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WHEEL OF TIME TV series watching thread (spoilers!) (was: 'So, the WHEEL OF TIME TV series is a go at Sony' thread

#621 User is offline   TheRetiredBridgeburner 

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Posted 16 January 2024 - 06:20 PM

Yes, the casting of Elaida is confirmed. There was a lot of noise at one point about it because I think people had been fan-casting her as Cadsuane, and got all excited over a Twitter exchange between herself and Rafe Judkins. I prefer it this way - I'd much rather have a strong actress for Elaida.

At a guess, I would suspect Liandrin is getting meshed with Alviarin.

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Posted 16 January 2024 - 06:35 PM

Alviarin also makes sense, same reasoning, keeps the viewers guessing.

I'm actually very enjoying the deviations from the books. It's a new story w familiar elements but very little repetition.
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Posted 16 January 2024 - 06:48 PM

It makes it more gripping for readers as long as it retains adherence to the spirit of the story.
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Posted 16 January 2024 - 09:23 PM

View PostCyphon, on 16 January 2024 - 06:48 PM, said:

It makes it more gripping for readers as long as it retains adherence to the spirit of the story.


That's a good way to put it.
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Posted 17 January 2024 - 01:45 PM

View PostAbyss, on 16 January 2024 - 06:35 PM, said:

Alviarin also makes sense, same reasoning, keeps the viewers guessing.

I'm actually very enjoying the deviations from the books. It's a new story w familiar elements but very little repetition.



View PostCyphon, on 16 January 2024 - 06:48 PM, said:

It makes it more gripping for readers as long as it retains adherence to the spirit of the story.


Agreed, it's keeping it fresh and interesting and I would say overall the spirit is there.

I suspect I'll be happy with whatever they do with Liandrin, she's had too much set up for the show to lose her from the cast in the way book Liandrin just trickles off and stops mattering. Kate Fleetwood is one of the best in the cast, I'm just happy to see as much of her as possible.

Interestingly, there was an anecdote in Patrick Stewart's biography where he says the only woman who's genuinely scared him acting opposite him was Kate Fleetwood playing Lady Macbeth - her performance was just that good.
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Posted 17 January 2024 - 02:17 PM

I can totally see her being an incredible Lady Macbeth!
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Posted 17 January 2024 - 02:42 PM

View PostTheRetiredBridgeburner, on 17 January 2024 - 01:45 PM, said:

View PostAbyss, on 16 January 2024 - 06:35 PM, said:

Alviarin also makes sense, same reasoning, keeps the viewers guessing.

I'm actually very enjoying the deviations from the books. It's a new story w familiar elements but very little repetition.



View PostCyphon, on 16 January 2024 - 06:48 PM, said:

It makes it more gripping for readers as long as it retains adherence to the spirit of the story.


Agreed, it's keeping it fresh and interesting and I would say overall the spirit is there.

I suspect I'll be happy with whatever they do with Liandrin, she's had too much set up for the show to lose her from the cast in the way book Liandrin just trickles off and stops mattering. Kate Fleetwood is one of the best in the cast, I'm just happy to see as much of her as possible.

Interestingly, there was an anecdote in Patrick Stewart's biography where he says the only woman who's genuinely scared him acting opposite him was Kate Fleetwood playing Lady Macbeth - her performance was just that good.



View PostTiste Simeon, on 17 January 2024 - 02:17 PM, said:

I can totally see her being an incredible Lady Macbeth!


Same. I had an initial impression she was overselling the role but as the show moved along and she leaned in instead of backing off i just started to genuinely enjoy her scenes. She plays very well off the rest of the cast, Moiraine in particular.
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Posted 17 January 2024 - 03:47 PM

I think they're probably not going to do most of the political scheme type stuff you need Alviarin for, it's a loose enough adaptation and they don't have much time, so I think they'll cut most of it.

Re Liandrin, the script was the issue in Season 1, not the performance.

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Posted 23 January 2024 - 04:25 PM

S2 Ep3

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I continue to enjoy this.
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Posted 07 February 2024 - 06:16 PM

Just Finished Season 2.

I enjoyed this. The pace was solid, the main characters all received fair treatment, i was entertained until the end, which was suitably epic.
There are things i could nitpick, but really, overall, this ticked all the boxes i needed it to for me to keep watching.

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Great fun. I'm thoroughly in for S3.
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Posted 07 February 2024 - 08:41 PM

Basically agree with alla that. It's not really the type of fantasy with three-dimensional characters anyway, but they're doing the two-dimensional stuff pretty well. It does frequently make me wonder how people who haven't read the books are taking it.
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Posted 08 February 2024 - 08:06 AM

My wife is very keen, although she does like a good fantasy series.
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Posted 08 February 2024 - 10:05 AM

Same, wife enjoys, has no knowledge of the source material beyond where I expand on a point
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Posted 08 February 2024 - 11:47 AM

Same, wife enjoys, has no knowledge of the source material beyond where I expand on a point (with my own admittedly limited knowledge).

We've both enjoyed both seasons, and both think S2 was a step up in quality all around.
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Posted 08 February 2024 - 07:17 PM

Same, LadyByss enjoys, has no knowledge of the source material, and i just stfu and enjoy because she hates when i expand on a point w my own knowledge.
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