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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   4127 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 9, 2022

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Are there any good fantasy show produced in recent years that are not anime?

Lord of the Rings is actually really good; IF you don't mind them playing fast and loose with cannon dates and some GoT style bloody titillation that doesn't quite fit with the movies or books (it's not too gratuitous, but it is there. It's the only place you could really feel the heavy hand of the executive).

I wasn't sure on my feelings while I was watching it vis. some pacing issues and where the camera was looking, but the last couple episodes made me really appreciate the whole thing.

The Last Kingdom is not technically fantasy but it's set in England in the dark ages and has similar vibes. Very well made show and complete.

The Magicians is pretty good, sort of an urban fantasy show. It's a bit 'woke' especially the last season but I found it tolerable.

House of the Dragon was kind of okay. Almost good if you compare it to other TV. I did't like the Witcher much, but others with decent taste did so .. I dunno.

The Witcher show is dead, Henry Cavill left. They may make another season but I doubt it'll be any good replacing the main actor.

Didn't they make 2 or 3 seasons though ?

I found it boring so stopped watching after a couple of episodes.

Not surprised at all that they hated the source material.

Sapkowski is a cynical, wise asshole who's reputed to be something of a lecher.

The entire setting is not very thinly disguised eastern European history, where every single ethnicity behaved like complete bastards at times, and everyone is suspicious of each other.

Something like that breaks the mind of the typical product of American universities; surely there must be some good guys? Persecuted minorities can't be assholes themeselves, no.

Come on.

It’s being compared to Game of Thrones. All your strawman criticisms would apply there too. Yet GoT was both well-produced (at first) and wildly popular, even among those pearl-clutching college grads.

GoT came out when these pearl-clutching college grads were less pearl-clutching. They've been escalating for years.

How does your theory fit with House of the Dragon?

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