question about the Druids...
book wise, don't care if it applies to the show or not
the magic the druid(s) and Dagda Mor are using, is it magic or some type of tech?
Magic. Definitely magic. Terry Brooks actually gets into magic vs. technology in the Wishsong of Shannara. The point being that this world is ruled by magic and not tech.
Meh, tonight they had an episode that featured guns, specifically a revolver. They also had electric party lights, an old film projector that showed Star Trek (they thought Spock was an elf because of his ears) and a turn table that played dance records. -- Yes, they have totally gone off the rails in terms of staying faithful to the source material.
did this episode "happen" in the books? without the satellite dish cups or guns?
that is, did they encounter a community of human culture revivalists?
No, this episode most definitely did not happen in the books. The writers have greatly changed the entire Shannara universe, and not for the better. I mean, they actually had an Amish/hipster/rave replete with thumping dance music from an electric sound system. How the author Terry Brooks gave his sanction to this crap is beyond me. I'm to the point where I'm actually hoping this turd of a show does not get renewed for a second season. That's how bad it is.
Here's a link to the Reddit thread exposing the ridiculous behavior of certain people officially related to the Shitnara Chronicles.
https://www.reddit.com/r/shannara/c...s_the_shannara_chronicles_episode_105_reaper/
That Shawn Spearman sounds like a real twit! I wish we could get the sort of participation that those Reddit threads get.
Speakman is supposedly the moderator of Brook's website and/or some sort of cyber outlet, which I think was closed down due to all the negative feedback on the lousy TV show. A quick Google search reveals Speakman to be a "web master" and an "author" but his main occupation seems to be "Chief Brown-noser and Butt-wiper". His whole attitude just reeks of the pissy attitude we got from TPTB back in the SGU days. I just had to laugh when I saw this guy alienating loyal fans of the books by being a condescending, snotty, defensive bitch on the Reddit site. It's such a stupid, amateur mistake to make. And one that will remain long, long after The Shitnara Chronicles are cancelled.
Yeah, that's the kind of "web master" I want running things for me -- one who pisses off the people that have loyally supported me for decades.
Totally addicted! I’ve been reading Terry Brooks books for over 20 years and this show is not disappointing me. My whole family watches it.
People either hate this show or really like it, and many of the ones who claim to really like it are obviously paid shills.
from what you have told me and what I have read about the books, I do not see how anyone who loved the books would even like the show..they seem to be two totally diff entities
They are totally different and that's the problem. Terry Brooks is sanctioning the mutilation of his work while ignoring the outcry from all the loyal fans of the books who now feel betrayed and scammed. The show is crap and it's an insult to those of us who have read the books and loved them. It's also disheartening to know that people who haven't read the books but who have seen the TV show are being turned off in droves to the story now.
i looked up the books to see how many, order of release vs order of reading,etc
seems there are newer books that are set before the time frame of the originals--"prequels" i guess.
is it correct that some of these are set in current time-our time-and build connections of a sort to the main story?
if i ever read these books, i would start with these new ones