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Book Club: The Gunslinger Chapter 1 part 1

Dark Tower Palaver

Release Date: 12/02/2015

Wizard and Glass Book Club #20 (Pt3, CH2 Sc1-8) show art Wizard and Glass Book Club #20 (Pt3, CH2 Sc1-8)

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Sections Covered Part 3 Chapter 2, Subchapters 1–8)   In the penultimate Book Club for 2024 Tadd and Peter jump into Hambry as they begin the harvest and await the coming Reap Festival. Rhea makes up with Musty and the Glass while thinking of a way to pay Susan back. Alain and Cuthbert have it out with Roland and out of it comes and idea for moving to The Drop after warning the Town where they will be and when. The next day on the way Roland makes a mistake with Susan in the window and Cordelia sees, they give their schedule to Avery. Susan has a blow up with Cordelia about the wave...

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In the latest Round Table Tadd and Peter announce the topics for the two March Insanity Brackets for 2025, then dive into all of the DT and King news including King tweeting he is back in Mid-World! As well as Flanagan doing a Carrie Series for Amazon, First Look at Welcome to Derry, Fairy Tale is a series now, The Running Man is coming in 2025 and the cast is legit, and ample tangents because that is what we do!   Engage with the show by Email or Social Media! Check the website at DarkTowerPalaver.com or Patreon at patreon.com/darktowerpalaver

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Wizard and Glass Book Club #19 (Interlude - Pt3, CH1 Sc1-5) show art Wizard and Glass Book Club #19 (Interlude - Pt3, CH1 Sc1-5)

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Sections Covered Interlude and Part 3 Chapter 1, Subchapters 1–5)   In the 19th Book Club on the 19th Day of October 2024 Tadd and Peter visit Roland's Second Ka-Tet as they realize the night is holding despite the long tale, and Roland warns them about the rest of the story but they want him to finish. In Mejis the Huntress moon and the Reap begins, and Roland and Susan are delirious in love at the expense of all other things. Cuthbert and Alain are beside themselves with Roland's actions. Jonas talks about going to investigate the Bar K, and Rhea is livid that her plans with Susan...

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In the latest Round Table Tadd and Peter celebrate the 9 year anniversary for the show which WB was nice enough to release Salem's Lot on. Then they cover the news including The Life of Chuck winning a prestigious award at TIFF and lands a distribution deal. Also The Institute adds 11 to its cast, including Luke Ellis. They talk Tarantino's influence on one King adaptation.  Also James McAvoy is a Constant Reader and tried to get Mautrin into It Chapter 2. Then Tadd and Peter Palaver about Frank Darabont leaving retirement and where they would like to see him direct in the Flanagan Series...

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Wizard and Glass Book Club #18 (Pt2, CH10 Sc6-14) show art Wizard and Glass Book Club #18 (Pt2, CH10 Sc6-14)

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(Covered in this episode Part 2, Chapter 10, Subchapters 6-14) In the latest Book Club Tadd and Peter follow Susan fleeing her aunt onto The Drop to her private place where Roland follows her and consoles her. Then duty and honor are finally thrown to the wind and they two finally give into their desires. All the while Rhea watches, but is interrupted and Musty pays for it. Then Susan finally follows the final orders given to her by Rhea. Then Roland hypnotizes her to figure out what happened but has minimal success. And Cordelia meets Jonas in town and later is suspicious of Susan and thinks...

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In the latest Round Table Tadd and Peter come together to Palaver about a tidal wave of news. Including King teasing a new Dark Tower Book! Also articles and first looks for Life of Chuck and Salem's Lot as well as a Flanagan interview where we find out he has had the rightst to the Dark Tower for MUCH longer than we realized. And a teaser for The Monkey and some smaller looks at The Running Man and The Long Walk.    Engage with the show by Email or Social Media! Check the website at DarkTowerPalaver.com or Patreon at patreon.com/darktowerpalaver

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Wizard and Glass Book Club #17 (Pt2, Ch9 Sc16-18, CH10 Sc1-5) show art Wizard and Glass Book Club #17 (Pt2, Ch9 Sc16-18, CH10 Sc1-5)

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In the latest Book Club Tadd and Peter re-join Roland and Susan as they investigate Citgo and find what the Big Coffin Hunters went to so much work to hide. Susan asks Roland to ask her to break her vow and he refuses. After they part Roland sees Roy return in a rush. Then we follow Susan into the most important day of her life, as she has a horrible run-in with the Mayor.   Engage with the show by Email or Social Media! Subscribe on YouTube to join in for live streams of the shows. Check the website at DarkTowerPalaver.com or Patreon at patreon.com/darktowerpalaver

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In the latest Round Table Tadd and Peter talk the news including Amazon having weekly discussions with Flanagan that include The Dark Tower! Also Flanagan saying The Exorcist won't get in the way of The Dark Tower, then a ton of news on The Long Walk that is filming now, The Running Man is filming this year! And they have a Palaver about what the podcast looks like WHEN the Flanagan series starts airing, as well as discuss some elements of if the Tet is the same in every loop and what that might look like if they are not.    Engage with the show by Email or Social Media! Check the...

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Wizard and Glass Book Club #16 (Pt2, Ch9 Sc6-15) show art Wizard and Glass Book Club #16 (Pt2, Ch9 Sc6-15)

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In the latest Book Club Tadd and Peter find Susan working herself to exhaustion to avoid a sleepless night, then Sheemie delivers a note to Roland from Susan setting up a meeting near Citgo, when they meet they kiss meanwhile on Cöos Hill we see Rhea looking through the Wizard's Glass and spying on Susan.  Then we follow Roland and Susan into Citgo where they explore it seeing signs of the Coffin Hunters work, and Roland reveals his real name to her, and they begin to kiss and Susan internally gives up honor and promises to let Ka and Roland take her, when she feels Rhea watching. ...

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In the latest Round Table Tadd and Peter talk the news including remembering two King Alum who have passed away, King revealing the title of his next novel, The Institute and The Long Walk both add cast to their adaptations, The Monkey, and Welcome to Derry bits. Then they discuss if King is done with the Dark Tower since it has been 12 years since the last story, and they talk building a King Cinematic Universe.    Engage with the show by Email or Social Media! Check the website at DarkTowerPalaver.com or Patreon at patreon.com/darktowerpalaver

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Hile Gunslingers, join the boys in a palaver digging deep into the books of the Dark Tower Series. Tadd and Peter begin the journey to the Dark Tower as they go through the first half of the first chapter of the first book of the Dark Tower Series. They keep the spoilers light to make it safe for both newcomers and experienced Gunslingers. So dust of your copy of The Gunslinger and listen to the boys chat about the book that began it all. The boys also touch briefly on the Matthew McConaughey rumors. Tadd's roommate also gives a bit of background music for a few minutes. Send in your thoughts on the book and the next part of the book club in a few episodes when the book club comes returns. 

Next episode the boys go back to the Round Table for some emails, some McConaughey talk, and The Ending, so send your emails now.