Maybe had it not been bad fan fiction instead of just, you know, following the author’s story, it would have worked out.
Amazon has canceled its Wheel of Time series
Submitted 18 hours ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to Television@lemm.ee
https://www.theverge.com/news/673899/amazon-wheel-of-time-canceled
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psycho_driver@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Doubletake2121@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
The author’s story was also pretty terrible. I re-read it again last year, and man does it drag. You could most likely cut it in half and make a better series.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I don’t even disagree with you about the drag. However, books 1 and 2 are some of the best modern fantasy you can find. I knew the show was in trouble when it started making major changes to the story right out of the gates.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
You could potentially cut a lot, yeah. But this wasn’t cutting, this was just plain rewriting.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I just finished the series last week after starting it in January 2024. It’s a pretty damn good epic. Yes there are slower parts, but on the whole it’s very enjoyable and well paced. Not sure what you’d expect from a 14 book series. You’re also full of it if you say the 12000 page series is terrible, yet you also reread it last year. That is nonsensical to put that much time and effort into something that’s ‘pretty terrible’.
Rodneyck@lemm.ee 8 hours ago
Pacing was like walking through a lake of mud. Still deserved a proper finale. Amazon is the new Netflix of cancelled series.
CircaV@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
I am crushed. The series got better and better and S3 had one of the best (of not the best) episode in the genre ever put on TV. Fuck Amazon. I didn’t have a subscription to it before, otherwise I would have cancelled mine.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I’m amazed it made it to season 2.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
Season 1 was hot garbage but 2 and 3 were pretty good. It seemed like it had found its footing.
CircaV@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
S1 got wrecked by COVID s2 was good and s3 was fabulous.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
So I’ve heard.
Schal330@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
It’s a shame. Season 1 was bad, season 2 was watchable, but I really enjoyed season 3. It felt like they were finally getting into their stride.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Good. Maybe the next turning of the wheel will give this series the love it deserves.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
All good things must come to an end, even The Wheel of Time.
As well as things of every other quality
m0darn@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
The wheel of time turns and ages come and pass. There is no end to the turning of the wheel of time but this is an end.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 hours ago
Fuck
killerscene@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 minutes ago
is this the lord of the rings show?
Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 25 minutes ago
Nah. That’s Rings of Power or something