11 hours ago, thehumantrashcan said:

@DaeneliaAs you can see, we love to have very deep conversations about the books.

And deep dish pizza.

18 hours ago, flinn said:

Zach McGowan played such a bad ass, incredible Captain Vane in Black Sails I could easily see him playing a role somewhere in WoT.

Aiel or Elyas, maybe?

I still think he could have worked as Lan. Maybe a very naughty looking Lan, but still ?

18 hours ago, Guire said:

If we get her character, Amita Suman that played Inej in Shadow and Bone would make a solid Faile.  Not sure if that could happen.  Got a very Faile vibe from her with Inej character.  Actress seemed to have a good physical presence and some decent acting chops.  

Finally! A suggestion of an actor who doesn't look at least 20 years older than the character s/he's supposed to portray ?

22 hours ago, Arie said:

Had, this is true. As the former Keeper of the Pies (tm) we ran out at least a decade ago in the great pie fight of 2007.

No, we had, until I ate it all last night ?

14 hours ago, CaddySedai said:

The White Tower has punch and pie. 

Errrr ... had? ??

Aaanyhoo ... welcome to DM, Laccy! If you find anyone "normal" here, it's probably a spambot ?

16 hours ago, Harldin said:

The Tuatha'an find there song and its "Highway to Hell" by ACDC

*snorts with laughter* I was literally listening to that last night!

Welcome to DM, StoopKid!

Do you have any favourite characters or groups of people in the Series?

5 hours ago, Elder_Haman said:

Along those lines, I'm really hoping we get some version of the Gitara Moroso prophecy. I think it would be a great opening scene...

That would be awesome indeed!

@SinisterDeathLMAO! A bit cheerful, for WCs ?

But I see your WC offer, and raise you a Perrin:

All I'm saying is Disturbed's Down with the Sickness needs to be Rand's theme tune. And Indestructible needs to be Logain and his black coated friends' ?

WoT has brought good to many, many people. My hope is that the tv series will do the same, even if it's different.

@Guire oh man sounds like a tough time!

BTW, made my boss watch the trailer on her huge tv today. She's intrigued. Man, it looks good on a big tv!

7 hours ago, Elder_Haman said:

I don’t think it has anything to do with the Tower. I think it’s an initiation for becoming a Wisdom. 

I really hope you're wrong about this. Expanding the whole "becoming a wisdom" thing to this degree seems a bit pointless to me.

Apple Brandy! With honey cakes.

We're all going to feel very Madona-ish with this show, I think. I'm quite looking forward to that.

3 hours ago, Guire said:

Dammit.  Now I want 4 different series running concurrently that merge when they overlap.  EF boys running their arcs.  Aes Sedai show based on white tower. Sharra show with Demanded and Graendal wrecking their society then building army up for Bao the Wyld. Seanchan show showing Return and conquest.  Then giant merger for last battle.  Just have an entire Wheel of Time streaming service.

I love you.

I would love to see the Green Man, but yes I would quite understand it if that whole arc was cut or significantly changed. Many of the things in particularly the first book and also a bit in the 2nd were, I think, written before Jordan had really settled into his story. Some things don't really "jell" with how things work later on in the series.

Welcome to DM!

I had to replace one of my books because it had completely fallen apart from over-reading (by myself). I gave the broken one to a homeless person last year, and can you believe it, I saw him the other day still walking around reading that book!

15 hours ago, CaddySedai said:

I am torn...

 

Complete the set... or give in to a blatant cash grab.

 

Argh

As far as I can tell, it's just a few pages about the child Egwene. It makes no sense and doesn't contribute to the series in any way, that I can see.

Welcome to Dragonmount! Are you finding your way around here ok?

1 hour ago, Elder_Haman said:

Thanks! I feel honored to be a part of this community!

I have the key to the Valium cabinet, for when you need some *grins*

18 hours ago, Guire said:

Ok so I am thinking this is pretty much a me problem.  Daughter sent me a pic of her and her hubby this morning. SMH.  My Korean son-in-law looks way to much like Henney.  I think my brain won't let me picture my innocent, overly nice son-in-law as hardened warder.  

 

Well at least my grimacing, dark haired nurse daughter won't have to worry about costumes for a few years. They pretty much walk around cos playing Nyn and Lan.

LoL ... Your daughter could do worse than Lan, heh? ?

Welcome to Dragonmount, Ardeth!

Are you finding your way around here ok?

17 minutes ago, Elder_Haman said:

Every time I think about it, the more I believe that we need to be made to fear Rand/the Dragon/LTT. If it was me, I would be working so that this story begins leading viewers to the conclusion that Rand is going to be the villain and that it will be up to the rest of the group to save the world from him. 

 

There are so many times in the books where Jordan talks about the fear of male channelers. But the impact of that is sort of muted by the fact that you've been rooting for Rand from the beginning of chapter One. People who aren't invested in the books don't have to have that same experience and I think it's smart to make those people fear male channelers just like the people of Randland do. The same goes for the Dragon.

 

We learn early on that it's Rand and so, once again we know we are rooting for the Dragon. But the people of Randland don't know that. They're terrified of the Dragon. He literally destroyed the world and unleashed the terror of insane male channelers on the world. What's he going to do for an encore?

 

And I think starting S1 with a fierce and at least slightly unhinged Logain is perfect in service of this. You get to see the savagery of saidin and how seemingly all-powerful sorceresses can be annihilated by it. It gives you the opportunity to put the moral question of what to do with people who are so dangerous front and center and immediately raises stakes. 

 

So later, when you start pulling on those same strings in Rand's arc, the stakes are raised naturally because now it's happening to someone you've come to care about. And with the fantasy-epic consuming public having Danerys's ending full in their minds, they will primed to believe that is where Rand is headed (whether they want him to or not).

 

So instead of seeing Rand through his own eyes, we see him through the eyes of someone who is emotionally invested in him. If you want Veins of Gold to have the same emotional payoff for viewers that it did for readers, I think that's how it must be played. 

This is exactly what I was getting from the trailer! I think the one thing RJ failed to convey very well was the "fear factor", and it seems they're rectifying that error. Excellent exposition, Elder Haman - thank you!