OT: Sword of Truth coming to television Fall 2008

S.R. Krol · #1 January 31st, 2008, 11:48 PM

I'm assuming there's at least a few folks who play Dominions who also have read Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. Well, Sam Raimi is producing a syndicated show based on the first book.

http://www.prophets-inc.com/news/

Starts filming in May. No word on cast, and no word on how they're going to handle half a season with a Dominatrix riding the pain train. At least from what I recall of the first book that was like half the novel.

And since Raimi is doing it you know Bruce Campbell is going to appear at some point.

Stryke11 · #2 January 31st, 2008, 11:57 PM

Wow, there are so many good books out there to make a show out of, and they pick this one.

If Robert Jordan is next, I'm giving up on televised fantasy.

HBO better get cracking on Song Of Ice and Fire. Malazan books would make best series ever. A Dominions movie would be exceptional, as well

Actually, having Bruce in it may just save the movie, come to think of it.

Velusion · #3 February 1st, 2008, 12:21 AM

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Stryke11 said:
Wow, there are so many good books out there to make a show out of, and they pick this one.

If Robert Jordan is next, I'm giving up on televised fantasy.

HBO better get cracking on Song Of Ice and Fire. Malazan books would make best series ever. A Dominions movie would be exceptional, as well

I must second your entire post.

sum1lost · #4 February 1st, 2008, 12:26 AM

I heard they are making a Dragonlance movie too

S.R. Krol · #5 February 1st, 2008, 12:53 AM

The Dragonlance movie is actually already out.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragonlance-Dr...dp/B000Y7U996/

The Amazon reviews don't make me want to spend $15 on it, although Tracy Hickman seemed to like it.

K · #6 February 1st, 2008, 12:59 AM

The Dragonlance movie has boobies, Keifer Sutherland and Lucy Lawless, and is pretty faithful to the book.

On the downside it is pretty faithful to the book, has terrible animation, and feels really incomplete because it is just the first book.

Unless you are a big Raistlin fan, I can't recommend it.

Cheezeninja · #7 February 1st, 2008, 01:00 AM

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Velusion said:

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Stryke11 said:
Wow, there are so many good books out there to make a show out of, and they pick this one.

If Robert Jordan is next, I'm giving up on televised fantasy.

HBO better get cracking on Song Of Ice and Fire. Malazan books would make best series ever. A Dominions movie would be exceptional, as well

I must second your entire post.

Thirding.

Also some Steven Brust or Zelazny would be acceptable. Make a movie based on Armor and all is forgiven.

DrPraetorious · #8 February 1st, 2008, 02:19 AM

IIRC, Sword of Truth is some kind of Ayn Randian preachy right wing bollocks, yeah? I recall that it was even worse than Modesitt in terms of lecture:adventure content.

Song of Ice and Fire sounds much more promising, and I can't argue with dragons+boobies=4w3some+win.

Agrajag · #9 February 1st, 2008, 05:57 AM

Song of Ice and Fire should probably be turned into a TV series, not a movie. There's just way too much content to be contained by movies.
Take a look at the LOTR movie, it had 3 movies, each 3 hours long and they still had to drop all sorts of stuff. Song of Ice and Fire has more books, each with more pages, each page with more words (I think), and more of it has really important content.