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Dean Koontz/Odd Thomas movie

Posted: Jan 16, 2013

Spinoff of a thread in Politics.

Does anyone read Dean Koontz? I *loved* him in the 80s, and even though he's become kind of formulaic, I still have a soft spot for him. I especially love the Odd Thomas series and I'm stoked about the upcoming movie. The casting is kind of (forgive me) odd, (Patton Oswalt as Big Ozzie? mmmkay) but I'm still shamelessly looking forward to it. I'd love to have seen James McAvoy as Odd, but I guess he's too old.

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Cant wait to see it! - nm

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I love the Odd Thomas series...SM - Old Anon

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I just finished Odd Apocalypse. Very good, very creepy. Can't wait for the next book and can't wait to see the movie. I hope they didn't mess it up like they did Janet Evanovich's "One for the Money". That was a disaster as far as casting the characters.

Anton Yelchin as Odd - grits

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It's not how I see him, but I've seen this youngster act and I believe he can pull it off.

NO. FREAKING. WAY. GRITS. - RC

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I had not heard of this! They're doing an Odd Thomas movie?

I AM OVER THE MOON! Did you read the graphic novels? I've only read the books, not the novels.

I'm seriously like a dorky little kid running after an ice cream truck right now.

PS--what's with the epic meltdown over on the Politics board? Is it over yet?

:D - grits

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I KNOW!! I found it totally by accident while I was fooling around on IMDB, and was metaphorically dancing from foot to foot. I adore Odd Thomas (and Christopher Snow, but I digress). I haven't read the graphic novels; I'll have to find them. I don't think I've even read the last book yet.

Baybee, when is there NOT an epic meltdown on Politics anymore? :D I just sit back and ride them out.

carpe cerveza! - RC

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LOL, sorry. I can't remember if that was how it was spelled, but when you mentioned Christopher Snow, I got all excited and peed a little, and then I felt compelled to insist we "seize the beer."

I actually liked the Christopher Snow novels a *little* better than the Odd Thomas books, but it seems Dean has chosen to continue the Odd series and not the Seize series.

Which reminds me--did you read...I think it was Odd Hours? Where Odd finds Christopher Snow's

LOL, sorry. I can't remember if that was how it was spelled, but when you mentioned Christopher Snow, I got all excited and peed a little, and then I felt compelled to insist we "seize the beer."

I actually liked the Christopher Snow novels a *little* better than the Odd Thomas books, but it seems Dean has chosen to continue the Odd series and not the Seize series. Which is cool, as long as he keeps writing at least one of them.

Which reminds me--did you read...I think it was Odd Hours? I'm putting in a spoiler in white beneath this (I hope), so you can highlight over if you want.

Odd finds Christopher Snow's hat--the one from Fort Wyvern. I wonder if he is going to have them meet? Or if that was just a wink at his Christopher Snow readers.

Sorry, I'm getting all nerdy on you here. But I don't know in anyone in "real" life who has read these books.

NO! - grits

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At least, I don't think so - it does seem like I remember getting all hopeful for an Odd/Christoper crossover, so I at least saw it somewhere.

I died laughing over your first paragraph. I know the feeling :D And I don't know anyone else who's read them either. I keep trying to get DH to read them, but he's being stubborn.

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