The aesthetics are indeed horrid (looks like Geralt is wearing the carnival costume version of the Kaer Morhen armor, he's clearly wearing a wig and DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE FUCKING CONTACT LENSES IN THIS SHOW ). Many of the actors chosen look nothing like their game AND book counterparts (looking at you Triss and Yen). The show is just too colorful when the World of The Witcher is anything but. Hell, the show is even unintentionally campy lol. And after watching The Tudors, now I'm convinced Henry Cavill would've actually made a great Geralt if he acted like his character in that showTo be honest, although I am quite fond of the games, and enjoy many parts of the books, all the previews and fragments I have caught from the Netflix adaptation have failed to pique my interest. Something about the style and aesthetic doesn't quite 'click' with my vision of the Witcher's world. I may watch it, some day, out of mere curiosity, but it remains rather a low priority.
Same here.To be honest, although I am quite fond of the games, and enjoy many parts of the books, all the previews and fragments I have caught from the Netflix adaptation have failed to pique my interest. Something about the style and aesthetic doesn't quite 'click' with my vision of the Witcher's world.
There are worse shows to be sure... at least I'm getting a kind of enjoyment from this one, it is entertaining and unintentionally funny, which is more than what can be said about others I could mentionEven if the first season 1 was not the "greatest" show that I ever watched, but I watched some worse ones for sure... So I'll watch the second season, no doubt
I really enjoy the TV series. I actually like how fun and light it is. Plus Henry Cavill's absolute nerdiness about the show is appreciated; you can tell he cares and takes ownership of the role on a level that's really rare in the industry.
I'm not sure if I'd be too into the books though. Heard there's a big discrepancy between the way women are described compared with men. Like, objectified to an unnecessarily creepy degree*. So from that point of view I'm glad to have a version of the story run by a female writer.
*Interesting thread about it on Reddit
I recall he spoke about his relationship with the character, the games, and the world during the recent WitcherCon. I was not unfavorably impressed by his remarks, as he appears to have some regard for the material. Also, apparently, he plays Gwent.Plus Henry Cavill's absolute nerdiness about the show is appreciated; you can tell he cares and takes ownership of the role on a level that's really rare in the industry.
Same here. The less said about them, the better, I say.I despise the Peter Jackson LoTR movies more than I can put into words without getting banned.
I watched the first 4 episodes of season one when it came out and stopped. Another IP completely ruined, it's worthless.
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Why do you people have to vandalize existing art instead of making your own?
I get what you're saying but good artists copy, great artists stealWhy do you people have to vandalize existing art instead of making your own?
What do you mean "you people"? I'm not involved in the Witcher TV series (though I'd love to be).
And since when was bringing up a valid criticism the same as vandalism? Sheesh, you've just made a criticism of your own in the same post. It's not an act of vandalism to criticise a book or make a TV adaptation You can still buy the books. In fact, haven't book sales gone up because of this show?? That's hardly vandalism.
I get what you're saying but good artists copy, great artists steal
I disagree but I will say Return of the King should have NEVER won the Oscar for Best Movie in a year that saw films such as Monster and Mystic RiverI despise the Peter Jackson LoTR movies more than I can put into words without getting banned. I watched each of them once, and never will again, even if I'm at a friend's house and that's what they have on.
I should have clarified: the Picasso quote applies ONLY if you make something better than the original, which this show has obviously failed to doYou can criticize a realistic depiction of the late middle-ages all you want, but don't then market your fan-fiction as an adaptation. The only thing adapted from the books was character names to trick people into watching that garbage.
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The only thing they stole was character names. There's a great video about the episode "lesser evil" that perfectly illustrates how the people writing that trash COMPLETELY missed the point. They don't even understand what they are adapting.
In fact, here it is.
You can criticize a realistic depiction of the late middle-ages all you want