Anyone watched the Wheel of Time series? Is it any good, and does it match
up with the books at all, or is it just "based" on the books?

I haven't read the books though they are on my list, but the preview for the show I saw looked fairly decent and I was considering adding it to my watch list.

Thanks!

-Zarnock

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On 26 Nov 2021, Zarnock said the following...

Anyone watched the Wheel of Time series? Is it any good, and does it match up with the books at all, or is it just "based" on the books?

I started watching it and it was pretty good... Slipped into a food coma on
the 2nd episode tho. My gf plans on reading the books. I definitely want to
get back to it.

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On 28 Nov 2021, fang-castro said the following...

I started watching it and it was pretty good... Slipped into a food coma on the 2nd episode tho. My gf plans on reading the books. I definitely want to get back to it.

I started watching it shortly after posting, but for some reason my dog wouldn't stop barking at it. So I made it about 3 minutes in and decided I'd have to watch it after she went to bed.

Also I totally get the food coma thing! Haha.

-Zarnock

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Anyone watched the Wheel of Time series? Is it any good, and

does it

match up with the books at all, or is it just "based" on the

books?

I started watching it and it was pretty good... Slipped into a food
coma on
the 2nd episode tho. My gf plans on reading the books. I definitely
want to
get back to it.

I watched the first episode this week. Started out kinda cheesy (I didn't
read the books) but instantly felt like it was firmly in the LoTR shadow,
not in a good way, plus a 100 other fantasy books/tropes about The Chosen
One, the Hero Reborn, etc. Overalls FX was super CG and corny at times, Trollocs or whatever they were were kind of laughable with practical
effects. some stuff (like the opening ritual of falling in the water)
just didn't make sense.

BUT it sort of grew on me by the end. Gets really bloody and violent and
the magic is fun. Despite first impressions, I'm gonna watch the next
episode :)


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