Witcher is far more memorable.
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Netflix The Witcher TV series in the works (not related to CD Projekt)
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NETFLIX OUR LORD AND SAVIOR WE ARE NOT WORTHY
Please be nothing short of amazing. If not at least worthy of the series.
God, this is just insane! I've been wishing for a Witcher TV series since I played Wild Hunt, thinking of HBO then, but holy shit, it's actually happening! Just with Netflix, of course.
Please be nothing short of amazing. If not at least worthy of the series.
God, this is just insane! I've been wishing for a Witcher TV series since I played Wild Hunt, thinking of HBO then, but holy shit, it's actually happening! Just with Netflix, of course.
Perhaps because people assumed Roach to be male, whereas she's a mare? So they've given her male voice. In the quest Geralt asks her why does she sound so manly, and she wonders why would he assume her voice if he had never heard another horse talk.
hans_castorp
Member
All other major characters were dubbed. Why not hee too?
Peroroncino
Member
I'd say he's a very good candidate for the role of a Witcher, Geralt mostly wields sarcasm, uses the same low tone and let's be honest, he isn't the most expressive individual.
Dye his hair white and we're pretty much done, he's already ripped so no need to work on his physique and his tone of voice also fits.
BRB losing 12 hours of my life on TW3. Once more.
Abilidebob
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Agreed. In the books it says how it's the name Geralt gives to all his mares.
InsaneTiger
Member
Shit, sounds cools even though I have zero confidence in it being good.
SunBroDave
Member
Wait so this is CG? Not live action?
Ivory Samoan
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Made by the guys who make The Expanse, on Netflix (so a massive budget no doubt) and using amazing source material about something awesome like Witchers.... I can't see how you could have zero confidence, maybe a mild amount, but zero?
SpacePirate Ridley
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As a fan of the books (and games of course) YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!
The small stories during the first season are going to be amazing! I hope people undertand its based on them and not the videogames, that are sequels to the books.
Wouldnt mind if the series is good after it finishes the books it continues with the games, but I wouldnt be surprised if Sapkowski wants none of that.
Mads Miekkelsen as Geralt please!
Just looked for the demo reel of the SFX polish guys.
https://vimeo.com/185012925
Not bad at all, also mads appear in this lol
Thats not going to happen.
The small stories during the first season are going to be amazing! I hope people undertand its based on them and not the videogames, that are sequels to the books.
Wouldnt mind if the series is good after it finishes the books it continues with the games, but I wouldnt be surprised if Sapkowski wants none of that.
Mads Miekkelsen as Geralt please!
Just looked for the demo reel of the SFX polish guys.
https://vimeo.com/185012925
Not bad at all, also mads appear in this lol
Thats not going to happen.
Not at all. The plot is esentially the same. It's weird and requires the player who's read the books a very strong effort on their side to suspend their disbelief. I have yet to read LOTR and saw the movies ages ago, but imagine a new RPG game retelling esentially the same story, just set years after the novels, so that Frodo's back at the Shire until Gandalf visits and assigns him the task of getting back to Mordor with a new ring. And then every event of the books with minimal modifications happens again sooner or later.
It's weird.
Outrun
Member
Well, he could then talk about how the TV show strays from his artist vison...
Once the cheque clears of course.
Last_colossi
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Abilidebob
Member
Hah, that's awesome. Still didn't get to this part, but chuckled a little.
Thread should just be the OP and the 1st post.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
If only they could work everything out between all the parts.
Sapkowski, stop being so fucking salty.
What makes you think that? They're obviously going to have to use CG stuff for the magic and monsters
wondergorls
Member
Is Ciri in the books?
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
As a small girl, appears in the 3rd book onwards.
Til she's about a 16. And more, but spoilers. Well, not really if you've played 3.
OverturePT
Member
This is the greatest fucking thing.
Please be good.
Please be good.
She's one of the main characters from book 3 onwards. Before that she has two appearances,
three if you count Ciri as an unborn baby
dancegrenade
Member
Good thing none of you are casting directors.
Coulomb_Barrier
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On a semi-related note there's also going to be a Judge Dredd TV series. What a time to be alive.
MugiwaraCole
Member
I'm in. Holy shit, I'm in.
wondergorls
Member
Ah true, that's a shame I like older Ciri. But as long as they don't f*ck up Yen I'll be happy. I hope they can get someone Lena caliber (aka the right attitude).
mullet2000
Member
This could be really good actually. The Witcher works really well in an episodic format. Even a number of the books are short story compilations.
Yes. 50% of the saga are told from her perspective (IIRC).
Do you want mass audiences?
Live action
isaacnukem
Member
Amazing! I've read almost every book except one and I loved all of them, please be great, Netflix!
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Oh yeah, man i forgot about that lol
Well I liked Stranger Things. It's an exception though.
Peroroncino
Member
You have a very different memory of the storyline of the games than me. Sure, there are some similarities between events (Lodge of Sorceresses being back, Ciri still being hunted, White Frost being a plot point) and some of the locations are obviously the same, but those are just a bunch of details. The actual events in the books and games are pretty different.