Kamina
Golden Boy
Both still need to develop. Its the beginning of Yen as a witch, and Ciri is still just a child here.
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And? I'm failing to understand why being loosely modeled after a place means you have to abide by that time period and locations demographics?
Furthermore, why is race the line you draw? Of all limitations, why race? There weren't mutants, dragons, orcs, and sorcerers either. The geography is all wrong for Europe, how dare the author change it if his world is so clearly just Europe? The names used don't really match up to that time period. The military strategies, the weaponry, the plants, all wrong. The architecture isn't one to one with Europe. Why is it that you draw the line with people?
Grinchy
Banned
I guess if you already know the timeline, it's not really supposed to be a twist at all? It's just starting with her as a 14 year old and showing how she becomes who she becomes.
I barely played the games and never read the books, so I knew she would change in some way, but I never felt like it was supposed to be some kind of twist.
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Klayzer
Member
OMG! That was perfect response. Totally shut his/her ass down with plain logic. Dragons, wizards, sorcerers, and elves ok. Black people playing some roles equals, not authentic medieval Europe. Absolutely hilarious.
Dontero
Banned
Yes they say about skin color and there are plenty of descriptions like in case of tea and vea if they are outiers from "normal".
They are not but they also represent ethnicities of that world. They aren't just some hollywood refuges from whole word but most o those people are local. The problem here isn't that there are black people or white. The problem here is that ethnicity of kingdoms are fucked up with this mix. Either do it 100 black or white but don't mix.
Litearlly Geralt is shunned by common people just because he looks a bit different. Different shade of freaking white.
I guess ethinicity is nothing to you but for most of people outside of US it is important factor.
No it wouldn't be. As long as it stick to material in hand. From what i know Black Panther is about african kingdom no ? So no reason for white people there.
Ah the old "this is fantasy you know" argument. Ok then why people don't have blue skin color, 4 eyes why elves and humans instead of Zorks and Blobs ? Why kingdoms instead of communism ? And instead of story about guy with sword how about story about tree growing in woods ?
All fantasy is based on reality because it represent themes and subject that are relatable and logical to viewer. If you have medivil setting either you have ethnicities or you risk your fantasy kindom being not logical or idiotic or simply bad writting.
Here you have extreame racism toward one another when even elves are divided into 2 different types who will kill each other timae and time again despite having same skin color. And you want me to believe that humans would just get along ? That is why it is bad writing. You might like it, i don't and it seems like there are plenty more people who don't like it.
No he isn't tied to his skin color. Remember ? Fantasy comic shit or something you argue ?
Dude would say anything as long as he gets money for booze. I don't care what sapkowski thinks. I care about books themselves.
Here is why. They completely changed meaning and actions of characters. Like case of EP1 which fucked up that amazing story, each episode is like that and the more show runners write original stuff the worse it is. This is not witcher. This is wutcher or wother or some other fake shit:
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Stiflers Mom
Banned
Like our myths and fairy tales are not part of our european culture and identity. pfff.
Looking forward to the movie versions of the Mahabharata or Mulan with white dudes in there playing major roles.
Oh, no, then it's whitewashing. I forgot.
Soleil rouge
Member
You guys are wasting your time arguing with recently banned Reetards who signed up just to throw around their "y'alls".
Let's get back to arguing about important things: Who else thinks CDPR should replace Geralt and Dandelion's character models with their TV show counterparts?
Let's get back to arguing about important things: Who else thinks CDPR should replace Geralt and Dandelion's character models with their TV show counterparts?
Fuz
Banned
No one.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
With Asgard and its inhabitants it's fantasy comic shit off course.
But with the Black Panther it's black culture, and you don't mess with that...
Imagine the outroar if you had the same ethnic diversity mix in Wakanda as they had in Asgard...
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Soleil rouge
Member
They most annoying here is that Netflix has Mikkelsen in some shitty show. He would be perfect for Geralt.
Netflix Dandelion was actually pretty great. It was better than what CDPR did with Dandelion especially in TW3.
He makes a better Vesemir than Geralt, imo.
Shmunter
Member
They most annoying here is that Netflix has Mikkelsen in some shitty show. He would be perfect for Geralt.
Netflix Dandelion was actually pretty great. It was better than what CDPR did with Dandelion especially in TW3.
Mikkelsen would have been ideal. Gruff, tough, no nonsense
GreyHorace
Member
He would have been perfect 10-15 years ago. Nowadays he's a little too old to play Geralt.They most annoying here is that Netflix has Mikkelsen in some shitty show. He would be perfect for Geralt.
Netflix Dandelion was actually pretty great. It was better than what CDPR did with Dandelion especially in TW3.
I'd be stoked though if they cast him as Vesemir.
again the books don’t make a fuss about skin color either way. A few characters get descriptions, most don’t.
We can mix hedgehogs with humans, but don’t you dare mix skin color or it makes it “unrealistic”
He is shunned because he is a mutant killing machine with supposedly no emotion. Has nothing to do with skin color.
The world of the Witcher is made up. Seems people in the world of the Witcher aren’t Racist like you want them to be.
Black Panthers exploits are set around the world, therefore other races exist. The Witcher is set on what’s supposed to be a large continent with all types of cultures, species, history, etc. It makes senses that there would be non-white people in the world.
umm most of this is in the books, and even some crazier shit.
Right cause people like you just can’t imagine a world where people aren’t racist. That’s your hang up. That’s what makes it bad writing and illogical. Not all the crazy shit going on. Humans can see a shit monster and not bat an eye, but no way they’d see a black dude and just be ok with it.
That’s you projecting your own feelings on these fantasy characters. Everyone isn’t racist.
In the World of the Witcher the prejudice and hate is based on species. The author was very deliberate in making it about species and not skin color.
It’s crazy to me that you can watch a fantasy show and be disappointed at the lack of racism
yes, his identity is his skin color, his story is based on race relations in modern America. The original writer of Black Panther wanted the story to be about race. Changing the race of The Black Panther would change his story profusely.
Conversly, the Writer if the Witcher did not make skin color a big deal, and changing the skin color of one of the support characters does absolutely nothing to change the story.
Dont care about what the author of the books says, he’s a drunk and, you need your racism.
Fuck outa here. You racist fuck.
Im done listening to your racistsplaining. Continue your crusade against the world not being racist enough for your liking. The world will continue to leave you behind.
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Dontero
Banned
They do make a fuss which you keep ignoring. Book events take place in norther kingdoms not in zerrikania. Looking at show you would think that it was Zerrikania or kingdom neighboring it. Just so you know Zerrikania is so far away from northern kingdoms that people don't know where it exactly is other than some travelers like Bort with Tea and Vea.
Yeah and litearlly they wanted to kill mentioned hedgehog for looking different. Which is ironic. Like i said the problem here is that kingdoms do not represent ethnicity. I would be perfectly fine if they would make everyone black. But don't mix because it needs explanation why some people are white or black.
Again you can argue as much as you want about "this is fantasy" but we are talking here about book adaptation. In books norther realms were consisting on white people, Nilfgard again beign white. So the only racist here that harping about race is you because you defend their changes to books lore for no fucking reason. This is US produced show it is not like it is African show where they would lack white people and had to cast black Geralt etc.
Yeah and how they exactly know he is witcher when he goes into bar ? By CDPR two swords nonsense ? Geralt was especially known for being pale white with almost milk white hair which is why people called him freak. Same with his eyes. His job title just added to that.
People in witcher lore rape and kill people just for their ears being just slightly longer and you here argue skin color has nothing to do here. Ofcorze it didn't because all of people in books outside of few were white. Can't have racism if all are white. What then ensues is ethnicity fights. Which is completely lost to you. Because for your racism is everything there is. You are probably the same type of person who believes only black people were slaves in US and doesn't realize that most of white people at the time were SERFS which is kinder word for slave.
And they exist in Witcher lore. They are just not part of books events which is why again i am explaining it to you.
I would be equally critical if they made Tea and Vea white.
Dude what have you been reading ? Are you sure you read The Witcher or maybe some fairly tale ? Witcher world is EXTREMELY racist. Not only to actual races but also to other people. They murder and rape each other for just slightly longer ears or that they don't believe in same god and you here argue that aren't racist.
Again you are using netflix garbage adaptation to explain lack of us version racism (which is another retard wut). There was no racism between humans because humans were in closed of racially monolithic kingdoms. There were no black people in northern kingdom so there was no point to be racist against someone who you never even seen.
Litearally in Golden Dragon story Tea and Vea are singled out for being "different" and they butchered that dude.
Maybe you should drop US version of racism and look at it from xenophobia perspective because i feel like you have some personal issues or something. It makes 0 sense to use US racism and compare it to Witcher lore racism.
I start to think you don't understand what ethnicity mean.
Who cares. It is fantasy shit no ? It doesn't matter. Also Black Panther will be about communism.
It does change when Tea and Vea are introduced and you are supposed to see them different as travelers from foreign lands. And in show you feel nothing because northern realms are apparently modern US. The whole lore aspect of Zerrikania was completely fucked by that. Because there is effectively no difference between zerrikania and norther realms now other than them believing in dragons.
Secondly again. You want to argue against book lore here. It is you that you have to explain why it is good change not me who defends books here and original intention of writer when he wrote that.
said racist.
And yeah Sapkowski has long history of sucking dick to get money as fast as possible because he doesn't care about games or movies or shows at all. He just wants money to do his stuff.
Maybe you should pick some books and lore that has black characters in it and enjoy that instead of defending showrunners that butchered source material.
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PumpkinPie
Banned
Is it wrong that I only fantasize about deformed Yennifer..? 
Grinchy
Banned
If it's wrong, I don't wanna be right.Is it wrong that I only fantasize about deformed Yennifer..?
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju possibly cast in The Witcher - Redanian Intelligence
Henry Cavill is the absolute superstar of Netflix’s The Witcher and by far the biggest name in the cast, but there is a possibility that another big actor has joined the team: Kristofer Hivju, who a lot of you know as Tormund Giantsbane from HBO’s Game of Thrones. Why do we think this may...
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NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
The Witcher on track to be Netflix’s biggest debut ever, but the definition of ‘biggest’ just changed
Toss a stream to your Witcher
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The Cockatrice
Gold Member
Full soundtrack up on spotify.
t.co
Ultimatum is prolly my favorite.
The Witcher (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
Sonya Belousova · Album · 2020 · 55 songs.
t.co
Ultimatum is prolly my favorite.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
The Witcher Reportedly Casting Dijkstra for Season 2, Hobbit Actor Auditions
The second season of Netflix’s The Witcher is poised to add many new characters to the show, and [...]
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NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
'I Do Not Like Working Too Hard or Too Long': A Refreshingly Honest Talk With The Witcher's Creator
We reached out to Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of The Witcher, to get his thoughts on the series and the fan resurgence it’s inspired.
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GreyHorace
Member
I was a big fan of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys back in the day (didn't watch Xena that much), so this was a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane.
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Fuz
Banned
I was a big fan of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys back in the day (didn't watch Xena that much), so this was a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane.
This is exactly the problem with this show.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Full director lineup of The Witcher Season 2 revealed - Redanian Intelligence
It hasn’t been a month since we discovered the first director of Season 2 Netflix’s The Witcher. Stephen Surjik took it to social media to reveal photos from Isle of Skye, a gorgeous location where some of the new season’s scenes will be filmed likely with Henry Cavill himself. Later, we...
redanianintelligence.com
The Witcher Showrunner Looks Ahead to Season Two
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich reflects on fans’ reactions to the Netflix hit and its multiple timelines, and how things will change next season.
www.vulture.com
The Witcher Season 2 Will Rectify Season 1's Biggest 'Mistake', Confirms Showrunner - IGN
The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich confirmed changes will be made to the design of the Nilfgaardian armour in Season 2.
Fuz
Banned
That's not the biggest mistake, though.The Witcher Season 2 Will Rectify Season 1's Biggest 'Mistake', Confirms Showrunner - IGN
The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich confirmed changes will be made to the design of the Nilfgaardian armour in Season 2.www.ign.com
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I was a big fan of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys back in the day (didn't watch Xena that much), so this was a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane.
That was good, but they messed up a few of the actress names. Anna Shafer for instance.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
‘The Witcher’: ‘Dolittle’ Actress Carmel Laniado Joins Netflix Fantasy Hit As Season Two Gears Up In UK
Production on season two of the Netflix hit is underway in the UK.
deadline.com
daveonezero
Banned
This series is weird. Its well done but you have to pay attention to every line and know every characters names. I've had to read explanations for the first few episodes already. The time line is just strange. Its good but weird.
Grinchy
Banned
Subtitles help a lot. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have caught the timeline hints and a lot of character names and locations.
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daveonezero
Banned
yeah I usually do subtitles. Might have to on this one. There are lots of interacting things that the characters reference that you sort of have to catch.
I feel like they did the time portrayal pretty well. I could tell when they jumped say in Yennifers trailing or going back and forth between Ciri and Geralt. But the last one, I watch with the ball, threw me off a little. Just really made clear that they were going back and forwards.
VertigoOA
Banned
Can’t fucking wait for the next season.
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THE BUTCHER OF BLAVIKEN
I can’t believe how much I ended up loving that show.
Did
HotPocket69
watch this?!
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JayK47
Member
Loving this Netflix series. Up until now nothing on Netflix was that great to me. Guess I am stuck with it now.
Kind of crazy how we got to this point. I loved the first game and thought the second game was too short, but still ok. Then the 3rd game came out and blows me away and now the game and books are so popular we have a great Netflix series. Never thought this would have happened as I was enjoying the first game and the first book. Thought for sure I was the only goofball enjoying that shit.
Kind of crazy how we got to this point. I loved the first game and thought the second game was too short, but still ok. Then the 3rd game came out and blows me away and now the game and books are so popular we have a great Netflix series. Never thought this would have happened as I was enjoying the first game and the first book. Thought for sure I was the only goofball enjoying that shit.
HotPocket69
Banned
Can’t fucking wait for the next season.
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THE BUTCHER OF BLAVIKEN
I can’t believe how much I ended up loving that show.
Did
VertigoOA
Not yet!Need to remedy that. That gif of the force push
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Vawn
Banned
Hell no. WTF?
Soleil rouge
Member
Vawn
Banned
You're entitled to your wrong opinion.
They should change Mario to look like Bob Hoskins.
mortal
Gold Member
I was a big fan of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys back in the day (didn't watch Xena that much), so this was a nice nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Fantastic editing skill right there.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
You're entitled to your wrong opinion.
Going to have to look for some mods now.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
The Witcher Season 2 begins filming with Nilfgaard - Redanian Intelligence
The day has come! Second season of Netflix’s The Witcher has finally entered production, our sources report, and we can’t wait to start uncovering what’s in store for stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and the rest. Filming was originally going to start on February 17, but it seems...
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