THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES

I am cautiously optimistic >:) TV shows are pretty high quality these days, and there are lots of great predecessors like GoT to set the standards. The only thing making me a little uncertain is the involvement by MTV. Boooo.

Also, Crixus is in it >:D

That reminds me.
I would LOVE to see a Prydain Chronicles iteration, be it TV or movie series.

I was wondering when they were going to do this series..... I'm really surprised that they didn't have a show on this sooner.

I haven't finished the series, but I'm currently reading 'The Druid of Shannara', which I think is...... The second book in the second series? I can't remember, but I think they were split up in that way.


I'm not really sure how I feel about this.... I've seen plenty of movies and televisions series based on books, that I've been psyched about, but it's usually hit or miss.

I don't want to take the chance of seeing anything ruined, especially when they get to characters like Allanon, but, well.... My curiosity will probably get me eventually and I'll wind up watching it.

Let's hope for the best!

I really want to watch this series, but firstly I want to read at least first two books.

Well, it IS sourced from a novel series targeted at young adults. And then MTV got a hold of it, and they love their flashy, bright colors.

author=Dyhalto
Well, it IS sourced from a novel series targeted at young adults. And then MTV got a hold of it, and they love their flashy, bright colors.

Lord of the Rings should've had the same target audience, though. They're very similar stories; In fact, if I'm not mistaken, Terry Brooks was heavily inspired by Lord of the Rings. The Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy was definitely not cheesy-looking.

But again, you did say MTV, and MTV couldn't, and won't, try to pull that off. Maybe if Peter Jackson did Shannara instead?

Of course, I don't know if I could trust him after things like King Kong and The Hobbit trilogy......

author=Linkis
WAIT!!! "targeted at young adults", I'm 71, watching this program...love the characters, costumes, story.....OMG, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME :)

It's okay.... I still watch Barney every morning. But that's my dark secret! Don't tell anyone!

I thought the Hobbit trilogy was pretty good. Maybe I'm not hipster enough to hate it? :<

Man, I remember reading the Shannara series when I was a teen. I'll be jumping all over this once the first season is complete.

author=Warlund
I thought the Hobbit series was pretty good, too. You just can't compare it to LotR. The Hobbit was written for children, you have to remember that going in.

Yeah, but the movie didn't really look like it was filmed for children. I mean, regardless of whether I can roll my eyes at it or not, I still think it would still be far too intense for a child. I know a lot of children watch really intense, scary movies and play games along the line of GTA, but I'm really against that. I think it's supposed to be a major point for adults to try to protect them from these things instead of expose them to it when they're really not ready. Nor should they be.

My apologizes, I won't start getting into that. Back to the Hobbit.


Really, the main issue I had with it was the long periods they dwelled on a single scene and the dialogue. I don't mind a scene being long, and I have watched more than a few Alfred Hitchcock films that take place in a single area, it's just..... Maybe they didn't really film it in a way that someone such as myself could appreciate or was looking for.


Oh, and the dwarves. In comparison to someone like Aragorn, Thorin Oakenshield was hard for me to like because he seemed like he was a lot more of a showboat. Not to mention, I forgot that Kili and Fili were dwarves more than a few times. All other dwarves were either annoying or didn't really matter.

Again, this is just my opinion. I know that a lot of people like the Hobbit, but it definitely wasn't my cup of tea, for a couple of the reasons above.

Don't even get me started on the orcs. I'll give the same run-down that I have done a couple times concerning Star Wars' new trilogy versus it's old one.


But, back to the main topic: I would definitely suggest trying out the Shannara series if you enjoy fantasy stories. I don't think that the man is really the best writer in the entire world, but..... his stories are really good.