“Legend of the Seeker” Debuts on Television This Fall
San Diego, CA. – July 25, 2008 – The highly-anticipated epic fantasy series, previously known as (working title) “Wizard’s First Rule,” will officially launch as “LoTS,” it was announced yesterday at the 2008 Comic Con International Convention during a panel led by series executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. “Legend of the Seeker” combines elements of fantasy, adventure, magic, mystery and romance, shot with the enchanting and exotic New Zealand landscape as its backdrop.
In addition, the executive producers also announced that Bruce Spence, Jay Laga’aia and Craig Parker will join previously announced lead actors Craig Horner (Richard Cypher) and Bridget Regan (Kahlan) in the first-run, scripted weekly series. Bruce Spence (“Mad Max 2” and “The Matrix Revolutions”) portrays Zedd, a wise and powerful old wizard who accompanies Richard and Kahlan on their epic journey; Jay Laga’aia (“Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” and “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”) stars as Chase, a loyal and fearsome member of the Councilor’s Guard; and Craig Parker (”The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”) plays Darken Rahl, a charismatic bloodthirsty tyrant that Richard must prevent from unleashing an ancient evil that will enslave the world.
From the talented team behind the long-running, successful series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Xena: Warrior Princess,” and the studio that produces primetime network hits including “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Ghost Whisperer” and “Army Wives,” the series will kick off with a thrilling two-hour premiere event on November 1, 2008.
“Legend of the Seeker” has been cleared by Disney-ABC Domestic Television in 95% of the country. to date, including all of the top 50 markets. Production on the 22-episodes is currently underway in New Zealand. The one-hour series is based on Terry Goodkind’s book “Wizard’s First Rule” and epic fantasy series “The Sword of Truth.” Goodkind’s popular epic fantasy series are international bestsellers that have been translated into over 20 languages.
“Legend of the Seeker” is produced by ABC Studios, marking their first venture into broadcast syndication. Sam Raimi (”Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2,” “Spider-Man 3″ and “The Evil Dead”), Rob Tapert (”The Grudge,” “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Cleopatra 2525″), Joshua Donen (”The Quick and the Dead”), Ned Nalle (production executive for “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) and Kenneth Biller (“Star Trek: Voyager” and “Six Degrees”) serve as executive producers.
I’m a big sword of truth fan, and i’m in the middle of reading the series. I just finished book #6: Faith of the Fallen and when i saw the preview for the T.V. Series i’m really excited to watch it! It brought back all the good memories from the first book. Expecting good things,
Zeddicus Zu’l Zorrander
First Wizard
Well, the concept is great….but from what I’ve seen.
The actor playing Richard is boy-band handsome rather than serious-looking, dark handsome. Should have dark brown or black hair….and Khalan is BLONDE for goodness sake.
lol, if she is blond in your mind, that’s great, but she is defiantly a brunette
I agree that Richard in my mind is bigger and less boyish than Craig, but maybe we’ll grow into him.
I am excited but so far from the trailer not too hopeful.. I dislike overdone special effects. Of course, trailers rarely look anything but cheesy… so here’s hoping. Anyways, Kahlan I thought was supposed to be somewhere between blonde blonde and brown.. like a light brown I believe. Not that the exact shade is important, it just needs to resemble the character enough to not totally distract us and go “Hu?” But.. Chase, black? I’m going “Hu?” right now at that one…
Too bad Christian Bale played Batman.. he would’ve made a great Richard.. except that we would all think of him with black pointy ears after that whenever we watched the show. ^^;;;
Here’s hoping for an AWESOME Cara!
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Parker is playing Rahl i d rather see even him as Richard then Craig Horner
I think C Evans would make a perfect Richard
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Rahl are suposed to be tall and blond
RIchard is suposed to be tall with a raptor gaze
CAST is the worst misskast i ve ever seen
well Kahlan may pull it off
yeah in my mind kahlan is blond.. with a powerful hazel eyes… hmmmm.. longer hair… hair is an important element in the world they’re in.. hope these characters could meet up the expectations of the faithful readers of The Sword of Truth.. hoping…
hhmmmm hope it turns out well…
i envisioned richard as a bigger man with strong features… he was a woodsguide before he became Richard Rahl!
hope it would turn out well…
Well I agree with the general gist of most of these post. I don’t know that Craig Horner is old enough to pull off Richard but then again you have to remeber that Richard is only supposed to be in his early to mid twenties so who knows. As for Zed the trailer makes him look like to much of dark character. Zed is the comic reliefe in these books most of the time. While Bridget Regan doesn’t exactly fit my vision of Khalan she is pretty close and can hopely pull it off. One thing that has hung me up and I know its a small thing is that The trailer show Ricahrd caring the Sword of Truth on his back. I hope it doesn’t stay that way since one of Ricahrd’s nervouse tics is to check that the sword if free is its scabard, which will be hard to casually if its on his back. I am still really excited about the show and plan to set up a series recording for it in my DVR just as soon as it shows up on the schedule.
Yeah, i dunno about this i got a little ticked when i saw who was playing richard and totally agree with the comments made about him looking to young, i also think he needs to bulk up more! Chase was a let down i never imagined him being black, so thats going to take some getting used to! I’m also frustrated that they changed the title, the first book is the wizards first rule thats what the first series should be called as well! I’m up too Chainfire at the moment and am loving the books i’m trying ot get them all finished before the series so the way it is portrayed on television won’t stunt my own imagination to how i in my head want it to be! anyways it’s only a preview i think the darken rahl should be pretty sweet he looks like he could pull off a tight arse O.C.D kinder character, but yeah this is only a preview and i hope the series does the books justice!
I don’t know where people are getting the idea that Kahlan is blonde. I’ve seen it in several posts on different sites. It’s mentioned numerous times in the books that she is brunette and if you look at the cover of Stone of Tears and Blood of the Fold you will see a brunette Kahlan. The woman portraying her in the trailer is exactly how I imagined.
Warren,
Khalan isn’t on the cover of Stone of Tears. Thats Pasha. But your right the books do say that she has brown hair.
Are you people crazy? Kahlan has BROWN hair. That is mentioned several times in the series, and PICTURED on the covers of Wizard’s First Rule and, I believe, Soul of the Fire. Where did you get the idea she was blonde? Also, keep in mind that prior to the first book, Richard was a woods guide. Nothing more. He will grow up and bulk up as the series progresses, just as Richard would have done in the books. And lastly, it was a let down that Chase is black? How racist does that sound? I am pretty sure he is mixed race anyway, not simply black.
People, if you are real fans of the book series you will have faith that TERRY GOODKIND, you know, the author (!!!) who helped choose the actors, made good decisions about HIS SERIES.
I agree they did not get the characters exactly right in the casting realm. Mr. Horner does looks a little young and the guy playing Zed does look a little menacing in the trailer. Craig Parker (Darken Rahl) is noticably absent from the trailer as well, disappointing I must say.
The things that worry me most are these two things:
1. ABC Family and Disney have the series which means quite few of a not-so-PG story elements will be left out of the series. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not not wanting to see a bloodfest. However, some of the danger and violent nature of their world may not be properly translated. For example, the Blood Gars (remember Gratch?)and the other fantastic creatures from the boundry maybe left out or poorly translated into something they can stuff and sell at the Disney store. And how are they going to convey the power of the Mord-Sith and their craft without the use of torture or any kind of “training”? This series would have been better left to HBO or Showtime (or even Sci-Fi???). Let’s hope the writers (and the powers that be at the network) are good enough to pull it off or at least make some fair substitutes without sacrificing the storyline.
2. Special effects. While it enables filmmakers to create a more fantastic and aestetically-pleasing scene than ever before, I have to agree with other commentors here: they are in serious danger of overdoing it and making it look cheesy.
Let’s hope this turns out to be well worth the wait.
Lady Tessa Elizabeth
Just watched the trailer and I am kind of digging it. Richard does look at bit small, but I think that this guy can pull it off. Kahlan is just what I imagined…good going casting guys on that one! I will agree that I did not see Chase as a black man, but I guess that we have to be PC and all that jazz. Anywho….I can see why they renamed the series to Legend of the Seeker. If they were stuck with Wizard’s First Rule, then they could only stick with the first book and not progress to the next ones since they all have different names. Legend of the Seeker fits…and as long as Terry Goodkind is happy with the final results…then so am I!
I agree with Chanel. What the hell are you talking about people? I think its kind of cool Chase has some ethnicity. I think it suits his sort of tough character well. Yes Richard looks a little young, but I’m certain he’ll grow into the role. But for some of the little inconsistencies, Goodkind did say the show wouldn’t be exactly like the books so take what you get be happy and stop complaining. And hell yeah I can’t wait to see what Cara looks like. If they don’t make her a hot, mean lokkin’ blonde I will be mad. Anyway, I can’t wait for it to come out because I’ve read the entire series twice and am craving some more Sword of Truth.
Master Rahl guide us!!!!!!!!!!! Peace Out!!!!!!!
I’ve checked the fall ABC schedule and don’t see it listed here in The U.S. Hopefully it will be there soon
I’ve read the full series and am looking forward to this on TV. Just hope that it lives up to the books.. Usually I’m disapointed. I’m also a big Stephen King fan and only one of the movies made of his books have I really liked. That would be Shawshank Redemption..
Just so you guys know on page 10 of the paper back of Wizards First Rule it states. ” His eyes fell on the young womanas she came around the bend in front of him. His breath caught for an instant. Her BROWN hair was full, lush, and long, complementing the countours of her body”.
Further down on the page it also states “Her eybrows had a graceful arch of a raptors wings in flight. Her GREEN eyes came unafraid to his.
So her hair is brown, and her eyes are green. She is almost as tall as Richard also.
Has anyone found a list of the stations that will be airing the show?
For anyone who thinks Kahlan is blonde, here’s an excerpt from page 10 of Wizards First Rule. When Richard firsts meets Kahlan.
“His eyes fell on the young woman as she came around the bend in front of him. His breath caught for an instant. Her brown hair was full, lush, and long, complementing the contours of her body.”
I am keeping my fingers crossed as like many of you I have been burned by my favorite books turning into horrible movies. However I have faith in the author who has some creative contol hopefully enough to make this well worth it. As for the casting I am more interested in someone that can act like Richard rather than look just like him. As for Zedd for those of you who find him too menacing remember he was the wind of death so yea he definately has a menacing side to him.
There is one thing you all should keep in mind….if the series continues after the first season(and I hope it will), each season will pertain to the next book in the series. So if this is the case, then Mr.Horner “young” look may come in good…he just may have several more years to grow into the part and will eventually look older by the end of it all. Anyway…the trailer looks great, and like they say,”Never judge a book(or movie) by it’s cover. I never thought of Kevin Sorbo as Hercules…but he pulled it off. Just give it a chance.
Again I have to respond to people who are not doing their research before complaining. This show was bought by Disney, but it will not be on either Disney or ABC. Think of the kinds of things Disney has made.. Desperate Housewives anyone? The show is being shown in syndication. Channels like WGN, FOX ,and the CW are the ones that I have seen hosting the show so far.
I believe I heard in an interview from the Comic-Con, that the CW was going to run it on Saturday nights…I could have misunderstood, but it’s a place to start looking.
Here it is, the Comic-con interview. They went to Tribune which is affiliated with CW…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVTnkRLi_P8&feature=related
Just saw the trailer and I’m excited.I think everyone agrees that that is not the Richard we all know. I trust that MR.GoodKind will not allow his opus to become a “Xena:Princess Warrior/Herculese” abomination
You all need to keep in mind that if this show is a success, Craig Horner will be 11 years older when it ends. We’ve all developed a portrayal of Richard over the course of 11 books, so while the initial “look” of Richard is not what I envisioned either, I’m sure that he will develop and evolve into the role over the course of the first few seasons.
Silly folk didn’t read the books closely enough, Kahlan is a brunette as a couple of you fine ladies and gents mentioned earlier. Actually I believe the say her hair is auburn but that’s still brown so no biggy. Her eyes are green. Richard’s eyes are grey, anyone see his eyes in the trailer? Uhm that’s Verna on the cover of Stone of Tears and I wouldn’t put my faith in the artwork of that particular installment, see the creature on the back? That’s supposed to be a Gar, yet Gar’s are fuzzy beasts with wrinkly faces, that thing looks like a demonic dinosaur!
I’ve read the entire series once and am working my way through a second time, I actually just finished Stone of Tears for the second time a couple of hours ago.
I agree, Richard looks a bit young, but he was still a fresh young lad when the series began. Give him time to mature, both physically and as a character.
And yes, Kahlan’s eyes are green. I don’t mind the producers changing her hair color as long as it still looks good though.
Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasehotcarahotcarahotcara.
So I’m assuming one season will equal one book? That’s a hell of a task. Here’s hoping they can pull it off successfully.
Yup, 1 season = 22 episodes = 1 book. The reason for this is so that they can get as much of the story as possible, of course some things will be different because of the translation from book to tv. Terry Goodkind even mentioned that some there will be scenes (add ons to the story) that were never in the book (to help “fill out the story line”).
With Mr Goodkind having a hand in the series creation, I’m sure it’ll be good. I don’t think he’ll screw it up…lol.
Wow…for fans there are a lot of people here who have no idea what Kahlan looks like. Some people say blonde, others say light blone with hazel eyes…wtf???
Kahlan:
CHOCOLATE BROWN hair
GREEN eyes
good grief.
Also, the series/books will take years to make if this first one is a success so they needed a fairly unknown, young actor who will AGE into the role…remember Harry Potter and how quick he grew up while filming the movies? They didnt want an older man who would be OLD if the series continued through to the last book. Richard didnt start out all buff and super mean-looking. He has to grow into the role…get it? Good.
again….good grief people.
Well, i am looking forward to the show no matter what. i do admit some of the charecters were not i pictured in my head, but kahlan i think is an accurate depiction of her charecter. richard should be a little bigger. my issue is with chase’s charecter. i do not care what ethnic group the actor comes from. but chase in the book was a massive man. not just big, he was massive. the actor is not a big man.
and when i saw the trailer i thought that it was darken rahl looking menasing in the trailer not zedd.
who every said kahlan is blond they are wrong might i add..sorry to say Dave but they mention her with dark long hair in the wizards first rule and as well in Soul of The Fire!! just thought i’d let u know but you were right about richard looking more like a boy band look then a dark handsome look.
I think the thing about the trailer that makes me worry about this being like Zena/Hercules is the costumes. I haven’t read any of the books in over two years now but I always thought that the Kahlan’s dress was simple (and of a lighter more flowing material). I know that this may seem like such a small thing, but that really is a part of who Kahlan is. She has power and status that is conveyed by the simple and the graceful.
I hope that the actors will be able to bring to life the characters that we have all come to love. And I have to agree with what Josh said about the sword needing to be somewhere that richard can check to be sure it is clear.
So much to fear, but also so much to hope for.
I don’t know why everyone is saying that Chase is black. He’s Maori. He looks more like a hawaiian. Definitely not black.
All we can do is have faith in the creators of the television series who claim to “love” the books and in it’s author who does have a hand in the creating of this television series. We can’t be to critical, after all, has any book ever been the same once it was translated to movie or television format?….just cross your fingers and hope for the best, the worst that can happen is that you’ll not like it. If that happens, just don’t watch it.
I thought that was Pasha on the cover of Stone of Tears with Richard.
I am completely confident in the casting selections. Kahlan will be great, as long as she uses green contacts. Her eyes MUST be green. As for Richard, I never thought about the fact that he will have 11 years to grow into this role, and it makes sense to me now. This, however, makes me worry about Rachel. For a little girl, 11 years of growing cannot be passed off as 3-4. I’m sure they’ll figure out a way, though.
I agree that Zedd looks a bit too menacing. Yes, he is known as the wind of death, but that haunting visage only comes out a few times in the novels. He’s usually jovial, scared, or incredulous(near the end of the series). Still, I am confident that everything will be great. I look forward to all of the additions to the original storyline that they will need to create.
P.S. That IS Pasha on the cover of Stone of Tears, and the gar is an admitted mistake by the artist. That was the image he had of a gar when he drew it, and he realized later that he made a mistake.
Can anyone other than me picture Anglina Jolie as Shota?
OK, nuff said regarding Richard, I think everyone agrees the one chosen is not what we all pictured, but then again give the kid a chance, and def nuff said regarding blonde Kahlan, she has brown hair period (Nicci and Cara were the major char’s that were blondes - both in later books). While I am totally stoked to see this series, I agree from one of the above comments, I am very nervous about it being on reg TV. One of the best parts of the entire series were the totally ADULT story lines and situations that were told brilliantly by Terry in all thier detail!!! Sometimes extreamly gory detail!! From the excrutiating Mord Sith training to Dennim Nass’s perversions to Darken Rahl’s way of ensuring truthfullness of those he questions (remember how George Cypher was found) and even as simple as the rubbing of frogs on Kahlan’s bare body in the spirit house. While all this can be told PG (and PC), that will take vital scenes and images away from what we all know and love about the books. I find this the most toubling of it all. I truly truly hope I am wrong, but watch Sopranoes on HBO and then again the same episode on A&E and it def losses something in the translation.
PS… I forgot to mention this B4… I am not so worried about a black Chase although I believe this to be just a PC ploy. However, if he looked like Bishop from the X-Men, that would be really cool), but like a prev post…he is supposed to be Massive, not just big, but HUGE, but he also must have a kind of quirkyness about him that kids find irresistable (aka. the whole adoption of Rachel). Don’t know who I would pick, but the guy in the trailer so far didn’t seem to project this at all. And also WTF is it with his title in this series. He was not a member of “Council’s Guard” (I never remember him being referred to as this (was he?))..he was always, and will ever be known as a BOUNDRY WARDEN…C’mon why the change? Which one sounds better anyway? LONG LIVE THE BOUNDRY WARDENS!!!!!
I think that if all goes well Richard’s actor could potentially pull it off. (as well as it’ll be better to watch him grow into the role, and make the role that much better as time progresses) While i must admit that i never quite envisioned Chase as black, i do think that his ATTITUDE should pull things off quite well.
My main, and only concern, is WHY they are not having Kahlan wear a wig or something, or contacts - they are easy enough additions, and if they could have added contacts for even just a few of the charecters to make it just that speck more convincing, it would be truly that much better.
I’m wondering about the reason for diverging from the story line there,because it’s not just a tuny plot issue - it’s a MAJOR point - MY hair (unhealthy and splitting as it is) is actually longer than their Kahlan’s, and brown to boot. Even if they keep it the natural color and have her use extentions? Anything - the only other thing they could do if they don’t plan on cutting out the status effect of hair length in the Midlands, would be to have all other’s charecters hair even shorter by comparison. But it’s truly not long enough, (her hair is MAYBE what a queen’s might be from my mental image for the series.) This also seems to be a theme of most people’s opinion on her hair length, that even if it was JUST a little bit longer…
ah well anyways, those are my 2 cents. I’ll be interested in seeing how they pull things along, and hope against all hope that it comes out decently.
okay stumbled on this thing today and frankly i’m a little worried. the kid playing Richard doesn’t look right to me. Kahlan’s is a brunette. Cara and all the Mord-Sith are blonde. for that matter so is Nikki. although i doubt this thing will run long enough for us to get to meet Cara, Nikki, the Prelate,The Sisters of the Light or Dark, Nathan or anyone else not mentioned in the first book. i am an avid reader of most genres of books and an avid watcher of most genres of films and TV shows. i know that some allowances must be made in the filming of things that weren’t originally written with filming in mind. that said, some things shouldn’t change i.e. the casting should try and reflect the written descriptions as well as possible. the cynic in me is saying (with a cigarette hanging from his/my lip) that hollywood rarely gets it totally right. the mildly beat down optimist is saying give it a chance and you might be surprised. i rarely listen that that guy though.
Glad to see so many are interested in the show. It looks great, and certainly from what I’ve seen and heard the producers and writers want to get the right tone for the show. I know I always pictured Cypher with longer hair. Maybe it will grow?
I know the trailer was produced pretty early on and they are only just now filming episode 3 so there will be more official stuff coming soon.
When I have more information I will pass it on. Hopefully the website will be updated soon!
just finished series 4 time not long ago. hope the show is 1/2 as good as books. Pretty sure there was no nikki in SoT series, unless referring to Nicci.
It should be Tom Welling as Richard!! TOM WELLING!!!!!!
Alice Kriege as Shota would be PERFECT!!!
nikki or nicci whatever. the point is i doubt we will get to meet these later characters
I read these blogs and there is arument on the color of Kalan’s hair. The first time she is seen by rRchard in the book it says that she is blonde because of the light reflecting off of her RED hair. Did any of you read the book. It says red hair. RED!
I think we leave the show to the people who convinced the Seeker himself “Terry Goodkind” that this will be truly awesome. I am sure he has had much say in who was cast and how they will be portrayed.
I for one was hugely excited about the preview and loved everything about it. Richard will certainly grow into his role as the years roll on.
I can hardly wait another 70 days but as I read the books one at a time as they were written and had to wait years between writings (truly torture of the worst kind) i thin k I’ll survive.
I hope they put the humor into it as it was in the novels as well. Watching Nathan vanquish invisible foes with his sword will be my highlight!!
Although I can’t wait to see who they cast as Nicci, Denna, Cara & Shota Bring on the Babes!!!!!!!! LOL
God I love these books they were the best Fantasy books ever written sorry Tolkien.
Long live LOTS
i think neal mcdonough would have been perfect as darken rahl. i hope it doesn’t become hercules or zena cheap as it is one of my favorite book series. richard is supposed to be “bigger than most men” in wizards first rule, and chase is supposed to be even bigger. he was only small in stature when next to d’harans. i also agree they should just follow the books when it comes to the individual seasons instead of legend of the seeker.
I’m only REALLY disappointed on how they portray Zedd, he’s supposed to be a handsome lanky old man, not a creepy looking old man… The character they have in the preview is NOT way TG portrays him in the books. Oh well. Thats why books are so much better than movies, you can get into them and imagine what you think they’d look like, they become part of you.
I don’t know… Isaw the trailor and it looked incredibly cheesy. Kahlan using her confssor powe looked bad on the trailor… Meh… I don’t know. That looks nothing like Richard… More like a boy band… Anyway, I will be insanely pissed if they cut out Denna. She has such a huge impact on Richard in many of the books, and if they cut her out because of what she is then I will know how the series will end. Badly. Praise Terry Goodkind and Shame on Christopher Paolini. That movie was a disaster.
Too many people are criticizing something as bad without even seeing the whole thing yet. I personally think that if Terry Goodkind has a hand in the choosing of the characters then they are perfect for the parts they are cast in. He wouldn’t let something bad happen to his name as a writer.
I say to everyone… Deal with it. I don’t think it would matter to you one way or the other, you have all read the books (well, most of you), you are already foaming out the mouth just to see it. You’ll watch it anyway.
I am just wondering how long it has been since everyone has read the book. Kahlan is not blonde she is the exact opposite of NIcci who is blonde. Richard looks boyish in the begining of the series I believe he is even refered to being too young looking to be the seeker. It is not until later the weight of his responsibility that makes him older looking. Especially after the capture by Denna the Mordsith. I understand that when we read the books we come up with our own version of the charcters but don’t you think the Mr. Goodkind would veto anyone who does not match the description he invisioned since it is his vision and his story. And again Zedd does not become a comic relief until after Richard accepts the full weight of his responsibilty and postition in the story. If you are a true die hard fan you would trust in the vision of Mr. Goodkind he would not have his hard work ruined by a bad cast. Please remember that Goodkind has been approached on Movie deals and the like for many years and did not sell the rights until he believed the show would be as close to his vision as possible. However, no series will ever encompass the true essence of the Sord of Truth the little important details are always left out. Can’t wait till Nov 1.
This is a great thread, with many interesting points.
The producers are really behind this series, and the writers are excellent too. The filming in NZ means they can put more up on the screen, i.e. more SFX.
Bring on November 1 !
WOW! I JUST now saw the trailer on tv, it just so happened to come on after a cubs game at 11pm… I noticed that some of the things happening in the trailer looked like things that happened in my favorite book, wizards first rule, so I was like… no way.. seriously?!?!?! so I went online and here I am!! I cant believe it!! I always wanted a movie or tv series of these books!! Ive read the Sword of Truth series so many times!! Im SOOO excited!! I cant WAIT!! I know that the tv series will be NOTHING compared to the books, but its still something Im looking forward to!!
ANYWAY I totally agree, the first thing I said was that the guy playing Richard seems really young.. and some of the effects look almost too overdone.. (fight scene with Kahlan in her white confessor dress). I trust Terry Goodkind, however, because he brought us this AMAZING world, its only natural he would make it the way he saw fit… I honestly cant WAIT to see the scenes with Denna.. thats my favorite part of the book really.. the Mordsiths… Im going to go read that one again.. if I find time >.<
~SUPER EXCITED!
Does anyone know if the series will be carried in Canada, and if so, by whom?
I agree with comments above! Richard should be played by like a Christian Bale…
cause he can look like a woods guide or a king
I was thinking the woman they have for Kahlan looks more like a Verna—cause she is attractive but not strikingly beautiful—I think Kahlan should be played by like a Charlize Theron with long wavy brown hair and green eyes! Cant wait to see her white dress!
and I think all good wizards should look like Ian McKellen or Gandalf
Ooohh and Shota could be Angelina Jolie!
I cant wait to see the mord-siths as well!
i personally have yet to see the trailer, but from what im hearing about Zed being shown as a dark character should not put you off on his character representation in the TV series as a whole. After all, yes through the series he, for the most part, was a comic relief, but as fans of the series are aware of through the series and in the prequel he earned himself the name “The Wind of Death” so he obviously has a rather menacing dark side when driven to it, which he shows occasionally through the course of the series.
Hoping for great things from this one!!!
I am sooo excited that they made “the sword of truth” into a television series.. i am currently reading “chainfire”. i love the books, so i cant wait to watch these characters come to life.. and yeah, maybe Craig Horner is a little smaller than i imagined Richard to be, but if u read back to the first book, u will realize that he didnt always seem as big, and with such a strong demeaner.. but i think he will turn out to fit the role well.. cant wait!!!!! And also, Kahlan does have brown hair and green eyes.. for everyone who keeps debating it, and saying she should be blonde..
Well… to start off. I am an AVID fan of the series. I have read the entire series 17 times, and have read WFR 26 times (the horrid consequences of having a mostly photographic memory, added to an obsessant need to escape our sick-ciety. I can quote nearly the entire first 5 books. I am a writer, and reading is my LIFE.
Though I agree, with the OVER stated “young Richard” clause, and the horrible argument of Kahlan’s AUBURN hair being actually blond (of ALL colors) Yes her eyes are GREEN, his are GRAY. It is PASHA MAES on Stone of Tears. Parkinson admitted making the GAR mistake after painting it… all of this has been beaten to death here (Can we PLEASE move on)???
I can’t say anyone is wrong for bringing these things to light, for when I saw first the trailer, all of these points struck me too. Other issues presented themselves that NOONE here has even mentioned… Extremely important ones such as… did NONE of you notice that the engraving on the Sword of Truth is on the blade? ” His knuckles were white…The finely woven letters of the word ‘Truth” bit into the palm of his hand”. Yes, this got me, but still I say…. FORGET THE LITTLE DETAILS AND NUANCES THAT WOULD MAKE THIS AN EXACT REPLICA OF WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN OUR MINDS OF THE BOOKS.
What made you all fall in love with the books in the first place?- It was the HEART and the MINDS and the INTEGRITY of the characters. It was the DYNAMIC representations of each that made you sit up at night turning the pages saying, “just one more page and I’ll go to bed”. Look to this series as a way to tell the story a different way!!! To be honest, I was just as miffed as you all, but then I started to think… Hey, I know the story. Watching what I already know on screen (which can NEVER compare to the imagination anyway) is pointless… Mr. Goodkind, tell me the story in a DIFFERENT way! That’s what we should all make this series. Just ENJOY it for being in the world we love. Rediscover a new book in this show.
One last thing….
THE CAST HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN!!!
GET OVER IT!!!
We all have our own ideas who would play a better whom… that’s our wonderful imaginations. Let’s stop bringing that up too… mmm-kay…
I truly hope to feel the connection of ALL of you, and your family, and friends, and neighbors you’ve told to watch sitting before the tube come November 1st!
You all RULE!
J.D.
Thank you very much for setting things straight. I also have read the entire series several times over, and I could not be any more excited over the casting. We have to remember that in the trailers we are seeing Richard Cypher, a young woods guide that will surely grow into the all powerful Master Rahl. Who knows, his eyes may change colors when he realizes that he is actually a war wizard! I am quite sure that the talented folks that are bringing this printed media to visual media will come up with some surprises to even us most hardened Rahlaphiles (is that a word?). I will reserve my judgement. We also have to remember that there are sooo many details in printed media that would be impossible to cover in twenty two hours of film. Remember the “bird that is not a bird” in the Mud Peoples village, and the characters thoughts that were printed about that? You just can’t put all of that into film. There will be alot in this mini series that will be left to the imagination of the viewers, and many details in the books that just cannot feasibly brought to the screen. That being said, I am quite sure that Terry Brooks will ensure that the integrity of his works are not lost in the process.
Master Rahl Guide Us!
JD, I’m sure it was just a little mistake, but it’s Terry Goodkind, not Terry Brooks, lol. Although..Terry Brooks is in talks to have the Elfstones of Shanara made into a movie.
OOPS sorry, It was Craig and not JD that made the little faux pas about the author’s name.
OMG, Little faux pas???? Sorry guys, that’s a major slip up. Brooks can also spin a good yarn though! But that’s a different story. I still stand by my statements though!
OMG…Kahlan is NOT blond, read the books people!! She has Dark brown hair not brown, That would be Cara….Geeeeez
like every1 else is sayin richard is a bit small, kahlan does work except the hair, its supposed to b super long since she is a confessor and all. and her confessors touch was not as strong as i imagined. i will stay optimistic since the ppl who are doin this series did hercules and xena and i was a MAJOR xena fan. i still have my fingers crossed for this and will b sittin on my couch nov 8th.
yeah..i agree with most of everyone’s comments about Richard not looking all yoked up like he’s supposed and that Zedd looks like one of the evil wizards at the palace of the prophets…but ill got to say is. if you haven’t read all of the books. dont even try to talk. leave it for those who have had to endure the wait the last three years for the final trilogy to be completed. I love this story and kudos to whoever tries to put on screen. but we all know that this series means so much to each of us because its in our minds. so keep what you want in there. who knows? they might do it justice with Ja La games later on or make the Keep look like some weaksauce. but i guess we will see.
I was put off a bit, too, about Kahlan’s hair. I thought it was too short, but then I thought back to the first book and she had just recently became Mother Confessor at that point. She was just a confessor until all the others died and she then became the Mother Confessor which would allow for her super long hair so at this point it was just growing. I do believe it says somewhere in the series that her hair is brunette. Not near black but a medium brown.
But I totally agree that Richard is too boyish looking.
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