i need to stop waiting so long to post

[tsuki_no_bara]

in the last omg three weeks i:

• went to cousin j's (not the thanksgiving j) to have brunch with hi, his lovely wife m, their twins, and cousin a and her hubs. this involved among other things me, my sister, m, and the boytwin having a lively discussion of lotr that apparently ended in m and the boytwin inviting me and my sister over to watch an

Comments

[sidleypkhermit]

I'm really loving the Wheel of Time series. I came to it not knowing anything about the books, but I've found a bunch of great book fans on tumblr who are also happy with the series and very welcoming to the influx of newbies (and doing their best to protect us from the massive tidal wave of unavoidable spoilers on everything).

Of course, TV storytelling is very different from fantasy novel storytelling, especially when you have about 9 million novels' worth of material to try to adapt into compelling television. I think they've done a wonderful job, I find it thrilling and basically what fantasy television should be. It's got me interested in trying to read the books now, just to fill the withdrawal between episodes. ;)

[tsuki_no_bara]

bless those tumblr wot fans, and i mean that sincerely. not just that they're welcoming to fans of the show who never read the books, but that they're trying to shield you from spoilers. it's a good sign that they like the show! i read the books so long ago that i don't think i remember enough to make a difference, so if i watch it it will probably be the same as if i never read them. and one of the reasons i quit was because i hit a point in the series where nothing happened in 400 pages. those books should not be hard to adapt for tv. :D so, uh, fair warning.

[amberdreams]

Oh very belated Happy Birthday!
I'd forgotten you were watching Midnight Mass - I did enjoy it and agree about the lack of persistent creepiness which was a good thing for me!

[tsuki_no_bara]

belated thank you! :D

and some of the creep was low-level creep rather than being OMG YIKES, which i appreciated. (like, the haunting of bly manor was just disturbing all the way through and i had to turn on all the lights in my house and that is not an exaggeration.) (look, i was swayed by rahul kohli in glasses. he's cute and i'm shallow.) and then there was all the blood which was just disgusting. overall not a bad show! i definitely don't feel like it was a waste of time to watch.