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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 30, 2023 8:43:19 GMT -5
So watched the last 3 episodes of Season 3, since Part 2 dropped a few days ago. What an absolute shit show the last two episodes were.
The first episode of Part 2 isn't bad because there is a decent amount of focus on Geralt, but this is such a fucking shame.
This went from Netflix's new cash cow to a laughing stock only somewhat saved by Cavill.
You would think from the last two episodes the show was called Ciri and Yen for how much they focused on them. This is the problem with letting people with a social agenda adapt source material. They will mold it to whatever they want.
If this is the kind of shit we are going to be getting in the future, keep the writers on fucking strike.
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Post by Von K on Jul 31, 2023 14:44:47 GMT -5
So watched the last 3 episodes of Season 3, since Part 2 dropped a few days ago. What an absolute shit show the last two episodes were. The first episode of Part 2 isn't bad because there is a decent amount of focus on Geralt, but this is such a fucking shame. This went from Netflix's new cash cow to a laughing stock only somewhat saved by Cavill. You would think from the last two episodes the show was called Ciri and Yen for how much they focused on them. This is the problem with letting people with a social agenda adapt source material. They will mold it to whatever they want. If this is the kind of shit we are going to be getting in the future, keep the writers on fucking strike. Aye, this is what happens when executives, writers and showrunners have their humanity, honesty, integrity, common sense and creative instincts replaced by a simplistic ideology. Add this to the dwindling viewing figures, Henry Cavill's exit and the writer's strike and I don't think there will likely be a season 4.
I did think that the fight scenes were great though - particularly Geralt's last fight at the Nilfgardian blockade. One more brief glimpse of what could have been.
In want of new input from Neon Knight here's the Drinker's take:
How The Witcher Destroyed Itself
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 2, 2023 13:13:13 GMT -5
I did think that the fight scenes were great though - particularly Geralt's last fight at the Nilfgardian blockade. One more brief glimpse of what could have been. In want of new input from Neon Knight here's the Drinker's take: How The Witcher Destroyed Itself
Agreed regarding the final fight scene. A good scene for Cavill to go out on. I'll add that YouTube video to my queue |
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Post by Lonewolf on Aug 7, 2023 13:09:27 GMT -5
I had commented that episode 5 was "a chore to get through"......now having watched the the last 3 episodes, maybe episode 5 wasn't that bad......
Few more thing of note:
Some the green screen shots of characters standing in front of castles/cities looks like the quality you would see in the 90's.
Absolutely everything (sets, costumes, actors) about the forest people who nurse Geralt back to health screams lo-budget LARP.
The Asian "actress"..... who plays the Archer Milva is especially bad, and her amateur delivery reminds me of "actors" on the sitcoms my preteen girls watch.
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Post by Von K on Aug 7, 2023 16:29:24 GMT -5
Some brave soul out there ran a season 3 analysis and found that Geralt is onscreen 27% of the time in episodes 1-5 and a mere 16% of the time in episodes 6-8! 
Cavill's dwindling onscreen presence seems to parallel the dwindling viewer ratings.
Perhaps it shoulda been called 'Everyone but the Witcher.'
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Post by Von K on Aug 10, 2023 15:29:11 GMT -5
Neon Knight has posted his take on the last 3 episodes of Netflix Witcher Season 3 at last. He's a fan of both the books and the games so he brings that knowledge to bear in his assessment. SPOILER ALERT!The Witcher: Season 3 - This is Rock Bottom
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Post by Von K on Sept 2, 2023 13:21:27 GMT -5
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 11, 2023 17:35:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2023 5:49:40 GMT -5
Thanks Jason, looks good:
The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep | Official Teaser | Netflix
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Post by Jason Aiken on Nov 26, 2023 14:37:25 GMT -5
Nice, thanks, hun.
Looks like Sapkowski's new Witcher novel is expanding on the same short story that Sirens of the Deep is based on. So it's set somewhere in the existing canon and won't continue the series.
He also believes Cavill left his mark on the character the same way Viggo Mortensen did with Aragorn in LotR.
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Post by Von K on May 25, 2024 14:48:52 GMT -5
The Witcher: Season 4 | First Look | Netflix
Fans NUKE The Witcher Season 4 Teaser Trailer! Liam Hemsworth First Look
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Post by Von K on May 25, 2024 15:19:01 GMT -5
Good overview from Neon Knight who brings perspective from his fan knowledge of the books. Apparently both the Witcher and a new spin off series have been cancelled by Netflix. Seasons 4 and 5 are being filmed back to back. Sirens of the Deep is covered in the second half of this vid:
Netflix Witcher is officially dead
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Post by johnnypt on May 25, 2024 19:26:24 GMT -5
Good overview from Neon Knight who brings perspective from his fan knowledge of the books. Apparently both the Witcher and a new spin off series have been cancelled by Netflix. Seasons 4 and 5 are being filmed back to back. Sirens of the Deep is covered in the second half of this vid:
Netflix Witcher is officially dead
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Post by Von K on May 27, 2024 14:17:21 GMT -5
Good overview from Neon Knight who brings perspective from his fan knowledge of the books. Apparently both the Witcher and a new spin off series have been cancelled by Netflix. Seasons 4 and 5 are being filmed back to back. Sirens of the Deep is covered in the second half of this vid:
Netflix Witcher is officially dead
Wow, they really destroyed this franchise in a hurry. Yeah. Sapkowski's wistful comment at the end of the vid (one of the most re-watched parts): "I gave them some ideas, but they never listened to me, they never listened to me."
Has shades of Amazon's Studios rejection of Tom Shippey's advice for RoP and Rafe Judkins completely ignoring and rewriting Robert Jordan's original material for WoT.
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Post by Von K on May 27, 2024 22:19:28 GMT -5
I ought to add though that the Cd Project Red team at the time the Witcher 3 game was made set such a high creative bar that anyone following in their wake was faced with a massive challenge. Kinda like trying to follow Peter Jackson's LotR trilogy. The sheer love, passion and awesome talent those people put into that game was phenomenal.
Also - one of the best soundtracks ever made:
The following track is probably one of the most iconic for fans of the game, played during the startup menu and has caused many a player to just sit there listening to the music before starting the game. From lead composer Marcin Przybiowicz' own yt channel:
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