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@kruse All of that. I can't remember when I gave up but it well before Sanderson got involved. When he picked it up I knew I would have to re-read the Jordan twaddle and couldn't face it.
Add to the factors you mentioned the fact that what were evil menacing monsters in the first couple of books were minor irritants once the kids came into their powers. Was much better when they were fighting for their lives and things actually happened
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@kruse said in TV Serieseseses:
Time
British MiniSeries. In a prison. With Sean Bean.
3 Episodes.
I'm 2/3 way through...
So far - pretty much an advert for "don't crime. Or let your son crime."
I'm not expecting any happy endings (saccharine conclusions I mean, not prison-hand-shandies).
Tit-watch: zero. In fact - zero eye-candy... it's set in one of Her Majesty's Men's Prisons.... this is most definitely not "Women in CellBlock 9"So no Orange is the new black girl on girl action then ? More Deliverance style sex scenes ?
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@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Can't believe no one else has jumped on Cowboy Bebop.
Mando x John Wick x Buddy Cop x manga
Most fun TV I've seen this year.
A couple of episodes in and it's great fun, worth watching with a beer or two and just enjoy the pure entertainment.
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@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Can't believe no one else has jumped on Cowboy Bebop.
Mando x John Wick x Buddy Cop x manga
Most fun TV I've seen this year.
next on my list actually
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Started Wheel of Time with the kids last night
For the first 70% of the first episode i thought it looked like every bad Fantasy show ever (The Seeker anyone? based on awesome books and it suuuuucked)
kicked right the fuck off after that
Note: I never read the books. Refused to start when it was never finished.
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@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
Started Wheel of Time with the kids last night
For the first 70% of the first episode i thought it looked like every bad Fantasy show ever (The Seeker anyone? based on awesome books and it suuuuucked)
kicked right the fuck off after that
Note: I never read the books. Refused to start when it was never finished.
Ahem
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My main show at the moment is Arcane, the animated Netflix show
First episode i was pretty bored, but by the end of the 2nd i was invested. It's got a few layers that i assume are all going to crash together soon (i've done 6 of 9).
I love how it is drawn, and the contrast between the over and under city. Plenty violent too
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@mariner4life also on my list
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@machpants said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
Started Wheel of Time with the kids last night
For the first 70% of the first episode i thought it looked like every bad Fantasy show ever (The Seeker anyone? based on awesome books and it suuuuucked)
kicked right the fuck off after that
Note: I never read the books. Refused to start when it was never finished.
Ahem
yeah, what i mean is, i never bothered starting, knowing it wasn't finished, and moved slow. And then he died.
I then knew it did get finished, but by then i couldn't be bothered investing the time in a series that big
Might get around to it one day.
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@mariner4life Yeah it drags TBH, I reckon a total re-write by Brandon Sanderson would be awesome!
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@machpants said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life Yeah it drags TBH, I reckon a total re-write by Brandon Sanderson would be awesome!
i've read a couple of his series. he is not above dragging shit right the fuck out as well
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@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
Started Wheel of Time with the kids last night
For the first 70% of the first episode i thought it looked like every bad Fantasy show ever (The Seeker anyone? based on awesome books and it suuuuucked)
kicked right the fuck off after that
Note: I never read the books. Refused to start when it was never finished.
Having never really delved into D&D or fantasy novels (outside of LotR etc.) I tend to be last to these types of shows. GoT I only started watching after about four seasons because everyone was raving about it.
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@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
@machpants said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life Yeah it drags TBH, I reckon a total re-write by Brandon Sanderson would be awesome!
i've read a couple of his series. he is not above dragging shit right the fuck out as well
For sure, but 14 huge books is next level!
I think it is a requirement for fantasy authors, word count maximisation!
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@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
Started Wheel of Time with the kids last night
For the first 70% of the first episode i thought it looked like every bad Fantasy show ever (The Seeker anyone? based on awesome books and it suuuuucked)
kicked right the fuck off after that
Note: I never read the books. Refused to start when it was never finished.
Having never really delved into D&D or fantasy novels (outside of LotR etc.) I tend to be last to these types of shows. GoT I only started watching after about four seasons because everyone was raving about it.
If you’d waited til season 5, you’d not have bothered haha
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@mariner4life hes weird
yes, some of his stuff are really long series or multiple trilogies in the same universe with prequels and shit, different reading order lists etc
and then other stuff...normally the stuff i enjoy more are 3 books and no more like the "reckoners" series, popular apparenlty but he came out and said thats all he's doing...annoying
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Watching 'The Great' with the wife, didnt seem like my thing when reading the synopsis, but is pretty good.
Very loosely based on the rise of Catherine the Great, some historical events, but otherwise is a bit of satire, some of it is pretty funny with some great characters!
Plenty of shagging (TW = 0 so far) and swears (on NEON in NZ)
