When I heard Amazon planned on adapting 'The Wheel of Time,' it caught my attention big time.
Like most people, I care more about a show's casting when I have read the book(s) it is based on. I did not read 'The Witcher,' so I barely noticed the casting in that show. But I did read the 'Game of Thrones' and was satisfied with the casting and most plot adaptions - Very faithful to the books, especially early seasons - obviously.
My impression of the casting:
1) Josha Stradowski as Rand Al Thor. Seems faithful to the author's vision.
2) Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin Guirale: Don't like it. Don't see it at all.
3) Edmond Field characters casting: Not faithful to author's description or vision. The author made a particular point about how the Edmond Fielders looked compared to Rand and why that was so- not just a passing mention either. Clear foreshadowing from the descriptions/appearances were completely ignored as far as I can tell.
4) Rosamund Pike as Moraine: meh. Too model-like. I would have preferred someone with more character/edginess to her looks. I pictured someone like Janet Montgomery from "New Amsterdam."
After seeing the casting choices, not sure I will watch it. Which is o.k. I enjoyed the books and that is enough; I don' t need to watch any more telly. I plan on finishing the Elric of Melnibone series that I started ages ago.
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When I heard Amazon planned on adapting 'The Wheel of Time,' it caught my attention big time.
Like most people, I care more about a show's casting when I have read the book(s) it is based on. I did not read 'The Witcher,' so I barely noticed the casting in that show. But I did read the 'Game of Thrones' and was satisfied with the casting and most plot adaptions - Very faithful to the books, especially early seasons - obviously.
My impression of the casting:
1) Josha Stradowski as Rand Al Thor. Seems faithful to the author's vision.
2) Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin Guirale: Don't like it. Don't see it at all.
3) Edmond Field characters casting: Not faithful to author's description or vision. The author made a particular point about how the Edmond Fielders looked compared to Rand and why that was so- not just a passing mention either. Clear foreshadowing from the descriptions/appearances were completely ignored as far as I can tell.
4) Rosamund Pike as Moraine: meh. Too model-like. I would have preferred someone with more character/edginess to her looks. I pictured someone like Janet Montgomery from "New Amsterdam."
5) Daniel Henney as Lan: A Very Good fit.
After seeing the casting choices, not sure I will watch it. Which is o.k. I enjoyed the books and that is enough; I don' t need to watch any more telly. I plan on finishing the Elric of Melnibone series that I started ages ago.