tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5749744579009494291..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Magicians: Season 1Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-49473355411439348542022-03-23T18:37:11.292+00:002022-03-23T18:37:11.292+00:00It got better. Not trying to get the final word in...It got better. Not trying to get the final word in here, but the writing got better, the actors got better, and the whole show got better. They went into “uncharted territory “ after season 3, and, surprisingly, the writing got even better. (Imho) And closed off Season 5 in a nice fashion (drawing on book 3). I liked the books and eventually I really liked the show. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-84547818768797163482017-03-05T22:26:58.312+00:002017-03-05T22:26:58.312+00:00One of your best reviews. I actually enjoyed the f...One of your best reviews. I actually enjoyed the first book despite how it sneered at readers, but felt -zero- compulsion to continue on with the too cool for school shtick. The show, OTOH, I tapped out after 1 or 2 episodes. I absolutely abhorred all the characters and thought the FX were Cheesecake Factory. RobBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014122096561992311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-77106555058514142052017-02-14T15:35:56.329+00:002017-02-14T15:35:56.329+00:00I didn't remember you being that down on the M...I didn't remember you being that down on the Magicians the book (looking it up, you even went so far as to mildly praise it). Has the source text not aged well in your mind?Mike Bonsierohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828417279641199171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-22703448102831215792017-02-14T11:18:41.998+00:002017-02-14T11:18:41.998+00:00I like the show but then I never read the books. G...I like the show but then I never read the books. Generally, this seems to be the difference. People who read the books mostly hate the show while people who didn't read the books are more likely to like it. Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160118520611754510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-80979469799098823422017-02-14T11:18:11.054+00:002017-02-14T11:18:11.054+00:00I really like the books - but didn't think the...I really like the books - but didn't think the TV version was very good. It was a tough ask to translate it to TV, the books are very arch in tone, it all very meta and the characters are hard to root for. Not sure how they could have done it but I didn't like the casting or the tone.David Millingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545956811475018857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-50233346449298223442017-02-14T04:45:57.062+00:002017-02-14T04:45:57.062+00:00Wow! I have to agree that you often go super easy ...Wow! I have to agree that you often go super easy on shows that don't always have a lot going on for them.<br /><br />This review makes me realize that my decision not to watch this series (didn't care much for the books) was the right one.<br /><br />I've known you since the wotmania.com days, Adam, and I've never read anything this negative coming from you. This must be crap on a spectacular scale!<br /><br />Thanks for the review! =)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282597036862004865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47709260216045440922017-02-14T03:55:51.444+00:002017-02-14T03:55:51.444+00:00I can't agree with any of your comments, excep...I can't agree with any of your comments, except that Quentin is annoying as shit. IMO, The Magicians is much much better than Chronicles of Shannara.Shannon Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579526175645762892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-83480640731273125732017-02-14T01:30:41.737+00:002017-02-14T01:30:41.737+00:00I agree with David. I abandoned the book halfway t...I agree with David. I abandoned the book halfway through because I didn't like any of the characters and they seemed to be getting LESS likable as it went on, not more. <br /><br />But, for some reason, I actually really liked the show. It's hard for me to pin down why, since I at least partially agree with everything you said against it. Just... something about it draws me in, in a bizarre popcorn way. <br /><br />I also do like at least a couple of the characters. Eliot and Penny are fantastic, especially Eliot given that he has a somewhat more minor role. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-73618417045684803402017-02-13T23:34:22.684+00:002017-02-13T23:34:22.684+00:00I generally agree with at least the broad stroke o...I generally agree with at least the broad stroke of your reviews. In fact this site has turned me on to some of my favorite modern fantasy authors.<br /><br />However, I respectfully disagree with you in this case. My wife and I found the show to be fun popcorn entertainment(but certainly nothing more than that). <br /><br />But different strokes, folks and all that! This remains one of my all time favorite blogs.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-60865948954795014522017-02-13T22:03:57.180+00:002017-02-13T22:03:57.180+00:00Meee-ow. Someone woke up grumpy.Meee-ow. Someone woke up grumpy.BikeCommuter3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/04942979887983834092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-88401767465790259502017-02-13T21:22:38.133+00:002017-02-13T21:22:38.133+00:00Wow, I liked the Magicians, but couldn't make ...Wow, I liked the Magicians, but couldn't make it past the premier episode of Shannara.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-60083577290382187702017-02-13T20:28:01.142+00:002017-02-13T20:28:01.142+00:00I will 100% agree with you on the source material....I will 100% agree with you on the source material. I read the first book, abandoned the series, and never looked back...until the TV show, that is.<br /><br />Oddly, I really enjoy the TV incarnation of the world. None of your criticisms are off the mark and yet I find the characters endearing and vastly more sympathetic than the vapid eye candy that's found in the the Shannara Chronicles. Nor is the soundtrack as oddly intrusive and distracting as MTV's effort. <br /><br />In the end I found the show utterly fails when compared to Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, or any other intelligent show with a real message to deliver. What I feel it does do, though, is provide a nice easy-to-digest confection in similar vein to early seasons of Buffy.<br /><br />To each their own, but I'd recommend folks to give the first couple of episodes a shot before completely writing the series off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118589552649375812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64558560521916664752017-02-13T19:38:57.797+00:002017-02-13T19:38:57.797+00:00This *was* my being very kind to THE MAGICIANS!This *was* my being very kind to THE MAGICIANS!Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-33593949688177967292017-02-13T18:52:50.151+00:002017-02-13T18:52:50.151+00:00Wow, your reviews are generally very kind, even fo...Wow, your reviews are generally very kind, even for the awful Shannara Chronicles. Given the way you don't mince words here The Magicians must be a pile of utter garbage.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902802137324262883noreply@blogger.com