On 12/10/2021 at 9:05 AM, Michael Gardner said:

I believe the negativity comes from the hatchet job done to a much beloved series.

 

This TV series continues to do everything wrong.

 

it’s painful to watch and doesn’t seem to have any relationship with the book.

 

Please, name something this series got correct?

We look at this from different viewpoints.

The first 6 books of this series are strong, after that, it starts to fall apart IMO.  

I just reread AMOL - I mean, it's not a good book IMO.  What an awful ending written by a guy who can't write grey characters or "evil" without making them seem ridiculous.  I SINCERELY HOPE they change a ton in the show.  RJ succumbed to the money they were throwing at him after about book 6.

I'm good with the changes, they are getting the themes and major events right to me and I'm excited how it will differ from an enjoyable yet ultimately bloated, flawed series.

Ditch all the pointless side plots, get the essence of the series right, have good acting and action, and I'll be happy.  Don't even get me started on how women are portrayed by RJ, that's another great change to me.

If you don't like it, don't watch, simple as that.  You seem like a bigger fan of the series than me, so I guess you wanted a word for word remake for the tv show ??‍♂️ - that's not possible and to me, a blessing.  Love the show.

I think it can be better, I'm sorry but the series takes a nosedive IMO after about book 7 - I'm good with most of the changes and there was no way to make purists happy - it's 14 books, stuff is going to get changed.

It is also a hit, it's not going anywhere unless they blow it, I for one think Rafe and company will improve ?

Liked the episode, not as much as 4 - main quibble is spending a little too much time on Stepin.  I simply cannot believe the negativity of the wot fanbase - it's somewhat nauseating - wot was great (IMO) until about book 7 where RJ lost control - this show dropping/merging storylines (which will help it's appeal) is a great move, if you're a book purist just don't watch, but try and give it an open mind if you do, fans are so privileged it's annoying