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The Wheel of Time (Amazon)

... no sir, I didn't like it. Too different.

But I'm only 15 minutes in. I'll give it a chance
 
Watched it.

Episode 1 was a bit rough. I think it really needed two episodes - it felt rushed and set an odd tone.

I really liked Episodes 2-3 though.
 
Honestly, I liked it. Ya, episode one crammed a ton in, I kind of agree with MT Steve - could have been split into two episodes.
And the major change with Perrin’s character was… kinda weird. There’s a lot more backstory there to be revealed to be sure.
But overall I’m liking the adaptation. Mat’s backstory is interesting.
So far, the two characters that are killing it are Nynaeve and Lan. The chick playing Nynaeve is just absolutely nailing it.
My wife had read the first book only up until right before they got to Shadar Logoth. My bonus son hadn’t read it at all.
Both loved it and are totally geeking out and cannot wait until next week’s episode.
 
By the way, on the comparison to Shannara - I get that completely. The Shannara series was an important series to me when I was a kid. I really loved it.
And even going into the TV series with an open mind, it really did NOT sit well with me at all. I really disliked it - even though I watched the whole thing to try to give it a chance to grow on me.
With Wheel of Time, it doesn’t feel like that to me. It definitely feels more adult, more “true”, more genuine - despite the fact that the Whitecloaks outfit/armor is not at all how I envisioned it and it’s almost distracting with how damn stupid it looks.
 
leftyjace said:
By the way, on the comparison to Shannara - I get that completely. The Shannara series was an important series to me when I was a kid. I really loved it.
And even going into the TV series with an open mind, it really did NOT sit well with me at all. I really disliked it - even though I watched the whole thing to try to give it a chance to grow on me.
With Wheel of Time, it doesn’t feel like that to me. It definitely feels more adult, more “true”, more genuine - despite the fact that the Whitecloaks outfit/armor is not at all how I envisioned it and it’s almost distracting with how damn stupid it looks.
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Yeah, this is worlds above Shannara.
 
LogGrad98 said:
This is why he will never finish it. He let it get way too spread out and convoluted. I saw an interview with him where he simultaneously said he'll finish it within 3 years and also that he will not finish it because he basically doesn't know where to go. He would do well, imo, to pull a Patterson and get ghost writers to finish it.
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He has no financial incentive to finish it. Sure, he'll make money, but only a tiny bit compared to what he got from the show.
 
I watched the first two episodes last night and really enjoyed them. It has been 25 years since I read The Eye of the World so I couldn't remember enough to know how accurately they portrayed things, but the cast seems pretty spot-on from what I do remember.

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gandalfe said:
He has no financial incentive to finish it. Sure, he'll make money, but only a tiny bit compared to what he got from the show.
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I would think he cares about his work and that would be an incentive to finish it. Not for money.
 
JazzGal said:
I watched the first two episodes last night and really enjoyed them. It has been 25 years since I read The Eye of the World so I couldn't remember enough to know how accurately they portrayed things, but the cast seems pretty spot-on from what I do remember.

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I really like the casting of the 3 young male leads. I also like the actress that plays Egwene but I think she is more suited to play Nynaeve as she looks just like I pictured Nynaeve when I read the books. Either way, they have done a great job with casting. Really like Lan, Padan fain (i think that is his name), and moraine. Also thought the trollics looked right and the eyeless was super creepy and scary. Im liking it so far. Thought some of the laughter in the dancing scene (when the village was all dancing) was really cheesy and forced and lame and there was a bit of other forced cheesiness but overall I think its been well done so far.
 
fishonjazz said:
I would think he cares about his work and that would be an incentive to finish it. Not for money.
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gandalfe said:
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I just feel like an author is one of those professions that you do for more than a paycheck. I have always thought writers enjoyed writing. Maybe Im wrong.
 
fishonjazz said:
I just feel like an author is one of those professions that you do for more than a paycheck. I have always thought writers enjoyed writing. Maybe Im wrong.
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Some probably do, and he probably did at one point, but if he actually enjoyed doing it, don't you think he would?

There are some writers, it seems, whose goal is not to write the best book they can, or even write a best selling book, except insomuch as those goals serve the ultimate goal of getting an adaptation made, because that's where the real money comes from.
 
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