that shit happened to Percy Jackson, Dark Tower, His Dark Materials and Eragon. With eragon they killed completely the possibility of a sequence with how godamn awful the first one was
With Percy jackson they did a sequel, but ended the five book story there, knowing full well they already ruined it by trying to make the story as an adolescent bullcrap to compete with the late harry potter movies.
with the golden compass, they did the same mistake twice.
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the movie was, the books, the early ones, targeted a younger audience with the group being kids with their 11-12 years.
The series pretty much worked like Harry Poter, with they starting as kids and growing up with the books/movies, the guys who did the movie wanted to jump directly when they were adolescents( because it was the time HP was making a fuss) with "adult humor" and sexual innuendos.
Hell, hey cast a what, 30 years old woman to play the role of a 12 years old kid. Im ware of the upcoming series, but who knows, if they try to be a bit more faithful will be good overall.
This latest episode was... weird? I dunno, it started off strong, but the middle section in Tar Valon was rife with amateurish cut after cut. From Loial suddenly appearing out of nowhere to a library we had no introduction to, to a cut from Nynaeve in the tower immediately to her and Loial finding Rand, the whole thing was just choppy and put together in what felt like a random order.
Thank you.. i shall have a l ook around for it, if you spot it anywhere, please let me know.
I guess the Rosamund Pike version is abridged... i can't see an actress like that reading allowed a 14 volume series of an 800 page average per book.. it would cost them a fortune for her.
"Take the time to sit down and talk with your adversaries. You will learn something, and they will learn something from you. When two enemies are talking, they are not fighting. It's when the talking ceases that the ground becomes fertile for violence. So keep the conversation going."
~ Daryl Davis
The worst part is that you'd think anyone who could wield a force of magic would defend themselves from those who would do harm to them. Even though the Three Oaths forbids them from using the power against anyone who isn't shadowspawn, you'd think there would be some form of leniency towards self defense. And then you get later into the books and learn that the Whitecloaks ARE actually being manipulated to serve the enemy.
I distinctly recall Alanna Sedai remonstrating Perrin about her and Verin's position in defending against the White Cloaks when they meet them in Emond's Field. Something along the lines of being in front of the force, since they then can freely use the One Power when attacked...and being put in the back of the lines is useless.
Never to use the One Power as a weapon except against in the last extreme defense of her life, the life of her Warder, or another Aes Sedai. That is the third oath so they can use the one power in defense. They just need to believe that they are at great enough risk in order for the "magic" to allow them. The show drops the part about dark friend and shadowspawn. So technically in the show universe they can't even use it against those unless they are first attacked.
While some questions surround the purpose of the oaths later on in the books it was the partly the political landscape that caused the sisters to use them. As they wanted to be seen as "neutral" rather then a real threat. How the TV show will deal with all that is not something that can be predicted given all the changes already.
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him."-Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
You know a community is bad when moderators lock a thread because "...this isnt the place to talk about it either seeing as it will get trolled..."
Yeah, ere he was gone, the Junior James Rigney really made some great strides of uniqueness with al'Lan Mandragoran, a singular and unique elf-jewel of a character, without precedent in fantasy fiction, and at the same time, a mere token of what he was trying to accomplish with the first part of The Eye of the World.
You wouldn't happen to have any miruvor on you, would you? Because I could really use a drink.
I was going to work in something about throngs, but figured that would just be gilding the lily.
I'll just show myself to the liquor cabinet, now.
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For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God.
Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails.
Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon.
Amen.
"Unsuccessful" is an assumption, and not really. The Tower knows Whitecloaks kill sisters if given the opportunity and instead of stopping them for whatever reason of logistics or political tension they instead choose to avoid conflict. That's in the books.
I'm sorry if you're so hellbent on finding reasons to hate the show that you start trashing RJs writing.