Legend of the Seeker

Post by **Fiffergrund** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:38 pm

Anyone watching this?

I am happily surprised. It has been very good so far. While it doesn't follow the books, the stories presented so far are very much in line with the spirit of them.

I think the writing of the characters is particularly accurate. And Zedd did impart the Wizard's First Rule, which I was happy to see.

It'll be far better on DVD, so I hope it gets that far.
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Fat Dragon Games · Post by **Fat Dragon Games** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:31 pm

Yep, I TiVo'd the first three and just watched them last night, it was a lot better than I expected. I think they really nailed the feel of the books very well (let's face it, there just isn't any way to really do an episodic TV series in neat 50 minute packages from the books.)
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Post by **Fiffergrund** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:44 pm

I totally agree. They need a "plot" for each episode, and a lot of the books are "road trips." Filler is definitely needed. The last episode was a great example of that, and it worked well.

D'harans are bastiches. I expect their nastiness will be somewhat sanitized for TV, so I'm tempering my expectations. I can't wait to see if they show Richard being captured by the red leather clad dominatrix clan, though. (Denna and the Mordsith - thanks for the reminder, Ragnar!) That was some of the best written material that really showed the transformative power of the Seeker.

Did you notice that Darken Rahl = Haldir in LotR? It took me a minute, but I figured it out.
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ragnar1965 · Post by **ragnar1965** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:43 pm

This is owned by Disney now. Has anyone figured out how they are going to handle the 100 or so pages dealing with Denna and the Mordsith? That was some awfully graphic stuff to try to transfer to tv.

Jerm · Post by **Jerm** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:47 pm

I find that the 3rd episode went a bit too much the Xena way.

I hope they won't continue that way, as I really liked the pilot episode

Post by **Fiffergrund** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:55 pm

They may skip the Mordsith stuff. It wouldn't surprise me. It'd be a shame, but that's pretty extreme stuff. Torture, brainwashing, humiliation. If they cover that, I'd be surprised.

My hope is that if they tackle it, they do it justice. They don't have to show the worst parts of it to get the point across.

A ham-handed attempt would be a shame and they should just skip it. I suppose we'll see how it goes.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:38 am

I have been watching Legend of the Seeker, and while it's not a good show by any stretch of the imagination, it does fill the traditional fantasy television niche. And, LotS is better than most (if not all) Sci-FI channel schlock.

I'll keep watching though I have never read any of the books.

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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:54 am

Never heard of it. And even if I did, I guess its not playing on TV here.
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Fat Dragon Games · Post by **Fat Dragon Games** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:05 am

If you get WGN on your cable/satellite it's on there.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:08 am

Fat Dragon Games wrote:
If you get WGN on your cable/satellite it's on there.

That explains it. I don't get Wiggin' as I call it.
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zacharythefirst · Post by **zacharythefirst** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:40 am

Just watched last weekend's TiVo'd episode, and you know, its pretty good. It has enough action in it to keep things moving, and its definitely several rungs above the Hercules/Xena acting.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:48 am

Legend of the Seeker is in syndication. Check your local listings because it's on many different networks at different times.
http://www.legendoftheseeker.com/

This link will help you find what station it is on near you.

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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:57 pm

Omote wrote:
Legend of the Seeker is in syndication. Check your local listings because it's on many different networks at different times.
http://www.legendoftheseeker.com/

This link will help you find what station it is on near you.

-O

*chuckles* I know what station its on, its just not one I get.
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Post by **Fiffergrund** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:58 pm

From the Legend of the Seeker website, Episode #8 will be titled "Denna." Looks like they are going to address it in some form.
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