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Seriously, when we already have a thread dedicated to the subject, which is already on the front page, why are people starting second threads about it? Can we have a merge here please?
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[quote name='Werthead' post='1572686' date='Oct 30 2008, 15.57']Seriously, when we already have a thread dedicated to the subject, which is already on the front page, why are people starting second threads about it? Can we have a merge here please?[/quote]

Wert, that thread is already at 19 pages. I wanted a thread to be about live commentary DURING the 2 hour premiere, for the non americans who don't get the show and who also may not have cable so they can't watch it online.

I request this topic, if it is to be merged, be done so AFTER the premier of the show. (So merge it on sunday if you want, but let us have a thread for a live play by play of the show please! :D )
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[quote name='Mister Manticore' post='1573286' date='Oct 31 2008, 10.29']Could be on any, it's a syndicated program, so it's sold to whichever channel wants to buy it.

And 1:05 AM? That's when DS9 used to air here! It's a prime slot![/quote]

Damn... didn't realize it went the route of syndication. Thought maybe it got picked up by some random channel.
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Not sure if it's on the other thread, but Ain't It Cool News has a round-up of critics of the pilot episode. Read the money quotes [url="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38951"]here[/url], with links through to good articles.

Suffice it to say, very few of them are appreciative.
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[quote name='Mister Manticore' post='1574183' date='Nov 1 2008, 10.48']Just remember every complaint you say about this show...could be applied to the program being worked on by HBO.[/quote]

I doubt ASOIAF HBO will feature Slow-mo. Also, it will actually have blood, politics, betrayals, drama, etc. It also won't have wizards, magic swords etc. (well at least until season 2 :) )

Oh and:

[quote][b]The Los Angeles Times says:[/b]

… the series' two-hour opening is a bit of a goulash of "Star Wars," the Arthurian legends, "Superman" and the Bible. … It is, basically, good-looking fun, and if I say that much of this might have been written by a 12-year-old, you must understand that I mean that as a good thing. …[/quote]


LOL :D

A 12 year old that deserves a Kick n the Jaw? Only if you choose life...
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SFSignal has the first 10 minutes of a pilot here:

[url="http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/007342.html"]http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/007342.html[/url]

It doesn't look bad graphics wise, lush setting, decent CGI. As Jackson said when making the LoTR, the time is finally here, technology has finally caught up in such a way that good Fantasy shows and films can be made.

Of course, the necessity of having a good story remains very much present and in that sense this series wil be baffling. From these first 10 minutes I see Richard still looks like a 16 year old and just hearing this Confessor nonsense, well....
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That. Was. SUCKTACULAR! Ohmigods. I forgot to DVR it and only got the final 30 minutes of the second part. We could make a world record setting grilled cheese sammich with all of the gouda this show exuded in only 30 MINUTES! :lol:

Don'tcha love the shimmery "zing" the sword makes when 'ole Dick whips it out?

But my favorite bit? The credits. "Part 1: Based on Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind". "Part 2: Based on the Sword of Truth Novels by Terry Goodkind".

This thing is going to be GOLD! :lol:
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[quote name='Ran' post='1574255' date='Nov 1 2008, 14.36']There is/was a 30 minute segment from the start of the pilot available for free at iTunes.[/quote]

I only managed to catch the last 20 minutes of it because it turned out to be on one of those 'nothing-but-syndicated shows' channels I never watch.

My Gawd. It really was horrendous. No matter how poorly I think of Goodkind's vision for his books, they were, at the very least, a vision. Legend of the Seeker has kept the characters, removed the intent of the message and sought ways to turn every conversation into a fight.

This is cheesier than Xena, Hercules or any other program out there, even The Tick, I'm sure.

There is no possibility of this becoming a blockbuster. It'd be lucky to be judged as a lackluster.
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[quote name='Foreverlad' post='1574371' date='Nov 1 2008, 18.05']My Gawd. It really was horrendous. No matter how poorly I think of Goodkind's vision for his books, they were, at the very least, a vision. Legend of the Seeker has kept the characters, removed the intent of the message and sought ways to turn every conversation into a fight.

This is cheesier than Xena, Hercules or any other program out there, even The Tick, I'm sure.[/quote]

Well, I've been pretty much trumpeting the fact that a property was bought, not a series. I cannot wait to see the wailing of TG fans.
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[quote name='Jaxom 1974' post='1574375' date='Nov 1 2008, 16.12']I cannot wait to see the wailing of TG fans.[/quote]
[url="http://www.terrygoodkind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12893"]Here you go.[/url] A mixed bag, but you will see some of the wailing you were hoping for, and a lot of forced cheerfulness on how "great" the show was.
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[i]Remember... :D

Watch with the "objetcive" eye.

It will not be the book, it will not be close. Watch as if you had never read the Sword of Truth Series...[/i]

Talk about "CYA". :lol:

And someone was concerned about the cut of Kahlan's dress??? WTF?

ETA: And how on earth can you have a discussion of the show and NOT compare it to the source material? Seriously. To eliminate that variable from the discussion is to admit that you're not watching a show based on something you love. Wow. Just wow.
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