Wheel Of Time - Amazon

[crayzkirk]

I tried; about 20 minutes into the first episode... Not my cup of tea.

[cookster50]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

I tried; about 20 minutes into the first episode... Not my cup of tea.

Yeah, first episode plodded a bit, the fourth has been my favorite so far. Maybe give it a try up through 4 before tossing it aside?

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

I tried; about 20 minutes into the first episode... Not my cup of tea.

Originally Posted by cookster50

Yeah, first episode plodded a bit, the fourth has been my favorite so far. Maybe give it a try up through 4 before tossing it aside?

The show gets much better after the first episode.

I know the show needs to cut out a lot to try and fit the main storyline onto the screen in a reasonable amount of time, but how they are going about it isn't making me particularly happy on many instances.

They've added things that don't really add to the story while cutting things that absolutely would. Mucking about with the Dragon's possible identity also seems ridiculous.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

They've added things that don't really add to the story while cutting things that absolutely would. Mucking about with the Dragon's possible identity also seems ridiculous.

Eh, that one seems silly but harmless to me. It's pretty clear that they decided to make the "who is it?" plotline the big story arch for season 1. I'd be floored if they don't make that reveal in the last episode.

More broadly, they're definitely making some eyebrow raising decisions, but I always knew it would be tough to do the books justice. And a show with a different take on what's important than mine is better than no show at all.