Wheel of Time Discussion - Spoilers(with book spoilers)

[Parmandur]

It did feel like they were piling crap on the characters to make them more sympathetic.

The book managed it with more subtlty: but then, POV writing offers more opportunities there.

 

[TheSword]

If you think about it. In the original books there was tension and angst in the books towards the Coplars and the Congins. They’ve just moved that over to main Matt’s family it seems.

I don’t really have a problem with it. They’ve clearly gone down the thief route with Matt and having a rough upbringing gives some justification for that.

 

[payn]

I mean, Game of Thrones was big for cable, but let's not exaggerate it's audience, either.

Im not.

 

[Parmandur]

If you think about it. In the original books there was tension and angst in the books towards the Coplars and the Congins. They’ve just moved that over to main Matt’s family it seems.

I don’t really have a problem with it. They’ve clearly gone down the thief route with Matt and having a rough upbringing gives some justification for that.

I think the showrunners, like Sanderson, may have had difficulty getting in Mat's head, unlike Jordan who fit right in.

 

[Parmandur]

Im not.

Exactly my point: now compare it to NCIS or Big Bang Theory.

I'm glad thst we live in an age where a significant niche gets serviced with content, much better than TV used to be.

As a point of comparison, there are something like 120 million TV watching households in the U.S. Game of Thrones was a definite success that crossed ino the mainstream, but it was not "everybody" by any means.

 

[Maxperson]

Exactly my point: now compare it to NCIS or Big Bang Theory.

I'm glad thst we live in an age where a significant niche gets serviced with content, much better than TV used to be.

NCIS averages 7-8 million. GoT season 7 averaged 10 million. Big Bang Theory, though, had like 17 million. It averaged both of those other shows combined.

 

[payn]

NCIS is a police procedural and Big Bang is a sit com two of the most common and popular genres. They are not fantasy series. So, yeah, GoT was everybody as far as fantasy is concerned.

 

[Parmandur]

NCIS is a police procedural and Big Bang is a sit com two of the most common and popular genres. They are not fantasy series. So, yeah, GoT was everybody as far as fantasy is concerned.

So, not everybody.

 

[Maxperson]

So, not everybody.

The Superbowl gets 96 million, so none of those shows gets anywhere near everyone.

 

[Parmandur]

The Superbowl gets 96 million, so none of those shows gets anywhere near everyone.

Exactly my point.

Beyond that, even among people who like sci-fi and fantasy, I know a good number who never even gave GoT a shot due to a lack of interest or distaste, so the ceiling is higher for what a fantasy property can accomplish, frankly.