tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1743102285751740311..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Wheel of Television Part 4: PracticalitiesAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-33610762909717750002013-12-31T07:24:17.149+00:002013-12-31T07:24:17.149+00:00Very well-written and thought-out article. I agree...Very well-written and thought-out article. I agree with pretty much everything that you have to say.<br /><br />My take is that the Wheel of Time is basically a costume drama with great characters. There are some big set pieces, and magic, and non-humans, but essentially, it's like a mix of high fantasy and Jane Austen. The casting and dialog are what really makes it.<br /><br />There are A LOT of things in the books that can be trimmed down extensively without taking anything away from the spirit of the story, IMO. And the One Power, for example - the depiction in a visual medium such as film does not need to be complicated. We do not need to see which weaves are being used, etc.<br /><br />Seven seasons of cable with a good running budget could really be great. It might crash, but I'd still love to give it a chance.Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706871039039517796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21350271073796221842013-06-04T16:01:05.329+00:002013-06-04T16:01:05.329+00:00I hope they someday make a screen adaption of the ...I hope they someday make a screen adaption of the series. However I don't think it will be satisfactory to most of the readers if it is made in the next 10 years, because I don't think any production company would put enough money into it. <br />WoT deserves a spectacular tv-series, as great as the books themselves are. (Which may be a bit far-fetched).<br /><br />I do however hope you'll make more of these articles, as I tend to agree with most of your assessments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-80078555090653009402013-06-04T14:27:53.826+00:002013-06-04T14:27:53.826+00:00I agree with the above post. That would solve a l...I agree with the above post. That would solve a lot of problems mentioned in your post. <br /><br />I really don't want them to do a screen adaptation at all. The LOTR movies got everyone excited, but I am over wanting to see my favorite books on screen. It usually ruins them in some way.Justin Pylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212985782714332135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-2787798508579083772013-06-04T12:44:55.860+00:002013-06-04T12:44:55.860+00:00I think more than almost any other series of books...I think more than almost any other series of books, Wheel of Time should never be translated to the screen. You've addressed a lot of the challenges: It would be prohibitively expensive to handle the magic system/world building correctly and it is incredibly long. I love the Wheel of Time. LOVE it. But if you hamstring the magic system and cut the scope to make it fit in a reasonable amount of time, the story very quickly becomes generic fantasy cliche.Mike Bonsierohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828417279641199171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8818024416796334022013-06-04T06:36:27.838+00:002013-06-04T06:36:27.838+00:00I don't think it's impossible to do a good...I don't think it's impossible to do a good TV series for WOT. The big worry I have is the treatment of the show. Will the show go the serious gritty route like Game of Thrones or go for more of an action-adventure route like Xena? That's my worry, especially on the treatment of Mat.Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-9242549614490607362013-06-03T15:01:38.669+00:002013-06-03T15:01:38.669+00:00Both this and Malazan would work better as Animate...Both this and Malazan would work better as Animated series.<br />Anime are cheap compaired to anything else, and still can do justise to the series in the special effects departmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com