I felt that Jordan was a bit gentle with us when it came to the "dark side" in the novels. The words were often ... soft ... but the pictures were 18+ EVIL. It is my hope that a modern retelling will focus on just how evil the evil people in WOT were. I want to be shocked and reviled by just how dark these people are - the series has to make the viewer love someone then rip their heart out when they turn out to be sworn to the dark (this needs to be done multiple times.)
Agree with everyone mentioning that there is no real need for special focus on race/sexuality, there is clearly enough in the novels without making things up. Those people questioning why ginger, light skinned people are in the desert, need to remember that all this is post-breaking (skin cancer must be rampant) - no group evolved where they currently are.
Viewing this series as a different turning of the wheel, or just another glee-person's perspective, is how I am looking forward to it. At worse it will get more people to read a series I have read many times. Might even get a few more people playing WOTMUD ?
Five things to expect from the Wheel of Time TV show
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I felt that Jordan was a bit gentle with us when it came to the "dark side" in the novels. The words were often ... soft ... but the pictures were 18+ EVIL. It is my hope that a modern retelling will focus on just how evil the evil people in WOT were. I want to be shocked and reviled by just how dark these people are - the series has to make the viewer love someone then rip their heart out when they turn out to be sworn to the dark (this needs to be done multiple times.)
Agree with everyone mentioning that there is no real need for special focus on race/sexuality, there is clearly enough in the novels without making things up. Those people questioning why ginger, light skinned people are in the desert, need to remember that all this is post-breaking (skin cancer must be rampant) - no group evolved where they currently are.
Viewing this series as a different turning of the wheel, or just another glee-person's perspective, is how I am looking forward to it. At worse it will get more people to read a series I have read many times. Might even get a few more people playing WOTMUD ?