Wheel of Time - Cast Predictions/Wishlist (5 Viewers)

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I loved the series when I was 13... but as it dragged on and I got older, it was less appealing to me. I did finish the series out of sheer stubborness, Sanderson did a really good job of finishing it up.

I would not recommend the series generally, there are a lot better out there.
 
I've liked the series more since the last couple episodes.
 
how many non book readers are participating here? I'm interested to see a take from someone that isn't familiar with the plot.
 
My wife and friend have not read the books, and both are enjoying the show more than I am.
 
I didn't read the books and find it an "okay" series. I think I'm a couple episodes behind right now and it's not bugging me to have to watch them, I'll get to them eventually....that kind of thing.
 
My wife at the end of tonight's episode. "So it's fanfic then. Okay."

There's something freeing about giving up and letting go of the idea of seeing the books brought to life.
 
Dragonball Evolution was probably the worst adaptation of a source material I've seen, and I still found a way to enjoy it. I guess knowing that it was probably going to be the only big budget attempt to bring it to life allowed me to overlook the terribleness. I'll have to do that with the edits to this story.
 
kcirdor said:
how many non book readers are participating here? I'm interested to see a take from someone that isn't familiar with the plot.
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I read the prologue and I think the first chapter of Eye of the World. But comimg from reading GRRM, Jordan’s writing style seemed so pedestrian, like on the skill level of an 18 year old . So I just couldn’t get very far. Maybe I’ll give it another try, It was the HBO adoption of GoT that got me to read that series
 
Taurus said:
There's something freeing about giving up and letting go of the idea of seeing the books brought to life.
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Yeah, and I gave up on the books after about #10. So, really, I let go and gave up on seeing the books brought to life before the books were even done.

I'm just happy to see fantasy TV given a modest budget.
 
Taurus said:
My wife at the end of tonight's episode. "So it's fanfic then. Okay."

There's something freeing about giving up and letting go of the idea of seeing the books brought to life.
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Yeah, seems that way. Mostly my reaction (especially in the past two episodes)

"that didn't happen"
"that didn't happen"
"that didn't happen"
"that CERTAINLY didn't happen"
"she didn't do that in the books"
"that wasn't possible until about 6 books into the series"
"he didn't gain those powers until much later in the books, and in a different way"
"how are they going to resolve some things that happened later in the books since they decided to go in this direction instead?"

Also

Nynaeve being able to track Lan after they had gone through Shadar Logoth is dumb. If she HAD tracked them there, she would have followed them inside, and (probably) would have died. Instead she somehow tracked them all the way there, saw them enter and decided to stay outside. But then somehow saw them escape, from some random place? And then knew which group to follow? There are probably other things I could complain about, but for some reason this keeps annoying me.

Speaking of annoyances: I can't get over the statements of "the dragon reborn might be a HE or SHE" um...no. That goes against everything established in the books, only a man could be reborn. Only the male side is tainted.

Or the melodramatic acting from some of the characters is still awful. The script/lines are so cringe at times. I can't tell if they are bad at acting, or the script makes them bad. Often it seems to be trying too hard to evoke some kind of emotion, but it all comes off as being hollow and fake. Chatty/friendly Lan is nothing like the books. I just can't get over how terrible that direction was to take with his character. Or his over the top cry/wail at the death of some guy who they were trying hard to make into a best buddy of Lan's or whatever.

That dramatic death/suicide was not moving me at all.

The guy that was a viking warrior in a previous series, but here he looks so dorky
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Loail costume is terrible. At least he speaks in similar way to the how he is portrayed in the book.
But it is shocking just how bad he looks, because each episode is 10+ million... and THIS is the best they could come up with?

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Maybe they spent most of the $$ on set design, which is good.
 
I’m just trying not to compare to the story “ as I know I.”

Almost all of my issues wouldn’t be issues if I’d never read the books.
 

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