Narnia Fever - Catch It! Part 3

Hey there Dear Listener - even though we are preoccupied here at Letter to America with the details of George Best's funeral we still take time to deal with our other passion:  Narnia. 

Yes that's right - in a shameless attempt to cash in on Disney's massive media spend for the upcoming picture Narnia:  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Letter to America is immersing itself in Narnia, (cause after all Narnia author C.S. Lewis was born right here in Belfast).

Now of course I have no interest in the books per se - am just trying to cash in on the phenomenon.  To that end I must purchase the books.  I keep making mistakes here.  Check out what I mean:

Narnia Fever - Catch It! Part 1
Narnia Fever - Catch It! Part 2

But I keep trying - here I am in London trying to find the right book.

Yes, I'm still not sure which Narnia book to start off with.  Looking at this display it seems the books are targeted to kids.

They were very helpful here at Waterstones on Trafalgar Square, London.

OK - so now I think I've got the right book - will start reading it tonight Dear Listener and read you some choice bits this coming Saturday.

Comments

[Shane]

Yeah, I just started reading the first bood, "The Magician's Nephew". I never read it as a child, so it should be interesting. I probably won't get a chance to read much, because I've got finals in two weeks.

[Jes]

Did you know that CS Lewis didn't want Narnia to be put to film? A carton maybe, but not one done by disney. Almost seems like a kick in the nuts to have the series being made into a movie by none other than disney doesn't it.

Also covered by Boing Boing.

[Jenny]

Yeah, and Tolkien was no fan of movies. But money speaks louder than dead Inklings.

[jettloe]

yeah - i read that in the guardian today - also i've just found out that Disney did not produce the film - merely put up the cash in exchange for some distribution rights - so the movie has actually been made by this right-wing nut-job company Walden Media - we'll see what they come up with!

[Carrie]

Walden Media - any relation to Waldenbooks of 1980s mall fame? I suppose I could look it up...

[jettloe]

i reading info about them now...kinda scary in a lot of ways - will keep ya posted!

[Carrie]

Yeah, and they are 'developing' a buncha books from my 70s childhood...god that means I'm getting old. Not connected to Waldenbooks though. Didn't know Waldenbooks was bought by Borders. Learn something new.

[Eryn]

You have a good point about the book not being made into a movie. I am going to see the movie, but I'm sure it cannot compare to the images swirling around in my brain, as a child, when the stories were being read to me.

Let me know what you think of the books!

[Jett Loe]

tune in for chapter 11 Eryn - you'll hear me discover the magical world of Naria for the first time...

[KEV1N Ectoplasm]

I honestly have never heard of this Narnia before until I read the posts on here. It sounded like someone from Big Brother drafted in to co-host the show to me. I'd be far too busy on my ZX Spectrum back then! Books - meh! If it's a cartoon book like Asterix I'd maybe check it out though.

[Kendra]

When do you think they will be a second Narnia movie. I can't wait for the second one.