Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Sure, why not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 They should probably wait to see how The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf turns out first before making this, but I'm all in to at least check it out either way. Really enjoyed season 1 of the TV series (which adapts much of the first two books). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I don’t think there’s a ton in print about this part in the timeline, other than that it’s pretty close to when the Conjunction of the Spheres happened. Could be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Yeah like was previously said, this covers something that is only really referred to in the books. So I think this could be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Cast members announced: ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’: Sophia Brown To Star With Laurence O’Fuarain & Michelle Yeoh In Netflix Fantasy Series, Filming To Begin In The UK In August DEADLINE.COM Brown has been cast in the role of Éile, an elite warrior who leaves her clan to follow her heart as a nomadic musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Cast members announced Stay tuned for the 3 hour video breakdown from @Greatoneshere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Christmas Day release announced: The Witcher Prequel Blood Origin Releases This Christmas GIZMODO.COM 'Tis the season to watch Michelle Yeoh kick elf-butt, fa la la la la, la la la laaaaaaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Oh. Well I guess this is something for winter at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I forgot this was a thing. I’d rather S3 was releasing that day but I’ll take what I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I'll definitely be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Oh, I’ll be watching for sure. Michelle Yeoh is having a great year and a bit of entertainment between this series, Everything, Everywhere, All At Once (hope a nod for Oscars) Shang-Chi, and even Minions 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Despite this being a prequel that was never going to have him, Cavill leaving has still majorly drained my care cup for anything Netflix-Witcher related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 17 hours ago, Jason said: Despite this being a prequel that was never going to have him, Cavill leaving has still majorly drained my care cup for anything Netflix-Witcher related. I mean, he's still in all of the upcoming season 3. I'd say watch this and season 3 and then give up perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 I've watched this series in its entirety over the last couple of days and I can safely say that it's not particularly good at all. I don't think that even the originally-planned six episodes would've helped all that much in improving the final presentation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I've watched this series in its entirety over the last couple of days and I can safely say that it's not particularly good at all. I don't think that even the originally-planned six episodes would've helped all that much in improving the final presentation. I watched the first episode and the wife and I enjoyed it. The show seems to be getting lambasted online but I think some of that is hating on it because Cavill left and the Cavill stans are out. To me the first episode at least came off like DOTA: Dragon's Blood - funny, silly, R-rated high fantasy, much like the main show. Yes, it moves fast, and yes, it has a lot of exposition-laden dialogue, but it's shot well, acted well (so far) and it's nice to have something that moves quickly for once. That being said, I have three more episodes to go, perhaps it shits the bed. But so far not nearly as bad as the internet would have you believe. That said, it's not Witcher-level quality either. However, Witcher itself has always come off as intentional B-tier high fantasy like Willow (except R-rated) and this feels like more of that, so people hating on this should not like the main show much either given the main show is also messy, has a lot of exposition, and moves fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: so people hating on this should not like the main show much either given the main show is also messy, has a lot of exposition, and moves fairly quickly. I consider the main series to be pretty mediocre for the most part as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I consider the main series to be pretty mediocre for the most part as well Ah, well, then carry on, that's a perfectly reasonable response! The Witcher (the show, but the whole property) isn't some super canon-heavy, lore-heavy, everything is a perfectly built world Rubik's Cube like Game of Thrones. The Witcher's lore is vague, lots of shit just happens, and it focuses on cursing, sex, violence, and fun. Blood Origin feels (so far) like more of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 My friend watched the first episode and said he and his wife have no desire to finish. They said it’s just garbage and really poor writing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 14 hours ago, silentbob said: My friend watched the first episode and said he and his wife have no desire to finish. They said it’s just garbage and really poor writing It's not necessarily garbage, merely profoundly mediocre much like the majority of the episodes of both seasons of the original series and lacking the characters or occasional high points to elevate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Four episodes of pure mediocrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 2:15 PM, Jason said: Despite this being a prequel that was never going to have him, Cavill leaving has still majorly drained my care cup for anything Netflix-Witcher related. On 12/4/2022 at 8:03 AM, Greatoneshere said: I mean, he's still in all of the upcoming season 3. I'd say watch this and season 3 and then give up perhaps. The fact that this wasn't very good seems to align with the speculation on why Cavill is leaving in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Finished this Thursday night - it was fine. Silly, mildly fun and entertaining, rushed but not overly so. It's a step down from the animated Nightmare of the Wolf spin-off film, which was pretty good but not amazing either. The show felt like a live-action D&D campaign. They certainly gave the show a solid budget and the actors did their best to make the archetypical characters work. I would give this a 6/10 most likely. It's a quick enough watch that for those watching all The Witcher stuff on Netflix, it's worth a browse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 12/31/2022 at 7:35 AM, Greatoneshere said: The show felt like a live-action D&D campaign. Bingo. I just watched the show tonight. It felt like watching Son of a Dungeon on Corridor or something. Like, it was fun, but.... really? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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