Looking forward to this, but I don't have high expectations. The first two episodes will be crucial to catch my attention.
For some reason the first four images can't be seen except with right-click + View Image.
The first Yennefer photo is great; they've really nailed it. I'm also liking Cavill as Geralt. I'm not going to watch the series (don't even have Netflix), but I'm glad to see good photos of its cast regardless.
The first Yennefer photo is great; they've really nailed it. I'm also liking Cavill as Geralt. I'm not going to watch the series (don't even have Netflix), but I'm glad to see good photos of its cast regardless.
Looks good, it looks actually better than I thought it would.
That's because in the books (which this is based on, not the games) he only carries one sword on his back and leaves the other one (the silver sword) on Roach.
I'm soooooooooo scared... He has only one sword on his back...
That's because in the books (which this is based on, not the games) he only carries one sword on his back and leaves the other one (the silver sword) on Roach.
Still goin' with the barefaced Geralt, I see. I know it's accurate from the books, but bearded Geralt is the only one for me.
Looks a bit low-budget to me overall, though. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. I'll take quality writing + characters + environments (atmospherically speaking) over fancy props, outfits, and sets.Well, that looks a sight better than the Nilfgaardian armor, at least!
But this is a Netflix production, so it's surprising. Will have to wait and see more.
Yeah...it doesn't look like a Game of Thrones level venture, that's for sure. I'm hoping it manages to land a less-is-more approach, like the Battlestar reboot. On the whole, it looks like they tried to work aspects of the established visuals into it, though...rather than just re-introducing the whole universe using a brand new style. That is the one thing that I feel may backfire badly.
Remind people of something they love, and they'll immediately start drawing comparisons. May not have been the best design decision. As you say...we will see...
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Regardless of what you think of the series, or the team behind it, real-world politics do not belong here. A couple of posts deleted.
Those are just pictures of the characters, nothing else. We'll have to wait and see how it looks like post-production (or basically pre-CGI and after CGI).. If you look at on-set pictures from Game of Thrones without seeing the final post-production product, you'd probably get the same impression.
A bit long (30+ minutes), but this video is a very cool, showing the shoot and merging it with the post production result of various scenes through different seasons in Game of Thrones.
About my only reservation with the pictures from the Witcher series, Cavill is too beautiful of a man to play Gerald.
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That's another thing I'm interested in seeing more of. The Witcher is definitely something that would benefit from more practical sets, costumes, and scenes. I would personally keep CGI out of it, as much as humanly possible and keep things like costuming and setting very down-to-earth. For CGI, I'd limit it to post-process on the color tones...some very subtle effects for things like magic...something that gives monsters an otherworldly look...do something with Geralt's eyes and skin...but nothing close to what we see in movies like Lord of the Rings. I'd rather focus on Hitchcock -- it's what we don't see that's scary.
So rather than seeing something like this as a monster:
...the audience would mostly see flashes of stuff like this:
Now, if I had to interpret what we've seen so far (the style of costuming, the framing of the shots -- especially for publicity photos -- and the overall action the directorial team seems to be trying to capture), I think the energy is leaning more toward The Avengers than Game of Thrones.
Since "real world politics" aren't allowed i just can say that i don't trust the team behind the series. Daredevil season 2 part 2 and defenders were awful and what the showrunner and the other writers said on twitter shows they don't know about The Witcher universe and their CV is bad. They have no experience.
Search the leaks. The budget it's too low for a fantasy series and half went to Henry Cavill. The other actors are nothing special.
This will be a terrible adaptation.
Search the leaks. The budget it's too low for a fantasy series and half went to Henry Cavill. The other actors are nothing special.
This will be a terrible adaptation.
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I'm offended. Where are Geralt's scars?
And the Wolf medallion... it just looks so... wrong and two-dimensional...
And the Wolf medallion... it just looks so... wrong and two-dimensional...
Again, RL politics have no place here. More posts deleted. Also, hostility towards others is not welcome either.
If you want to discuss the upcoming show without breaking forum rules, great. If you want to discuss what political things may be involved in the show, don't.
If you want to discuss the upcoming show without breaking forum rules, great. If you want to discuss what political things may be involved in the show, don't.
I don't know. The armor looks like it's been manufactured with stitching machines in a present day motorcycle accessories factory from kevlar and eco leather. Maybe it will look more worn in in the show but it's just too modern looking to me. But I can see the same designer who did the scrotum Nilfgaard thing behind it.