Get Excited! Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series

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The discussion revolves around Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, focusing on the upcoming adaptation into a TV series and participants' experiences with the books. The scope includes opinions on the narrative style, character development, and thematic elements of the series.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express excitement about the adaptation, while others question the quality of the books, citing repetitiveness and contrived plots.
  • One participant mentions that they stopped reading the series due to dissatisfaction with the narrative direction, particularly in "Faith of the Fallen."
  • There is a clarification that the adaptation is a TV series, not a movie, and details about its production and airing are discussed.
  • Participants note that the books contain more graphic sexual content compared to mainstream fantasy, raising concerns about how this will be adapted for television.
  • One participant critiques the portrayal of certain characters and the political ideologies presented in the later books, expressing discomfort with the themes of violence against innocents.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express mixed feelings about the series, with some agreeing on the decline in quality in later books while others remain excited about the adaptation. There is no consensus on the overall merit of the series or its themes.

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Participants reference specific books and their content, indicating a range of personal experiences and interpretations that may not align. The discussion reflects subjective opinions rather than established facts about the series.

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http://www.terrygoodkind.com/lots/lots.mov"

Anyone else here read the books? Anyone else excited to see this?
 
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Is this the movie based on the Goodkind series?

I read most of it. It wasn't bad to start but then they started to annoy me because of how repeatative they are and his plots became more and more contrived. At around book nine or so I asked myself why I was still reading them and decided to stop about a third of the way into one. Being that I am a book addict that's pretty bad.

Edit: I might actually go see the movie though. I would almost expect it to be better than the book.
 
It's a TV series, not a movie. But it should still be pretty cool.
 
I read the first six books in the series, but Faith of the Fallen just got to the point where I couldn't continue reading, I don't think I even finished the book.

A TV series on which channel?
 
SciFi.com said:
Raimi's Wizard Gets Green Light

Sam Raimi's syndicated original fantasy TV series Wizard's First Rule is set to debut in all of the top 50 markets in the United States, Variety reported.

The ABC/Disney show, based on the Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind, has received a green light for 22 episodes and will begin production in May.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=50430
Presumably since the ABC/Disney studios are producing it, then it'll show up on ABC/Disney affiliates, and perhaps SciFi.
 
The books were much more sexually graphic than mainstream Fantasy books.
 
Most of the fantasy books I have read by men tend to get at least a bit sexual. Even Pratchet's books which tend on the chaste side have their moments. I've not read any of those goth female writers though, such as Rice and Hamilton. I'm sure they're much racier from what I have heard and the fact that they are always on the newstand.

I have no idea how they'll make those thinly veiled and utterly improbable dominatrix characters family friendly.

I remember when I was reading the books at one point I was about ready to chuck the book out the window if he used the term 'sister of the agiel' one more time.

Evo said:
I read the first six books in the series, but Faith of the Fallen just got to the point where I couldn't continue reading, I don't think I even finished the book.
That was the one where he really started to get pompous about his political ideology. In number eight, the last full book I read, he goes so far as to advocate the slaughter of unarmed innocents who place themselves between you and your enemy. They didn't try to move them aside or even just injure them but outright cut them down as if they were the enemy themselves. I found that rather sickening.
 

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