From Time.com: Ask any reader who has seen the movie version of a favorite novel, and the answer will usually be, “The book was better.” That’s because readers of a novel have already made their own perfect movie version. They have visualized it, fleshed out the locations and set the pace as they either zipped through the book or scrupulously savored every word. Click here to read Time magazine’s comparison of the Narnia book to movie. Thanks to Brett for sending this in.

Narnia toys will be available in McDonalds Happy Meals starting December 16, 2005 and running through January 12, 2006. You can see small pictures of the eight Happy Meal toys on our forum. Thanks to Tumnus the Faun for the heads up.

CNN has a short article about CS Lewis sharing his thoughts on the possability of Narnia film before he died. He approved of a radio series and perhaps a cartoon, but not a live-action film. Lewis wrote: “Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare — at least with photography. Cartoons would be another matter. A human, pantomime, Aslan would be, to me, blasphemy.” If only Lewis could have seen what can be done with CGI today! Read the full story here. Thanks to Rilian, Alynne, and Esther for the heads up!

ABC Radio and Home Depot is sponsoring the ’Bring Home Narnia’ Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will get all sorts of Narnia goodies (not mention a huge Home Depot gift card). Click here for more information on the sweepstakes!

John J. Miller a National Review Online political reporter writes that we need to prepare for the battle for Narnia. Because of the religous content, he writes, reviewers will start bashing the film as soon as they file their reports. You can read most of his article on the free side of NRO. CNN’s recent hit job on C.S. Lewis seems to be proving him right.

IMDb.com has the daily poll up for “which movie are you most looking forward to?” Vote fast! It ends today!

Narnia trailers and movie clips for iPods will be available later this week on the Disney.com. Keep your eyes peeled and we’ll let you know when the clips are available.

Almenconi.com gives the Narnia video game a great review and lists it with their top 3 favorite games ever. The review focuses on family-friendly aspects and rates the game a 96/100. Click here to read the review.

See an exclusive Narnia clip on the Sci-Fi channel tonight November 28 during Stargate SG-1 (9/8C). We’re not sure how long this clip will last, but check your local listings for showing times.

icWales has posted a great interview with Georgie Henley, who plays Lucy, in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In the interview we learn that she was shocked by the “ripe” language of the grownups on set and organized a “potty mouth bucket”. Apparently James McAvoy was the worst offender and had to put four New Zealand dollars in the bucket. About acting, says Georgie: “I got a bit nervous at first and kept messing it up,” she blushes. “That’s why they did take after take after take. But the director told me they had to do it that way because then they could get lots of cuts,” she adds. Read the whole article at icWales. Thanks to KnightofGondor for the link.