• SaneMartigan@aussie.zone
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    15 天前

    If you like low standards fantasy it’s fine. It’s probably worth reading up a bit on the episodes to get an idea of the world. They dropped the show which is why I wouldn’t bother watching it again. Like Carnivale, which is a great show but it’s missing three seasons. Firefly the episodes were at least somewhat standalone, but WoT is trying to tell a story and it only tells a bit of it.

    Think Xena, Hercules, Legend of The Seeker.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    19 天前

    No it is not. The cast, particularly Rosamund Pike really put their back into their roles. Unfortunately the writing was a total mess. Also the production was all over the place. Some of it looked great and some of it looked like dogshit.

    Thing is, it is a tough book series to adapt…

  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    19 天前

    It’s mid.

    Nice production value though. but totally forgetable.

    a lot like the lotr series on amazon, you won’t remember anything other from it than it’s pretty.

  • BertramDitore@lemmy.zip
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    19 天前

    It’s bad. I wanted to like it, and tried a bunch of different times to get into it, but I just couldn’t. The characters were superficial and forgettable, and the performances were inconsistent and unremarkable.

    I recently rewatched Foundation, which I loved, and sadly there’s no comparison. Wheel of Time feels like a badly written B movie compared to Foundation.

    If you want something with a fantasy vibe playing in the background while you do something else, go for it. Otherwise, meh.

    • Master@sh.itjust.works
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      19 天前

      Being into the books makes you dislike the show… Not reading the books makes the show meh… Show gets cancelled for having no fanbase.

  • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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    19 天前

    It was ok. They changed a lot from the books, so don’t go in to it expecting a perfect match and you’ll enjoy it more.

    Except they cancelled it, so don’t bother.

  • Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    19 天前

    The show was godawful. I lasted maybe two episodes. It made Chapterhouse Dune: Prophecy look like Citizen Kane.

    Edited because I’d blocked out the name of that steaming hunk of trash.