Ouch! So true... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Keith, "Ishtar" is better than "Earthsea"...
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] "Legend of the Seeker" Series Debuts This Weekend Date : Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:45:27 +0000 >From : [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I've never read the books, but like most of us, I imagine, I've read and seen a boatload of scifi/fantasy over the years. So it's fairly hard for me to be blown away with anything new or unique. My thought throughout most of the show was that it was at turns cliched and groan worthy (If i had a nickel for every fantasy that says "you have a destiny"!), chuckle-inducing (i noticed the horse thing too and thought it was funny), and okay on the action front. (Liked the sword fights okay, but what's up with the slow motion moments? How cheesy!) It reminded me of Hercules and Xena at times. Not having read the books, the problem was that i couldn't tell which things were the result of meddling by the TV folk, and which were true to the book. The wizard was the standard eccentric loon (talking to his chicken while nekkid), the villain is right out of cardboard, the Seeker from Central Casting. He seemed a bit too young and callow for the role, and I agree, his cut body as evidenced at the beginning was funny. How obvious, especially when, if you think about it, the particular physique he has isn't actually typical given the type of work he does. that's a "gym body" if ever I saw one. I also felt his brother seemed to be a bit young looking. I liked the guy who's playing his protector (Jay Laga'aia). He seemed familiar to me, and sure enough, he played Draco in "Xena", and was also in Star Wars III (the guy with the eye patch). Overall it was entertaining. Some of the cast seemed too young and didn't seem to fit the world into which they'd been placed. Cliches abound, fight scenes need to lose the music video angle. But you know what? Watching it, i realized how much i missed the diversion of stuff like "Xena" on the weekends. I miss the days when I could watch Hercules or Xena, or even (Heaven help me!) Mutant X whenever I felt like it but didn't have to be committed all the time. So it's adequate to feed the part of me that misses those days. If it gets canceled, I won't be upset, but I will miss it every week or three. And I have to admit--it's better than "Earthsea"!! -------------- Original message -------------- From: Grayson Reyes-Cole Hmm... well I watched it in the early, early AM this morning and my first opinion is that there's plenty of fustian to be had in it. I've never read the goodkind novels although my mother has them and keeps directing to me whenever I'm at her home. Anyhoo, I didn't particular care for the casting of the lead fellow even if they spent a good 5 minutes of showing us how muscled, sweaty, and dirty looks on him while he chops wood at the beginning of the show (didn't mind that). The funniest thing I noticed (because I sometimes notice the most ridiculous) is the fact that the hero keeps getting on a horse (almost NEVER the same horse according to the story but the same horse in real life), the horse doesn't mind, and he keeps getting followed around by a--obviously walking--wizard and confessor. Also--and this is a potential spoiler alert-- I didn't' beleive that he would burnt he book. I wouldn't have burned the book, I bet you wouldn't have burned the book... and I'm curious as to how Goodkind got away with burning the book. Oh yeah and for anyone who knows... why was the boundary up in the first place and who put it there? Overall, I didn't mind the show, but they've only got my commitment for two more episodes... same thing for Crusoe (i have no explanation for watching that show) Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... Lyrical Press October 2008 --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Jeff Carter wrote: From: Jeff Carter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Legend of the Seeker" Series Debuts This Weekend To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 3:54 PM I have to warn everyone that if you have read the series and you really like it, try to stay away from the show. It is loosely based on the books with many differences, and in my opionion Richard is cast completly wrong (totally not what I imagined when I read the books). Jeff 2008/11/2 Bosco Bosco Thanks for the heads up. I've set the DVR to record. it took me a minute to find the first two episodes since I had missed them and I had to do a little research to figure out what I had missed but WGN has them rerunning this week. I set up a location station to record the rest of the series. I haven't read the books and I don't know anything about it but I figured it was worth a shot. B --- On Sun, 11/2/08, KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: [scifinoir2] "Legend of the Seeker" Series Debuts This Weekend To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 1:33 AM Watching this series debut this weekend? It's based on the "Sword of Truth" novels by Terry Goodkind. I've never read them, though I have several of the books in that "gotta read this someday" stack. Seems they're taking it seriously: filming is primarilty down in New Zealand, with Raimi and Tapert ("Hercules", "Xena") as two of the executive producers, and Disney-ABC behind the distribution deal. iTunes is offering a free 30 -minute downloadable preview of the series, and Lucy Lawless has done a video hosting spot too. Check out the web site, it's pretty nice, with lots of video trailers you can click on, including the first ten minutes of the pilot, as well as video shorts featuring each of the major characters. In the upper right hand corner is a zip code link to let you know when it will show in your area. It debuted Saturday in many cities, and will debut today in others (Premieres at 6 pm today on WATL in Atlanta, Martin). Like the old days of "Xe na", the "Act! ion Pack", etc., apparently the syndication deal will have it showing in different time slots and channels around the country. Don't know if it'll be just okay like "Beastmaster" , or rise to the level of "Hercules" and "Xena" when those shows were at their best, but hey--it's new spec fiction on TV, so I'll give it a shot! Gotta be better than that new "Crusoe" series that debuted last week! ************ ******* http://www.legendof theseeker. com/characters. html Richard Cypher was once but a simple woodsman, an expert tracker and explorer of the trails that run through and around his home town of Hartland, located in the province known as Westland. He was well liked by the townspeople, and looked up to his older brother, Michael, the First Councilor. Their father, George Cypher, raised the two boys after the death of his wife. Life was an uneventful series of tasks and duties for Richard, until fate brought him together with a mysterious and captivating female, Kahlan Amnell. From a seemingly crazed old man, Zedd, the truth was soon revealed to Richard. He is a child of prophecy, the first true Seeker the world has known in a thousand years, destined to wield the powerful Sword of Truth and defeat the evil tyrant Darken Rahl. Kahlan Amnell. She is one of an ancient order of magical women known as Confessors. Her people are sworn to find the truth, no matter how hard someone may try to hide it. But Kahlan herself is a woman of many secrets. And her mission was to locate the Seeker, the one prophesized to defeat Darken Rahl, an evil ruler trying to enslave all in his dominion. Kahlan risked everything to find Richard Cypher. But what she didn't expect was to develop feelings for him. With a single touch, Kahlan can make anyone confess the truth. And she can command any man to do her bidding. However, those who confess to Kahlan also fall hopelessly in love with her. It is her power. It is what makes people in the Midlands respect Kahlan. Fear her. And it is Kahlan's curse, for she finds herself drawn to Richard, as he does to her. But theirs is a love that can never be fulfilled. For Kahlan must endure the lonely life of a Confessor. And her purpose is to make certain Richard realizes the destiny of the Seeker, to stop the ruthless Darken Rahl. Nothing else matters for Kahlan, not even her own happiness. This is the embodiment of pure evil, in the face and golden form of a handsome young man. Darken Rahl wants nothing less than total dominion over all of the free world. He has expanded his empire of tyranny far beyond his homeland of D'Hara and into the Midlands, town by town, person by person. In the words of the wizard Zedd: "Rahl's cruelty, his joy in the agonizing pain of others, is equaled only by the mask of gentleness he wears to draw his victims into his spell, and then enslave them forever." Through the use of dark magic and sorcery, evil wizards, duplicitous collaborators and legions of soldiers, Rahl has stopped at nothing to achieve his ultimate goal. And nothing stands in his way, except the prophecy of the Seeker. This is the one man who can take down Darken Rahl, free the people enslaved under his rule and restore peace to the world. Now that Richard Cypher is revealed to be the true Seeker, Rahl has targeted him for death. Two men on a collision course with destiny. Only one will survive.
