What is your review of “The Wheel of Time (TV Series 2021)” on Amazon Prime?
Although live broadcasting services sounded dying in the ‘Golden Age of TV,’ the era that began with Sopranos in 1999, they marked the arrival of what can only be described as the ‘Platinum Broadcasting Age.’
As I watched the first few minutes of Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, as the brilliant vistas and modern visual effects passed through the screen, I couldn’t help but wonder how far ‘TV’ had come.
The scale, scope, and production design at Wheel of Time is at the highest level of competition and best offered by blockbusters.
And that’s just light; the fitness of the show is far beyond the standard – there is a great deal of light and darkness at play here.
As a show based on a rich source of material, one of the great powers of The Wheel of Time would remain its dense and expansive globe.
And based on what we have seen so far, the runners have done a wonderful job of establishing this wonderful world, and that too while minimizing the dumping of waste, that is, unfortunately, a pillar of games of this kind.
Wheel of Time’s dedication to adherence to the old words ‘show, don’t tell’ is fully demonstrated in the opening episodes, and the system is very strong in it.
Also worth mentioning is the visual identity of the show. It would be naive to say that the system ‘looks good.’ Considering the astronomical budget we are working on, that is given.
This is a living world, and yet it has a sense of belonging. I am very pleased with how the system avoids the visual assembly and stays away from transforming this ancient world into another ‘dark’ setting.
The cinematography does an excellent job of visually representing the bright and vibrant nature of The Two Rivers, all the while providing a distinction from the darkness from the shadows.
In addition, whatever is said about The Wheel of Time should be preceded by the praises of Rosamund Pike. One of the characters of his generation, though not downloaded, Pike leads the main characters but is inexperienced.
And while younger players will grow into their own roles, Pike doesn’t need such primers – he comes to the party from the moment he appears on the screen.
Like all great characters, Pike’s ingenuity can be seen in the almost invisible nuances and inflections. You play a rich character, and if you give Rosamund Pike the right tools, you beat the home runner, almost always.
It is very close to the start of comparisons between The Wheel of Time and other non-television television programs, not only because the program is still in its infancy but also because it is a program – based on opening episodes – that can stand on its own.
Comparison should be discarded, Time Clock is its thing, and it is very promising.
Also worth mentioning is the visual identity of the show. It would be naive to say that the system ‘looks good.’ Considering the astronomical budget we are working on, that is given.
This is a living world, and yet it has a sense of belonging. I am very pleased with how the system avoids the visual assembly and stays away from transforming this ancient world into another ‘dark’ setting.
The cinematography does an excellent job of visually representing the bright and vibrant nature of The Two Rivers, all the while providing a distinction from the darkness from the shadows.
In addition, whatever is said about The Wheel of Time should be preceded by the praises of Rosamund Pike. One of the characters of his generation, though not downloaded, Pike leads the main characters but is inexperienced.
And while younger players will grow into their own roles, Pike doesn’t need such primers – he comes to the party from the moment he appears on the screen.
Like all great characters, Pike’s ingenuity can be seen in the almost invisible nuances and inflections. You play a rich character, and if you give Rosamund Pike the right tools, you beat the home runner, almost always.
It is very close to the start of comparisons between The Wheel of Time and other television commercials, not only because the program is still in its infancy but also because it is a program – based on opening episodes – that can stand on its own.
Comparison should be discarded, Time Clock is its thing, and it is very promising