So… anybody else on here excited about The Wheel of Time TV Series?

From what I’ve heard/read, the first season will have elements of the first three books in it, but will primarily address the first two books.
Rafe Judkins is the show-runner, and he’s said that he thinks he can do all 14 books justice within 8 seasons.
If you’ve read the books – all 14 of them – and have a twitter account, the #twitteroftime and #wheeloftime hashtags are a lot of fun to watch. There’s been quite the crazy buildup amongst the die-hard fan base as of late.

Rosamund Pike is the “name” for the series. She’s the big actress that they’ll all follow into the show, and then the Emond’s Field Five will really come into play on their own character’s strengths as the series unfolds, I think. I hear you, but again – I think it’s a bit of bait, and then switch to the true characters that play the most important roles in the books.

If you don’t know a thing about Rafe Judkins… just read the article on GQ. The dude is doing this arm-in-arm with Harriet McDougal and Brandon Sanderson, making sure to do the books the justice they deserve. He’s a massive fan of the series and has been since he was a child, and he’s got the budget to do it right, so it gives me a great deal of hope.

It’s going to be different for sure. I mean, There were serious differences between the Game of Thrones books and the TV series, but the TV series was highly entertaining, drove a ton of people to the books, and were faithful enough to at least partially satisfy those that read the books before the TV series debuted (including me). Granted, the ending of GoT was suspect… but we won’t have that problem here. If this series lasts until The Last Battle… people who watch the TV series but hadn’t read the books are going to freak out.