The Wheel of Time
http://io9.com/the-real-story-about-that-wheel-of-time-pilot-that-aire-1684773094
So the pilot for this aired last night. I haven't gotten around to reading the books, but I've got them all on my kindle. I've heard some high praise for this series. Any fans here?
Originally posted by RobtardNo problem, just don't expect much. From what I hear, this was pumped out randomly by Universal late last night in an effort to keep the rights from reverting back to the dead authors estate. Jordans wife and company are apparently pretty pissed, since the rights were supposed to revert back tomorrow (Feb 11).
Oh shit, didn't know about this, will def check it out. I loved those books way back in the day, even though I never finished the series and left off somewhere on book 9Thanks
Let me know what you think when you watch it.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/29/the-wheel-of-time-will-be-adapted-as-a-tv-series
Looks like a legit show is in the works
The books start out pretty decent but then turn into a tedious, mind-numbing mess full of whiny, self-pitying characters interacting with total bitches. I heard Brandon Sanderson did a pretty good job bringing the series to a close after Robert Jordan died but by then I'd long since lost interest. Pity, because just like The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind it had a lot of potential before it was absolutely ruined. Hopefully they do a better job adapting it than they did with The Sword of Truth or The Shannara Chronicles (another series I couldn't be bothered to finish).
There is only one adaptation I am looking forward to because I think it's going to be effing brilliant: The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
Originally posted by DreampantherI stopped at book 4 or 5.
The books start out pretty decent but then turn into a tedious, mind-numbing mess full of whiny, self-pitying characters interacting with total bitches. I heard Brandon Sanderson did a pretty good job bringing the series to a close after Robert Jordan died but by then I'd long since lost interest. Pity, because just like The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind it had a lot of potential before it was absolutely ruined. Hopefully they do a better job adapting it than they did with The Sword of Truth or The Shannara Chronicles (another series I couldn't be bothered to finish).There is only one adaptation I am looking forward to because I think it's going to be effing brilliant: The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
Originally posted by Arachnid1
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/29/the-wheel-of-time-will-be-adapted-as-a-tv-seriesLooks like a legit show is in the works
Great, looking forward to see what they do with it.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/20/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sets-showrunner-production-studio
Looks like this is getting serious
Originally posted by Arachnid1
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/20/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sets-showrunner-production-studioLooks like this is getting serious
Awesome and not surprising this is going forward, considering how huge the Game of Thrones tv series has become I imagine studios are looking for epic fantasy series to produce shows off of.
Now they only need not **** it up, capture all the good from the books while cutting out the shit.
Will be airing November 19, 2021 on Amazon Prime.
I'm also skeptical how the 'flashy magic' will come off.
Originally posted by Robtard
Will be airing November 19, 2021 on Amazon Prime.I'm also skeptical how the 'flashy magic' will come off.
Did I see/hear Charles Dance in the trailer, or was I mistaken? 🤔
No. Dance isn't in it as far as I'm aware. Maybe you mistook Roose Bolton's actor for him. He's in the show and is playing the main character's dad.
Here's the trailer BTW:
Looks legitimately awful and very cheap. Like something I'd expect to see on the CW.
"We don't know... if he (the Dragon) was reborn as a girl or a boy."
Clearly the showrunners have no clue what they are doing nor do they have even a basic understanding of the series. This is major change to the very foundation of the books. Yes, it's all but certain that the Dragon will remain the same character as in the series. But the mere fact that Moiraine thinks the Dragon could be a girl is a huge issue. Not only does it contradict the cosmology of the series, but the reason people are scared shitless of the Dragon Reborn, the prophesized chosen one, is because he will be a male channeler and all the issues that come with that. Heck, many people even think the Dragon Reborn will be a villain because of it. Even the main characters at the beginning of the series joke that the evil being hunting them may be the dragon. Like this is a core aspect of the series and now it's gone...
Yeah, that's a very stupid change/comment even when the final outcome is the same as the books. The Dragon being a male and therefore already tainted is a driving point of the story, as you mentioned.
They probably put that line in to try and soften the blow because the Male Rights Activists who know nothing of the books this series is based on are about to go full blown "REEEeeeeee!!!!" when they hear about a show where women are in control and men who show magic potential (ie Chads) are effectively neutered by the matriarchy.
Personally, I wouldn't have done it if it were my show. I would have kept it like the books.