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http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/05/17/the-witcher-netflix-series
"This morning, Netflix announced (http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/17/netflix-to-produce-the-witcher-tv-series) that it's in the process of developing a new series based on The Witcher Saga, the wildly-popular eight-novel series from Andrzej Sapkowski which previously served as the inspiration for CD Projekt Red's game series.
According to IGN, Sapkowski will serve as a consultant on the series, and he sounds pretty pumped to be involved:
“I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing.""
Here's the full list of characters...
https://twitter.com/LHissrich/status/967114425294454785
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/08/06/henry-cavill-wants-to-play-geralt-in-netflixs-adaptation-of-the-witcher
"Henry Cavill has told IGN that he'd be interested in the role of Geralt in Netflix's forthcoming adaptation of The Witcher.
Cavill has been pretty open in the past about his love of Skyrim and World of Warcraft. (Famously he ignored a call from Zach Snyder to tell him he'd won the role of Superman in 2013's Man of Steel because he was playing WoW.)
So at a recent junket for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, IGN asked Cavill what he was busy playing these days.
"The Witcher 3. I just replayed all the way through," said Cavill. "Love that game. Really good game."
With that in mind, we asked if he'd be interested in the role of Geralt in Netflix's adaptation. "Absolutely. Yeah, that would be an amazing role."
Cavill also went on to reveal his love of the source material, Andrzej Sapkowski's series of fantasy novels. "The books are amazing," Cavill tells us. "The books are really, really good... The books I started reading, and they are well worth a read.""
doubledenim
08-06-18, 08:11 PM
W...T...F? How the hell does he have time to not only play, but replay the Witcher III?
https://twitter.com/Bosslogic/status/1026701242611814401
Ta da!
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/henry-cavill-the-witcher-netflix-series-1202925521/
Hmm, and for a while now it’s been rumored he’d be replaced as Superman...
https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1057640842201055232
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqi-8kAMmM
Wow, any doubt I had before is completely gone. This looks amazing.
gandalf26
07-19-19, 08:21 PM
This makes me wanna pick up Witcher 3 again. Looks great.
John-Connor
07-20-19, 04:38 AM
watchlisted..
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(jus' sayin)
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A few early reviews from some websites have emerged on Twitter, although I am not sure how legit they are. Most of them seem pretty positive, and some are straight up raving about the show...
Three episodes in. It's definitely...sub-great? There's some interesting timeline stuff going on but I'm not sure they're getting a lot out of it other than unnecessary complication so far. Maybe that'll change. It's a pretty mixed bag but definitely good enough to keep watching.
Yennefer's storyline is already twice as interesting as all the others combined. It's straightforward, clear, compelling, and her performance so far has been the best in the show.
To clarify, by "sub-great" I don't mean "just short of great." I just mean that it's clearly not a great show. How good or bad it is, exactly, I'm not sure, but that's the one classification it seems can probably be ruled out right away. I guess it could shock me down the stretch but it's just hard to imagine a show this muddled having that kind of turnaround.
Simplest example I can think of is that there are, in the first episode, some fairly dramatic events we're clearly meant to have a reaction to...but they happen to characters we basically don't know, in a place we don't know, for reasons we don't really understand. It's the kind of thing you'd expect four or five episodes in, at minimum, if it's to have any kind of impact. And if it's not to have any impact--if it's just setup--then there's zero reason for them to linger on it as long as they do. Very odd choices.
gandalf26
12-22-19, 12:38 PM
I'm enjoying it, 5 episodes in. They've really stayed true to the game which probably makes it better. Henry Cavill is nailing it.
Not sure how much depth there is, and it's hard to get a sense of where Geralt is or what the general map looks like? Politics etc.
Geralt, Yennifer and Siri storyline are all holding my interest, especially Yennifer. Geralt is more of a lone wanderer/clint Eastwood character so far though.
Looking forward to finishing it.
8/10 so far I'd say.
gandalf26
12-22-19, 12:40 PM
To clarify, by "sub-great" I don't mean "just short of great." I just mean that it's clearly not a great show. How good or bad it is, exactly, I'm not sure, but that's the one classification it seems can probably be ruled out right away. I guess it could shock me down the stretch but it's just hard to imagine a show this muddled having that kind of turnaround.
Simplest example I can think of is that there are, in the first episode, some fairly dramatic events we're clearly meant to have a reaction to...but they happen to characters we basically don't know, in a place we don't know, for reasons we don't really understand. It's the kind of thing you'd expect four or five episodes in, at minimum, if it's to have any kind of impact. And if it's not to have any impact--if it's just setup--then there's zero reason for them to linger on it as long as they do. Very odd choices.
They return to those ep 1 characters in a fashion, which clears things up a lot
FWIW, we caught on to the fact that there are different time periods and all that, I'm just not sure they're getting a lot of drama or surprise in exchange for that confusion, which is the normal trade you're making when you have non-concurrent narratives like that. Glad to hear they don't just abandon all that, but even if we meet those characters "before" all that stuff (which is what we've been assuming will happen), the moments themselves didn't have much impact, and probably still won't unless there's something coming that sheds a whole new light on them. And I expect the only thing we'll know when we revisit them that we don't know are the exact details of why the girl is special, which seem beside the point (which is that she's some kind of prophesied one who has to be protected).
I guess we'll see!
Not sure how much depth there is, and it's hard to get a sense of where Geralt is or what the general map looks like? Politics etc.
My wife and I were talking about this, and this is one thing I kinda hope keeps happening. If they try to do the Game of Thrones thing it's gonna be reallllyyy hard for it not to feel like a cheaper imitation of it. On the other hand, it would really fit the character (at least, would seem to) if it's kind of a running joke how people throw all these country and character names at him and he just sort of deflects it, does the job, and moves on. There's all this intrigue going on, but that's not his concern, and it might be a refreshing change of pace from all the clumsy thicket of fantasy world-building so many of these shows try to do, which is either stellar (and even then, only if you're willing to really pay attention to it) or terrible and boring with almost no in-between.
I'd kinda like to see him just blazing into new places and letting all the background geopolitical stuff wash over him as a sort of meta-commentary on the genre. At least for awhile. Could even mirror a character arc insofar as he starts giving a crap.
Either way, though, I think shows like this really need to ease into that stuff. Too many of them just throw a ton of silly names at you right away.
gandalf26
12-22-19, 08:52 PM
My wife and I were talking about this, and this is one thing I kinda hope keeps happening. If they try to do the Game of Thrones thing it's gonna be reallllyyy hard for it not to feel like a cheaper imitation of it. On the other hand, it would really fit the character (at least, would seem to) if it's kind of a running joke how people throw all these country and character names at him and he just sort of deflects it, does the job, and moves on. There's all this intrigue going on, but that's not his concern, and it might be a refreshing change of pace from all the clumsy thicket of fantasy world-building so many of these shows try to do, which is either stellar (and even then, only if you're willing to really pay attention to it) or terrible and boring with almost no in-between.
I'd kinda like to see him just blazing into new places and letting all the background geopolitical stuff wash over him as a sort of meta-commentary on the genre. At least for awhile. Could even mirror a character arc insofar as he starts giving a crap.
Either way, though, I think shows like this really need to ease into that stuff. Too many of them just throw a ton of silly names at you right away.
I don't think they are trying to be Game of Thrones but comparisons are going to be inevitable at this stage. The Witcher reminds me of show formats like Star Trek where we have a main storyline, ie Geralt finding Siri combined with Yennifer, but also each episode is it's own little monster hunt story with a conclusion. Game of Thrones was one continuous story. This in itself is refreshing. In the opening scene I was getting bad Van Helsing vibes thinking Geralt is going to be facing some big CGI monster and deus ex his way out of it but all of his opponents have been interesting since then.
The time hop stuff is quite interesting, it's like we're getting the long Geralt and Yennifer version and the short Siri story with those storylines merging, a bit like Dunkirk in a way I guess.
It's easily the best video game adaptation out there, but that isn't a difficult or impressive feat.
Edit: seems there are books too, so not sure if it is a direct video game adaptation, Ill have to look into that.
Doolallyfrank
12-22-19, 10:48 PM
4 episodes done, I'm enjoying it. Is the game worth playing? Might pick it up if it's cheap.
Edit: game of the year edition £10.49
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4 episodes done, I'm enjoying it. Is the game worth playing? Might pick it up if it's cheap.
I just started Witcher III (the game) and have enjoyed it past the 2-hour starting zone quests. I paid like 15 US and imagine it was worth it if I don't get distracted. Too late with CONTROL updates. Decent world exploration and something to do + loot around every corner keeps the food pellet dispenser clicker thing clicking. Somewhat slow to get started and horse control is wonky but it has grown on me. About 10 pages back in the video game thread are several posts from uh .. Sedai I believe? That's what got me into it. Pretty positive responses from those that have played it.
gandalf26
12-23-19, 07:27 AM
Game of decade, or at least in the conversation for it.
doubledenim
12-24-19, 11:53 AM
I think my mind was prepared for "next GoT" , but it's not that. Unfair or not, GoT is the only high-fantasy I can recall and it set a high bar. For some reason I catch those Hercules and Zena flashbacks from this. Good in parts, but I don't think they did multiple takes on a lot of these scenes :suspicious:
I like it, but it may be kinda cheezy.
It's easily the best video game adaptation out there, but that isn't a difficult or impressive feat.
Edit: seems there are books too, so not sure if it is a direct video game adaptation, Ill have to look into that.
Haven't watched it yet but it should be based on the books (based on what I've read elsewhere mostly on first two books which are collections of short stories).
I've only read the first two books myself and didn't think too highly of them but they certainly have their fans. Despite of that I'll watch the show in near future.
Finally, I finished this one. So like I said in the previous post I have read the first two books and I haven't played the games.
I think many of the short stories in those two books are quite weak and it's reflected on the episodes of the show. About half of the episodes are outright bad and only two are anywhere near good (third one with the striga which is the best short story, and seventh which doesn't have the usual monster of the week at all). Despite this, the main story (which is from the novels I haven't read - the whole Nilfgaard attack and Ciri stuff) seems to have some potential so I'm actually waiting for the next season even though I didn't like the first.
Finished this off. There are some good aspects to the show, but overall, was a bit weak. Cavil nailed Geralt, and is a highlight of the show, but muddled story telling keeps bringing things down for me. Good, not great.
Really love Geralt's awesome catchphrase:
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Just finished season 1 of The Witcher. I never played the game or read the books, but just from a viewing standpoint feel the time jumps flattened many events that could have been impactful.
Cavill is great for this role, and the actress playing Yennifer.... GOOD GAWD lol! I hate having to wait till 2021 for season 2, I'm hooked.
John-Connor
10-06-20, 07:44 AM
New armor, same Witcher. First look at Henry Cavill as Geralt in The Witcher Season 268295
xSookieStackhouse
10-06-20, 07:51 AM
4 episodes done, I'm enjoying it. Is the game worth playing? Might pick it up if it's cheap.
Edit: game of the year edition £10.49
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as a witcher video game fan yes, 2 and 3rd are really good. the first one is okay
xSookieStackhouse
10-06-20, 07:52 AM
New armor, same Witcher. First look at Henry Cavill as Geralt in The Witcher Season 268295
i dont like the tv series to be honest. i prefer the games
John-Connor
10-06-20, 08:16 AM
i dont like the tv series to be honest. i prefer the games
Haven't started The Witcher yet, still pondering whether to watch this one or The Last Kingdom.
xSookieStackhouse
10-06-20, 09:17 AM
Haven't started The Witcher yet, still pondering whether to watch this one or The Last Kingdom.
should watch the witcher old movies n tv show from sweden i think
Really love Geralt's awesome catchphrase:
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I caught this post last night reading back for some initial reactions as I restart this series. I'm a few episodes in now and I can't help but crack up every time Geralt grunts a, "hmmm." There are a lot. I don't think I caught it the first time through.
lol
MovieBuffering
10-06-21, 02:55 AM
Watch this about a year ago. It had it's ups and downs sort of unfocused at times. Episodes I really enjoyed, some I didn't. Only 8 episodes so it wasn't a huge commitment. I think it had some seeds of good things maybe they can narrow down in season 2. I'll give up quick on a show if I lose interest. I'll give season 2 a gander, hopefully it's worth it. If it's only 8 episodes again should be pretty easy.
Cavill is great in his role, you can tell he really enjoys the material and being a part of the show. Also the chick who plays Yennefer is a smoke show. ;-)
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ee/fc/f8/eefcf8ad6d05993a186d6c9f7da6c45f.jpg
Season 2 Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFVV2L8GKs
Just noticed Season 2 is up. 2 episodes in and it feels pretty good. The world feels a touch more grounded without awkward punchlines peppered in and the visuals and creatures look good. Closer to S1, EP1 as compared to later season goofs. Finally, some bits are reminding me of the start of Witcher III, which is kind of neat. Granted that's the only game I tried.
I'm half into EP7 And I am really enjoying this. There are some really nice things playing out all around. I'm being cautious not to drop any spoilers with my posts. Surely someone else is watching this?
MovieBuffering
12-19-21, 11:06 PM
I'm half into EP7 And I am really enjoying this. There are some really nice things playing out all around. I'm being cautious not to drop any spoilers with my posts. Surely someone else is watching this?
Opposite for me. Watched season 1. Ups and downs. But mostly enjoyed it. Binged up until Ep 8 this weekend. Not sure if i'll finish. Just sloppy muddled story telling. I could careless about half the characters. I'll probably finish just because I'm so close to the end but I doubt I bother with anything in the future.
MovieBuffering
12-19-21, 11:17 PM
Opposite for me. Watched season 1. Ups and downs. But mostly enjoyed it. Binged up until Ep 8 this weekend. Not sure if i'll finish. Just sloppy muddled story telling. I could careless about half the characters. I'll probably finish just because I'm so close to the end but I doubt I bother with anything in the future.
Update. I guess there is only 8 episodes haha
Dead2009
04-18-24, 01:41 PM
Show is ending after season 5
https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3809020/netflix-will-end-the-witcher-with-season-5-starring-liam-hemsworth/
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