Wheel of Time Full Trailer is out *No Spoilers Please*

[Garthanos]

I think just about every fantasy trailer I've seen has looked "generic." I can't fault WoT for that.

In one of the books Elayne took a bath. That's all I can remember about it. But I'm hoping things go a lot quicker in the streaming series than they do in the books.

::Remembering the d20 version:: Be careful what you wish for!

I bought the d20 book... I mean they tried, but no I never used... I was thinking an Unreal Engine based product

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I don’t see how the first example is fundamentally different than the second.

You don’t? Seriously?

People get introduced to things at different times. Some of them weren’t even alive when they were new.

They don’t deserve to experience the same wonder their predecessors did?

What’s “deserve” got to do with it? Do people not “deserve” to be able to fully discuss art in public spaces?

I mean, no one in this thread has gone full “telling me it’s exciting is a spoiler” about it, but the whole mindset is just really…stifling.

Not even in a thread specifically aimed at people who haven't seen it but might be contemplating doing so?

Why? Oh hey some of the main cast in Battlestar Gallactica are secretly robots, you guys! I mean come on.

I think that’s my approach. Talk about or allude to things without throwing open your overcoat and waving your third-season-finale-tallywacker in everyone’s face.

This really seems like an appropriate comparison, to you? Really!?

Talking about one of the most widely read fantasy series ever in an open manner is comperable to waving ones junk in strangers’ faces, to you? You don’t think that maybe the perspective is a bit off, there?

 

[Urriak Uruk]

What seems to be going on there, and with the focus of Moraine as the lead, is that they are trying to maintain the mystery, for those who haven't read the books, of exactly which of the Emonds Field characters is actually going to be the main character (and the baggage that comes with it)...

This is actually fair, if it's what they're going for. It's also something that the book did a terrible job of hiding.

"What, you mean the character with 75% of the POV chapters who is having weird visions is the Chosen One? What a shocking twist!"

 

[Parmandur]

This is actually fair, if it's what they're going for. It's also something that the book did a terrible job of hiding.

"What, you mean the character with 75% of the POV chapters who is having weird visions is the Chosen One? What a shocking twist!"

Rand al'Thor

Spoiler: IS

is the Muad'Dib

 

[Urriak Uruk]

1. Rand al'Thor - 79.5%
2. Perrin Aybara - 12.5%
3. Nyneave al'Meara - 3.7%
4. Egwene al'Vere - 3.2%

And then Morraine and Lews Therin Telemon each get a chapter that rounds out the percentage.

I found a quote from the showrunner that says they are writing this first season with the whole series in mind, so they are definitely making sure to not make it the Rand show.

Huh, Nynaeve got POV in the first book? I didn't remember that, although she's easily the best female character in the series (at least early in the series). The dichotomy of being a bossy nanny who finds herself being bossed around quite suddenly is actually very fun, and she's one of the most assertive characters.

Tugs braid furiously!

 

[Parmandur]

Though I don't think that Jordan was really trying to surprise any readers, just provide a plausible first person narrative of self-discovery.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I mean, it is one of the most widely read fantasy novel series ever. Still, I'm personally choosing to be circumspect about plot elements insofar as I can be, but it's not unreasonable to be fairly loose with plot elements to books that are older than the average D&D player.

I'd love to see a stat on how many start the series vs. read the whole thing. It starts of strong, and get progressively more writer indulgent. I couldn't finish it myself, even though I got like 7 books in.

 

[Parmandur]

Huh, Nynaeve got POV in the first book? I didn't remember that, although she's easily the best female character in the series (at least early in the series). The dichotomy of being a bossy nanny who finds herself being bossed around quite suddenly is actually very fun, and she's one of the most assertive characters.

Tugs braid furiously!

Yeah, not only did she get some chapters, the switch in tone was actually my first clue that, A. Jordan was a master of first person narrative, and B. Maybe Rand was an unreliable narrator (along with every other POV character).

 

[Parmandur]

I'd love to see a stat on how many start the series vs. read the whole thing. It starts of strong, and get progressively more writer indulgent. I couldn't finish it myself, even though I got like 7 books in.

The last books sold an awful lot of copies, though I'm sure the number who didn't finish is staggering.

 

[Rune]

You don’t? Seriously?

What’s “deserve” got to do with it? Do people not “deserve” to be able to fully discuss art in public spaces?

I mean, no one in this thread has gone full “telling me it’s exciting is a spoiler” about it, but the whole mindset is just really…stifling.

Why? Oh hey some of the main cast in Battlestar Gallactica are secretly robots, you guys! I mean come on.

This really seems like an appropriate comparison, to you? Really!?

Talking about one of the most widely read fantasy series ever in an open manner is comperable to waving ones junk in strangers’ faces, to you? You don’t think that maybe the perspective is a bit off, there?

Sometimes the turn is important to the work.

For example, there is a classic novel whose final four words are (in my estimation) among the most potent four words in literature. They carry the weight of the whole novel. But only if you don’t see them coming.

I’d tell you what that book is, but I’m concerned that you might go around ruining it for people, since it isn’t a concern of yours. It’s a fairly old book, after all.