[TV] The Wheel of Time

[Orby]

It shouldn't be one of hate either and yet that is the dominate type of discussion in this thread. Every time something new gets posted it just rashes things. If the bad outweigh the good than just move on. Why continue to watch something you don't like? Liking the books since 1999 is irrelevant to anything here.

you are right thats why see 3

I have praised a few things about the show. I still think the first two episodes were the best episodes of the show. Despite some of the cut stuff. I don't have much complaints about the casting, I generally don't mind them. and some scenes once again in the earlier episodes have been pretty good to look at.

But once again there are too many negatives thats its hard to focus on the good a lot of the time. So as you can understand I am going to be sceptical about the second season.

[Nymrohd]

It shouldn't be one of hate either and yet that is the dominate type of discussion in this thread. Every time something new gets posted it just rashes things. If the bad outweigh the good than just move on. Why continue to watch something you don't like? Liking the books since 1999 is irrelevant to anything here.

If that is what the majority of the people who visit this thread wish to discuss, then that's the discussion though? Might as well ask a mod to lock it

[Lahis]

Then stop looking at it? It is crazy how many in this thread don't like the show but keep on coming back to view or comment on it.

This is WoW forum. We all hate what we are talking about

[Xath]

It shouldn't be one of hate either and yet that is the dominate type of discussion in this thread. Every time something new gets posted it just rashes things. If the bad outweigh the good than just move on. Why continue to watch something you don't like? Liking the books since 1999 is irrelevant to anything here.

Maybe make a non garbage adaptation and it won't get hate.

[rhorle]

Maybe make a non garbage adaptation and it won't get hate.

Just let it go. The show is not a personal attack against you so there is no reason to keep immersing yourself in something you hate.

[hulkgor]

Can't wait for the new season. Very curious to see how Aiel humour is going be come across on the show.

[Xath]

Just let it go. The show is not a personal attack against you so there is no reason to keep immersing yourself in something you hate.

Boredom and annoyance combined with hope for this awfulness to die and start the clock on a faithful adapt.

[Sting]

Boredom and annoyance combined with hope for this awfulness to die and start the clock on a faithful adapt.

Aint no way this is ever getting a faithful revival in our lifespan. There was an attempt, it was garbage, tough luck. Atleast we'll always have the books unless god forbid they get """adjusted""".

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Aint no way this is ever getting a faithful revival in our lifespan. There was an attempt, it was garbage, tough luck. Atleast we'll always have the books unless god forbid they get """adjusted""".

Uh, are people gonna come to your house with a ink well and white out to “adjust” your books or something?

[Orby]

Uh, are people gonna come to your house with a ink well and white out to “adjust” your books or something?

I think he means in the same sense there are books being adjusted now. A lot of children's books are getting adjusted to reflect our current social norms now, Roald Dahl was the recent example of this. Hardly the same thing though :P

More On Topic: If they make books based off the show, thats fine, if they wanna do that I say cool, I just don't seem them replacing the original source in this case. Unless someone with a half brain finds anything in those books offensive to social standards of today.

[Nymrohd]

Aint no way this is ever getting a faithful revival in our lifespan. There was an attempt, it was garbage, tough luck. Atleast we'll always have the books unless god forbid they get """adjusted""".

The stronger the brand name the more likely someone will choose to adapt it in the future. Hopefully someone who is interesting in adapting it, not just using it as a setting for their fanfic.

[Orby]

The stronger the brand name the more likely someone will choose to adapt it in the future. Hopefully someone who is interesting in adapting it, not just using it as a setting for their fanfic.

Sadly the next time these books will be adapted probably wont be in my lifetime.

[Syegfryed]

Sadly the next time these books will be adapted probably wont be in my lifetime.

Hey, there is always a chance, I think his dark materials got two or 3 adaptions(all bad) and Percy Jackson is getting another shot after those two goddam awful movies.

With how Media is going, they will probably gauge for more material and quickly, to fill the streaming demands, a sign of this maybe, is how Harry potter is getting a reboot. So if something is good/have high demand, with the book series is, maybe a reboot isn't that impossible in your lifetime.

I myself, still waiting for a Eragon reboot

[Nymrohd]

Sadly the next time these books will be adapted probably wont be in my lifetime.

Honestly I don't see anything sad about that. I don't need books to be adapted. I have enjoyed them, I have friends who read them so I could talk to someone about them and there are dedicated groups to share your love for the Wheel of Time universe. Heck I even tried out to play in an RPG version but it was really impossible to balance channelers vs non-channelers (we played a Trolloc Wars campaign) so I don't see it ever working well as a game unless it was some single player RPG where you are always a channeler.
I'd rather not see them adapt again if it'd have to be this kind of shit.

[rhorle]

Sadly the next time these books will be adapted probably wont be in my lifetime.

It was announced that the books just passed 100 million copies sold. The show caused the book to have 2.5 million sales in 2021 and 2.3 million sales in 2022. Renewed interest means that more could be interested. Just look at how the Tolkien Estate selling rights has caused an explosion of new development. An animated movie, a trilogy remake (or new films in same universe), etc.

[Orby]

It was announced that the books just passed 100 million copies sold. The show caused the book to have 2.5 million sales in 2021 and 2.3 million sales in 2022. Renewed interest means that more could be interested. Just look at how the Tolkien Estate selling rights has caused an explosion of new development. An animate movie, a trilogy remake (or new films in same universe), etc.

an animated show of Wheel of Time could work. I wouldn't half mind seeing that.

[Gumble]

This is WoW forum. We all hate what we are talking about

Generally forums are for people who are upset about THING and people who want to troll those people and stir the pot.

You can toss about 95% of forum goers into one of those 2 buckets.

People that like said THING or just don't care, rarely visit a forum post about it, as they have no issues with the THING.


Once you understand that, most forum conversations are alot easier to understand.

[rhorle]

People that like said THING or just don't care, rarely visit a forum post about it, as they have no issues with the THING.

Reddit, and other forums, don't follow that though. Sure the average peson will come somewhere to complain more than they would praise but not all forums are just echo chambers of negativity. Reddit has just as much positive/civil discussions as it does people venting/upset.

This forum has just been in decline for years so not many are left compared to the activity it once had. So you'll tend to get more of the extremes since there is nothing to temper them.