Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic The Wheel of Time coming to TV

only just got round to finishing this. quite enjoyed it, though the Hogwarts teen angst guff with Egwene in the tower was starting to give me the trots. give me more of Rand, Moraine and the other grown ups rather than the kiddy boppers. perrin is also a bit of a meh character & matt was decent in s1 but s2 actor just doesn't cut it for me.
over all though it was decent enough and kept me watching......for the most part :p
 
ic1male said:
Oh no, these last three episodes are the best ones! So close to the end, don't give up now. :D
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I did get to the end eventually and yes it was much better but we wouldn't come back for another series. I just didn't stay engaged while watching it. I ended up picking up a device and getting distracted. That to me is a good indicator I need to find another show :)
 
I didn't fully understand how off the show has portrayed Rann, Perrin and Mat were until I started reading the books. That's a massive understatement.
 
The the TV show is more about the woman rather than the blokes. Where the books was a even spread. The TV show has not touched on the male side of things at all really.

It's dare I say it a bit woke.
 
SPG said:
The the TV show is more about the woman rather than the blokes. Where the books was a even spread. The TV show has not touched on the male side of things at all really.

It's dare I say it a bit woke.
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Ah ok. In fairness there were a few ‘hmmm’ moments but for the most part it seemed fine to me.
I like me some magic and fantasy and this does it reasonably well so I can’t knock it too much.
 
Thekwango said:
Not read the books myself yet but without massive spoilers in case I do can you expand?
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Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the show and that's what drew me into the books in the first place.

Then I realised the folk who told me that the show was nothing like the books were spot on. The story itself revolves around Rann, Perrin and Mat a lot more. Also some of other character roles are completely changed and nothing like how it is portrayed in the books.

The show also minimises their involvement and puts the female characters in the forefront which changes the plot. The show does sprinkle ideas from the book but does so in a much more watered down way and doesn't cover the depth, the detail or the lore of the WoT universe.
 
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In one respect by girl boss-ing some of the female characters it ruins their character development. In season 2 (book 2) Egwene and Nynaeve has series defining events that utterly humble them and change their World outlooks entirely, or at least in the books they do. In the TV series they both just girl boss their way out and central character defining development is wasted. Honestly seasons 2 was strange, the book had a fairly solid plot and character development for all the characters and the writers said "Nah! We know better"

Season 2 was much much better than season 1 but they change stuff that doesn't need changing then write new additional stuff we never needed, Moiraine and Lan I'm looking at you. The books needed pruning for TV, big time, but the choices of how to prune are sometimes baffling.
 
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Half way through book 11 and i am absolutely loving it. I said it before i love this over any other fantasy series i have ever read/watched including LotR. I cant believe i am saying this but Matt Cauthon is my favourite character lol.

His interactions with Tuon is hysterical. Rann is good and probably Pierrin last

Most annoying is probably Faile. Nynaeve was and can be. Egwenen is alright i guess but she has metal on what she trying to do.

So glad i listen to your suggestions to give the books a go. I dont want it to end :(
 
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Glad you are enjoying it, couple of the story threads aren't satisfactorily concluded imo, but that was just a sconsequence of Jordan dying and Sanderson taking over I expect, coupled with Jordan himself not knowing where he wanted to go
(yes I'm talking about the black tower arc specifically!)
 
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C Kent said:
Glad you are enjoying it, couple of the story threads aren't satisfactorily concluded imo, but that was just a sconsequence of Jordan dying and Sanderson taking over I expect, coupled with Jordan himself not knowing where he wanted to go.
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I'm not sure the spoiler is necessary...
 
C Kent said:
I don't think 2 words can be labeled a spoiler... but I've thrown it in a spoiler tag anyway

Besides it could be argued there are spoilers in Kyo's post anyway :p
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My bad realised I posted this in the wrong thread. Thought this was the book thread not the TV. Added spoilers on my post now.
 
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