8 hours ago, nessarra said:

That is Mads Mikkelsen. He played Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the TV show Hannibal. While there are other good choices, Mads just has those hard planes to his face, and he can be considered by many women, but not all women, to be handsome. He really looks batshit dangerous and that's what Lan is!

 

I do like Lan having ice blue eyes. How important is that to you guys though? Can they change his eye color with contacts or cgi?

I think he looks great!  How tall is he? Leave his hair down and add a hadori- just about perfect. We are told his face is "all hard planes and angles" AD NAUSEUM, so that's really important to his imposing looks. To me, the ice blue eyes are also important. Just a look from those eyes should be enough to make your legs turn to jelly. He's such a hard man that we should be surprised that he could have such deep feelings for Nyaneve.

On 4/3/2019 at 2:52 PM, DemandredFO said:

I thought the first books were going to have their own season because those book set the whole series up. That seems like a setup to fail because you can't do Eotw and tGH in 6 episodes if you want to go until the end. Now, the later books can be condensed alot but Eotw and tGH aren't those books

I heard that six was the episode count thus far when that was announced in March. Episode 6 title is supposed to be "The Flame of Tar Valon", which implies they'll be introducing Suian, hence ending EoTW and beginning TGH in episode 6.

They could also split the season, like AMC does with TWD. Season 101, 6 episodes, then 6-8 months later Season 102, with another 5-6 episodes. I would really like to see them do that.

On 3/3/2019 at 2:06 AM, Fievelgoespostal said:

My top choice for Lan

 

Who is this?/ He looks familiar.

On 2/7/2019 at 10:31 AM, DemandredFO said:

Just because game of thrones does it, doesn't mean WOT has to.

I agree. WoT needs to be set apart from GoT so people don't think it's playing to GoT popularity.

On 2/7/2019 at 5:35 AM, Dagon Thyne said:

 

I think they will do OP battles two ways....

 

1; If the scene if from the POV of a non-Channelor, there will be no effects.  An example being, lets say the scene follows a maid walking through a door into finding an OP battle.  She, and the camera, won't pick up any effects, just the channelors reactions.  

 

But if the scene follows the channelors themselves then all the effects, and all the weaves are shown.

This is how I always imagined them handling the use of the OP. And with CGI, I think it can be done well. I've always envisioned it like ribbons of light, a different color for each part of the OP, being actually woven in different patterns for different weaves.

On 2/22/2019 at 1:11 PM, haycraftd said:

 

They don't add much by themselves, but they sure do add a lot when we learn about who the Aiel once were and their hypocrisy.  The travelling people stayed true when the Aiel did not.  And that's MAJOR.

Yes, learning the truth caused many of the Aiel to go crazy, like Sevanna's first lover, and many others to totally abandon the Aiel way of life (forget what they call it). And I think they need to show the Emonds Fielders' each having a couple stops along their way to Baerlon and Tar Valon, to give us a good sense of how long of a journey it is.

On 2/22/2019 at 1:51 PM, johnnysd said:

My guess is that the WOT will have nudity (possibly quite a lot depending on how they handle pillow friends and the White Tower), and some sexual situations but it wont be in a very graphic way like GOT, but I cant imagine there not being nudity and sex. I think WOT will be solidly TV-MA but not as hard as GOT. Cursing will be the interesting thing, I suspect they will have some real cursing mixed in with the WOT style cursing. Wouldnt be surprised with a Graendal "orgy" scene that is pretty explicit for shock value.

Well, if they're gonna have "pillow friends out the wazoo", they'll have nudity. It's unfortunate that they will have to pander to the PC crowd and it really is a sad commentary on modern society that we can't enjoy a tv show/movie without nudity. But I think they need to choose the scenes carefully. Like it's one thing to see Aviendha running off nude to Rhuidean, but not dignified Moiraine. Just showing her bare shoulders will be enough to know that she too, has to go nude.

I will be very upset if they mix in real world cursing with WoT style cursing. It is a big part of RJ's world building and helps to set it apart as alternative world. (I believe "bloody" is actually a curse word in the UK.)

On 2/22/2019 at 1:51 PM, johnnysd said:

I dont see them keeping the polygamy as is though. Not sure that would work.

Not saying I agree with polygamy, but if you can have homosexuality, why not polygamy? Besides the fact that it is totally accepted in Aiel culture. But I think they can do as independent trysts, with Min being the one he finally stays with. I don't think they should cut any of the 3 relationships because they are important in the development of the characters, and where Elayne is concerned, Rand's feelings for her impact his decision in dealing with Rahvin because he knows if he allows his feelings for her to become public, she will become a target. (Personally, I would really like to keep Elayne's pregnancy because there was a lot about it I found amusing.) I would really miss the scene when they all bond Rand and become fully aware of his love for them. I thought it was a beautiful scene, but I know we can't have it all.

On 2/22/2019 at 1:51 PM, johnnysd said:

Bowl of the Winds? Not sure that adds a lot either. Shadar Logoth may be emphasized more. Fain may be more front and center.

The use of the Bowl of Winds is what finally checked the Dark One's control of the weather. It was a major victory for the Aes Sedai and Wind Finders, so I think it needs to stay in.

Shadar Logoth and it's consequences (Mat accepting the dagger) is already pretty important, I think. Fain will probably be important for the first season or so, but then I say kill him off.

I hope they don't sacrifice the development of the main characters for the sake of time or big action/battle scenes. The growth of our main characters and their friendship bonds are one of the things that sets WoT apart from most other fantasy books I've read. It's actually what I love so much about Harry Potter and why I can watch those movies over and over and have read the books twice. I just fell in love the with the characters and their devotion to each other.