“Hercules”/”Xena” producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are returning to the fantasy syndication market with the weekly series “Wizard’s First Rule,” based on Terry Goodkind’s “The Sword of Truth” books .

 

From The Hollywood Reporter:

 

"Sword" follows the extraordinary transformation of woodsman Richard Cypher into a magical leader who joins with a mysterious woman to stop a bloodthirsty tyrant.

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i062b16e707aa9991beca376ab4ce2189

 

 

 

So big news for ABC and looks like production begins in a few months. 

 

Will this series translate to TV in your opinion? 

Do you think this could open up possibility of WoT coming to small screen?

Will you watch it?

Casting ideas?

This is great news. Hopefully being made into a TV series instead of a movie will keep the story more intact and not leave out or change to much. Though change is inevitable, I suppose.

 

Will have to keep a close eye on this one.

Another important thing I like is that Sam Raimi is behind this.  Sure he brought us cheese like Xena and Hercules (please don't make this as cheesy), but he also did Spiderman.  He has experience in creating fantasy TV and movies.

Also since Sam Raimi is involved, will he bring in his brother Ted to play a part as well as his long time friend Bruce Campbell?

I am trying to envision Bruce as one of the characters. Chase maybe?  Darken Rhal?

Well, at least the telly version can't possibly be any worse than the books.

 

Though I'd rather pull out a teeth than watch this.

Oh Maj.... so cynical.  Do you need a hug?

 

 

I'll give it a shot. Can't see Bruce as Darken Rahl though. Possibly Chase...

 

Even Sam Raimi's cheese is usually worth a laugh.  The cheese usually doesn't take itself too seriously, like the Evil Dead series, sure the first one tried to be legitimate, but the comic genius that was Army of Darkness sprang out of it.

 

That being said, I never read or was terribly interested in SoT, so this might be a way for me to see whats going on without having to invest too heavily in it.

 

As far as it being an indicator for WoT coming to any screen, I'm sure the attention SoT will get will generate some interest, but ultimately Harriet will have to make that call.  I don't think that WoT will translate to screen especially well given how character and dialogue driven it is. 

 

Oh and Maj, I have my wisdom teeth if you want to get cracking. ;)

Oh Maj.... so cynical.  Do you need a hug?

 

If hating goofkind is cynical, I'm proud to be one.

Could use a hug though, but perhaps from someone a wee bit more womanly. Your skinny ass just ain't that fondlefriendly ;)

 

Oh and Maj, I have my wisdom teeth if you want to get cracking

 

I can cause bleeding and pain? *books plane tickets*

I still haven't read the series, but I WANT to read it simply because so many people whose opinions I usually value HATE it. I think it might be entertaiing. ^_^

 

Who is Bruce Raimi?? Nevermind, I will look him up on imdb instead of being lazy.  :P

Who IS Bruce Raimi?  I know of a Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi and Bruce Campbell.... let me know what you find out about Bruce Raimi though *g*.

Yeah yeah yeah, I read too fast and assigned the name Bruce to the brother.  A spanking!  ;D

I actually agree with Maj on this one. Series is bad and only liked the first book. Hopefully the series will be on that one. Oh, and I want Bruce to be the main character :D

Well I liked the books, not loved, but liked quite well.  It got a little corny in some places but I thought the story held up quite nicely.  At least the story didn't get bogged down in such details that the story never moved along.... what? 

 

"Gratch lurve Richard" *g*

Isn't SoT the novel that many have accused him of practically plagerising, far more then say, the guy who did a song of fire and ice (or is it ice and fire? I can never remember) or RJ did LOTR, but more so to the point that people say 'hey now!'?

Aka, his idea is so unoriginal is borderline plagerism?

But... but... why?

About the only good thing about this is that Goodkind will undoubtedly hate it... pompous ass.

 

I can just see him sitting there watching the Raimi cheese and going 'but... but... this is an intellectual masterpiece! It is changing the world! It isn't fantasy! What have you done? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"

 

In my mind thats when he explodes and everyone bursts into dance. In fact, i think Bollywood have already made a movie of it.

I have coffee coming out my nose from laughing too hard.  Thanks Luckers.  I've seen a few interviews and transcripts where he goes off about that.  He ought to look to the likes of Ayn Rand who simply acknowledged that her fiction was her philosophy in story form, but that didn't increase its value over other fiction. 

 

Are you thinking Lord of the Dance style dancing, or more of an Indian dance montage to fit the Bollywood theme.

I'm thinking indian dancing. With lots of colour and a talking elephant.

I'm thinking indian dancing. With lots of colour and a talking elephant.

 

A pink, talking elephant ;D

I'm excited. The books are cool.

 

All books are meant to be a conduit of the writers philosiphies/beliefs/experiences. WHy that pisses people off is beyond me.

I think its not so much his writing, as his views towards his writing and so on that gets people so mad. Myself, I enjoyed reading the series until the last book, which was a huge let down. I also read one of his interviews, which caused me to lose a lot of respect for him, as he was very derogatory and uniformed in his opinions towards various groups.

I bought the first book this weekend, and am a few chapters in. So far, nothing all that awful to complain about.