Board 8 > The Wheel of Time TV series coming November

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Radix
07/24/21 7:27:29 PM
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https://twitter.com/TheWheelOfTime/status/1418634929504624646

hell yeah

(theres also some prequel movies being planned)

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KamikazePotato
07/24/21 7:28:28 PM
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Pleeeeeeease be good

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Leonhart4
07/24/21 7:28:50 PM
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NFUN
07/24/21 7:29:15 PM
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how bloody dare they call me dragonsworn. light-accursed brigands

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Maniac64
07/24/21 7:40:41 PM
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I have low expectations and high hopes

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captaincanadian
07/24/21 7:54:55 PM
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I'd like it to be good but I'll be shocked if it is.
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Seanchan
07/24/21 9:16:37 PM
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Maniac64 posted...
I have low expectations and high hopes

I imagine they'd try to do a book a season? That's like 10-12 seasons, assuming they'd smartly cut down some of the book 7-10 boredom. Even that sounds like too much... I'll be interested to see how they adapt the series.

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NFUN
07/24/21 9:18:58 PM
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they can definitely cut down it harder

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pjbasis
07/24/21 9:22:32 PM
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TV is such a good medium for long serialized stories, hoping this stuff works out.

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Bartzyx
07/24/21 9:41:19 PM
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Seanchan posted...
I imagine they'd try to do a book a season? That's like 10-12 seasons, assuming they'd smartly cut down some of the book 7-10 boredom. Even that sounds like too much... I'll be interested to see how they adapt the series.

The showrunner originally mapped out 8 seasons. Totally doable, especially in the later books where so much of it is minor character POVs.

They will probably cut a ton of characters and at least a few major plotlines, but that's normal for an adaption like this.

The first season seems like it will probably be book 1, with parts of book 2 and New Spring mixed in. This is based on what people have sleuthed out from leaked set photos, casting, etc..

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NFUN
07/24/21 9:42:40 PM
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I can't wait to not see the circus in this

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Bartzyx
07/24/21 9:45:52 PM
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I can't wait to see the Faile Shaido arc resolved in 2-3 episodes.

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redrocket
07/24/21 10:00:30 PM
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Bartzyx posted...
They will probably cut a ton of characters and at least a few major plotlines, but that's normal for an adaption like this.

If there was ever a series where this could work out for the best, its this one!

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LeonhartFour
07/24/21 10:04:11 PM
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ZaziGuado
07/25/21 2:24:54 AM
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What's a one sentence overly simplistic summary of Wheel of Time?

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NFUN
07/25/21 2:31:08 AM
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ZaziGuado posted...
What's a one sentence overly simplistic summary of Wheel of Time?
Game of Thrones is about a woman and her three dragons; Wheel of Time is about a Dragon and his three women

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CoolCly
07/25/21 2:42:55 AM
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i am so hype for this. its impossible to know if something like this will be good until it comes out, but I think all the signs that it will be good that you can possibly have are there. Showrunner who seems like he's very invested in the source material and wants to make a great show, but understands adaptations require some changes. Brandon Sanderson has seen a lot of behind the scenes and thinks highly of the production. Production team has been giving teases of various aspects of the show well beyond would normally be given so far in advance of release. Casting of talented actors who seem to respect the source material

It could end up being bad still but PLEASE BE GOOD

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Seanchan
07/25/21 7:39:06 AM
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NFUN posted...
Game of Thrones is about a woman and her three dragons; Wheel of Time is about a Dragon and his three women

HA! That's pretty good.

Wheel of Time is much more of a traditional fantasy story than A Song of Ice and Fire. Fated teenagers destined to save the world and all that. The good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, and there's not too much in between. And there's magic!

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bryans7
07/25/21 7:51:35 AM
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Is this the one where they dumped a pilot like 5 years ago in the dead of night completely unannounced to retain the rights or something?

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NFUN
07/25/21 10:18:38 AM
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bryans7 posted...
Is this the one where they dumped a pilot like 5 years ago in the dead of night completely unannounced to retain the rights or something?
yes

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Maniac64
07/25/21 12:03:07 PM
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NFUN posted...
Game of Thrones is about a woman and her three dragons; Wheel of Time is about a Dragon and his three women
haha that's great!

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Mac Arrowny
07/25/21 12:29:20 PM
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bryans7 posted...
Is this the one where they dumped a pilot like 5 years ago in the dead of night completely unannounced to retain the rights or something?

It's worth noting that the current series has nothing to do with that pilot.
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KingButz
07/25/21 3:20:45 PM
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Not nothing! The creators of that pilot have producer credits on the TV series.
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