The Wheel Of Time (Amazon Prime) TV Show • Page 12

That was my reaction in the theater as well haha

 

It does move fast, I think a bit too much so, but honestly, with so much entertainment to choose from, including the Witcher returning, I don't think it has the luxury of being plodding and deliberate and fans of the book saying to newcomers 'just wait! it gets better!' won't help it become the success it needs to be to get into the meat of the story. It has to have early moment episodes to hook people and there certainly were a few of those, and that's where the changes came from. While the books were never really PG if you read between the lines, the brutality is definitely shown in a more explicit way that it was ever written.

 

Yeah, I'm kinda glad I read about that second spoiler before watching the show. Gives me time to get ready for that so it doesn't derail me during the episode haha.

My memory is a little fuzzy, but the marriage and the sex stuff seem to both go along with the characters being aged up slightly from the books, no...? That seems fine to me. The accidental spousicide thing seems random and intense, but I'll definitely see how it plays out before judging it. Glad I had a heads up though.

 

It appears that season 3 was ordered sometime in the last week, but I can't find a "good" source for that. Rafe wants 8 to tell the story.

 

I'm only 2/3 of the way through The Great Hunt, but Padan Fain and the stuff he does while leading the Trollocs is definitely some overly brutal stuff.

 

Oh yeah, big time - I was listening to the audiobook a few weeks ago, and there's a scene where he's leading Trollocs and some humans, and the humans are slowing them down, and he has the Trollocs go brutally murder the people and eat them. I'm like 85% sure it is specifically mentioned that there are children in the group too, but I could be wrong on that.

 

He's only briefly in episode one but the casting seems perfect and I can't wait to see him more

 

He's a character that if cast correctly, could absolutely steal the show. Dude is basically given full permission to act as psychotic as possible.

 

Last thoughts are that I have already seen a few bad takes that it's cliché and tropey and familiar and we've seen it all before. I think that will probably be the biggest hurdle, as yes, we have seen this beginning before and for the TV show, I hate that it starts that way, as the STORY GETS SO FREAKIN GOOD AND WILD AND I JUST HOPE WE GET THERE!! Most of the bad takes though however normally end with 'I haven't read the books, or I read the 1st book and stopped' so they're making assumptions about the whole thing having only seen/read part. I really just want this to be a success and for my non-fantasy but big TV fan friends to agree that it's well made and worth having around.

 

So reviews of the first 6 episodes are coming in... the negative reviews are all really snarky and aiming to be some sort of hilarious takedown with jokes and references vs actual criticism. I think it will end in the 70%'s on rotten tomatoes, which isn't awful for the 1st season of a show that we all know will take time to develop. Bojack horseman one of my all time faves, started at 71% as did the expanse (78%). If the rumors are true and a 3rd season is on the way, Amazon has plenty of time to right the ship and grow into it.

 

Yeah, the ones who don't like it seem to lend into... melodrama and "I'm better than this." One out of the UK felt pre-packaged as "I knew I would hate this, so let's see if I'm funny."

 

Just finished The Dragon Reborn. Only 11 more books to go before I can read this thread without worrying about spoilers.

 

We are generally okay here in the TV thread about marking spoilers. The book thread would definitely be a no-go though.

 

I'm only partly through The Great Hunt, hopefully finish the whole thing before the end of this first season so I don't spoil anything for myself.

 

So the answer for what the first season covered according to the shower runner was parts of books 1-3 but it won't even cover the whole 1st book.... (and with casting choices, I know what won't be covered in season 1). I think the show is going to go completely out of order so honestly, if you don't want anything spoiled from books you'll need to get wayyy ahead, if not finish them all.

 

I'm a fairly slow reader so no chance this happens. I used to blow through audiobooks but ever since march of 2020 ive worked remote and *surprise* when you dont spend hours in the car every week its harder to find time to read/listen.

 

I hear ya. I'm a big mix of audiobooks and reading. Got a 2hr round trip commute and then I read maybe an hour a day and a few hours on weekends and it still took me about 4 years to get through all these books ha but I did read the first 8 twice (and i didn't read them all in a row).. I think the show will be different enough it can exist on it's own, but it's obviously going to reveal things that would also be surprises in the books and I have a feeling that in order to get away from the LOTR and tropey generic criticisms, they'll reach further ahead to where more of the unique and interesting stuff happens. It won't be safe to just say well season 1 was books 1 and 2 and season 2 is books 3 and 4 etc. as for all we know, season 2 could pull stuff from book 6. There are enough events that are sort of independent that they can be shuffled around happen out of sequence from the books without creating a timeline that doesn't work.

 

I'm hoping the show doesn't outpace my reading

 

Nearly there, everyone! This thread was made over 2 years ago and it's finally coming to fruition. Hopefully see more people here after the premier later.

 

Oh it's fruitious alright

 

I’ve heard the first episode is live already?

I promised a friend to not watch until we’re together tomorrow. Pain.

Edit: I’m not seeing it on the website so I’m guessing that Tweet is very false.

 

Guess the tweet didn't come from one who took the Oaths


Sorry

 

All 3 are out. In case anyone hasn't seen yet.

 

Waiting is pain.

 

I checked about six times today but they were never up - I'm gonna go watch at least the first episode right now! I've been waiting 20+ years for this, I can't wait any more!