is mentioned in the first book and that was the one that was written first.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Besides, "DEH-SHAYNE?"
C'mon, people. Do you really want our anti-hero/hero to sound like a castoff from a failed country-Western band that auditioned for American Idol?
Let's be realistic.
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