Not sure what the issue is. This looks fine to me. Good stunt headbutt.
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The Witcher (Netflix) Final Trailer
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Not sure what the issue is. This looks fine to me. Good stunt headbutt.
Plus, I think it's on purpose that people aren't seriously injured in that scene.
I think it perfectly describes the gap when Geralt and Yen are not together. I am not sure how it ruins Geralt as a character. It is setting up how she leaves him after he left her in the past. It sets up how their relationship is a give and take based upon their uncertainty following the last wish.
Music released so far from the show - the theme for Geralt and Jaskier's ballad - and the music in the newest trailer are one of the best parts of the show so far.. Slavic folk music with some modern touches.. if you don't like it, well, shame but it really fits the show and the world from the Witcher books
It's a good thing the focus of the Witcher novels is definitely not large scale battles. They rightfully should spend more on actors and monster CGI.
Most reviews have said the small scale swordplay is excellent though.
It's insanity to think that many studios producing TV would put 10+ Million USD per episode into show. HBO is very much abnormality enabled by insane success of GoT over the years.
Not shocked if GoT's whole 1st season was done with same or lower budget than single episode in last season cost HBO.
Witcher looks pretty good imo for what must be pretty high budget for NetFlix standards.
Yeah. Compare this to season 1 or 2 and I think it's favorable. There's a lot more CG and effects needed in Witcher than GoT Season 1 through maybe 4 so obviously they need to spread it out.
Hell look what happened when GoT itself got spread too thin. Check out the Dorne fight scene for reference.
It's because Geralt has no business even contemplating a dick-measuring duel once Ciri enters his life. It would be embarrassing.
The short story sees all those 50-100 year olds acting like horny teenagers, and that's a lot of fun, but it can only work before Ciri changes everything.
What does the primary focus of the books have to do with what may or may not actually look good? When I mentioned the monster CGI and actors, I meant that the majority of the budget went to them at the expense of the battles.
And it's weird to compare the budget to Game of Thrones as though this has a significantly smaller budget. It doesn't compared to the earlier seasons. Plus, if the rumors are true, each episode of this actually cost slightly more. Even a show like The Last Kingdom looks like it has better fights.
They're just silly hot takes. Like the people in the Mandalorian thread that said it looked like a fan film after episode 1 came out.
Yes? That's the right choice to make for Witcher. There's likely just one larger scale battle anyway. Meanwhile they need CG every episode, and monsters will make or break this show.
As I said though, most reviews stated the smaller scale swordplay was excellent.
Am I not being clear enough with what I am talking about? I don't care if they have large scale battles or not. I'm not asking for more, only that if they are going to do them, don't make them look so fucking bad. Even Game of Thrones knew how to budget for the larger fights; they mainly did not even have them and simply showed the aftermath, or had a single (well done) huge fight per season until they tried going full scale blockbuster movie mode with season 7&8, but then that's all those seasons had to offer for the most part.
And maybe the smaller fights are done better, but the trailers didn't convey that at all.
So Yen, a few questions since we know it's you behind that account.
How long did it take to learn to use computers after Ciri warped you to our universe? Do you go by "Jen" here in our world to keep up with modern naming convention? Did the unicorn make the journey?
I mean
GoT has no large fights early in the series. It was a running joke that they cut away whenever a battle was about to happen and only showed the aftermath.
You've seen like 10 seconds of two different fights, it's nothing.
Well obviously, but isn't the point of a trailer to get someone excited about a show? Why would they decide to release bad shots to promote it? Is it trying to look like the in game animations too?
That is why it would be a flashback. None of the short stories could work after the main saga begins.
Now you're just trolling, which should surprise no one that is familiar with you.
Oh geez, I somehow managed to miss the "flashback" part of your original post. Sorry about that. Must have gotten my wires crossed because I keep seeing people suggesting that it should be done as part of the main season 2 plot.
I really hope we get some good action figures from this series. Witcher action figures are long overdue.
Yes, anyone "familiar with me" knows that I don't shy away from actually speaking my opinion, which of course is considered "trolling" to those that have an opposite view.
They should have thrown money at the game's composer to get him to do it, why replace perfection?
They don't own the rights to use anything from the games. Hiring the same composer would be awkward. He'd have to write stuff that sounds nothing like what he wrote for the game.
I rather hear something new, something unique to the show than if they would just copied the music from the game.. the Polish original TV series wasn't really good, but music was fantastic - if anything, the Witcher games took many influences when it comes to the music from the Polish show.. but still made their own take on it and that's why is it good that the Netflix show is going to have her own original music too
Watched most of the interviews on YT and it's gotten me more interested than ant of the actual trailers.
Cavill seems like a genuine PC gamer and extremely into the lore and Geralt as a character. Actress that plays Ciri is looking promising too. Yennefer was the only one that looked a bit suspect in interviews, seemed like Anya struggled a bit with the questions about her character.
Cavill seems like a genuine PC gamer and extremely into the lore and Geralt as a character. Actress that plays Ciri is looking promising too. Yennefer was the only one that looked a bit suspect in interviews, seemed like Anya struggled a bit with the questions about her character.
If the TV show is it is now is following the short stories, these will be more action-oriented.
You don't get your GoT-type intrigue between the Northern Kingdoms until the first novel, Blood of Elves.
I'm sure hey will tease with some of that here though.
They used purple contact lenses for Yennefer but not Daenerys Targaryen >: (
The combat isn't really important for me. I care more about a good story and good characters. Combat whether good or bad doesn't make a story.
Impossible. The first short story in the entire series begins in Melitele's temple, where Nenneke is caring for Geralt as he heals from his wounds after battling the Striga.
Yeah, what exactly is the problem with that scene? Knowing nothing about it, I suppose it's weird that the woman (queen?) gets involved, but otherwise, it seemed...fine? Outside of the context of the show.
It's a framing story yes, but a story nevertheless that builds upon the lore just like the other short stories.
It establishes, besides respite for Geralt and how he handles xenophobia, Nenneke's knowledge of the arts both natural and arcane, making for an ideal hiding place for Ciri when the time is right. It is from here where Yenna will retrieve Ciri for her formal training as a sorceress.
It's important...like most things in the Witcher series.
Review from Financial Times - 2/5
Uh oh.
I do am worried on how mixing the short stories (are they like, all flashbacks?) with the expanded Ciri storyline (present ?) works out. + I guess there's still Yen's backstory to cover which I guess could end up being confusing to casual viewer unfamiliar with the series.
Uh oh.
I do am worried on how mixing the short stories (are they like, all flashbacks?) with the expanded Ciri storyline (present ?) works out. + I guess there's still Yen's backstory to cover which I guess could end up being confusing to casual viewer unfamiliar with the series.
