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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt News - The Witcher is coming to Netflix in 2020 according to producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. The news came via Hissrich's Twitter where she also confirmed that the possible release of the series could come as early as 2020. "We're moving quickly ahead with everything. I've finished the pilot, which yes, will be polished more when we cast/shoot. The other 7 episodes don't yet exist, except in my head."
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On topic, I find it a bit disappointed that they ended up with just 8 episodes two years from now. I was hoping for more.
"The show will not be based on the CD Projekt Red games of the same name. Instead, the series will draw upon writer Andrzej Sapkowski's original novels. There are currently eight books, with the last seeing its English release in March of this year. Sapkowski himself will be a creative consultant for the series.
"I'm thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the source material and the themes that I have spent over thirty years writing," said Sapkowski. "I'm excited about our efforts together as well as the team assembled to shepherd these characters to life."
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-witcher-tv-series-netflix
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How about Geralt locked? I would actually like a Witcher game in which I can create my own Witcher and hunt with Geralt here and there in between my own quests. As for the show, I hope they don't make it cheesy. It better be dark and gritty which is what the books are, anything else will suck.
Remember hearing in an interview the author sold the rights. Don't know to what extent/platforms he sold but I know he made little on the games initially.
See below.
A rumor recently surfaced online that The Witcher author, Andrzej Sapkowski, sold the games’ license to the now-defunct Metropolis Software for just $4,000. For those who don’t know, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter dev Adrian Chmielarz headed Metropolis, whose Witcher game never saw the light of day.
While Chmielarz denied this, his Facebook post debunking the rumor led to an interesting revelation (translations via NeoGAF): Sapkowski sold Witcher‘s license to CD Projekt RED for 35,000PLN, which was paid in two installments – 15,000PLN and 20,000PLN. According to NeoGAF user boskee, this translates to $9,500 in today’s terms.
Read more at http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/06/03/the-witcher-rights-sold-for-9500/#6Wz9KkaK4o8By6Ic.99
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If people want to retain control over their work or want to be compensated for the use of their work they need to put that in the contract.
If they don't do that then "it is what it is". I don't cry tears for creators who sell their rights and never see a thin "dime" thereafter if they don't put that in their contracts.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
https://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/7tcss4/another_take_on_whether_cd_projekt_red_witcher/
There was a time twenty years ago when a series was 20+ episodes, now its 10+ episodes I do wonder how many years before a series is 5+ episodes?
If this isn't an American production then it stands to reason that they might not think to do this. Also, Netflix/HBO "not network" tends to spend a lot for their episodes to make them as good as they can so that means less episodes but presumably better quality.
Also, there is nothing wrong with telling a story in 8 episodes and making it complete and well paced. If you want, think of it as a mini-series.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
I find myself preferring the shorter episode seasons. Take something like Sherlock. It's able to tell amazing stories start to finish with only 3 episodes, in under 6hrs. Now take something like Castle. It's 95% stand alone story that has no continuation with the rest of the season. With Castle you get 1 episode, the first of the season, one in the middle to keep you going, and the finale that contains actual story and character development. The rest of those 15+hrs each season is formulaic and forgettable. I wouldn't mind the long 20+ episode seasons if they were actually worth watching. Most episodes though contain less than 30secs of carrot each episode to keep you going until winter break and then the finale.
Looking forward to The Witcher series. Just wish it was here sooner. I thought it was already in production and making it's way to the platform soon.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
He sounds like kind of a jerk in all of the things I've seen, or at least someone who doesn't like the fact that the games did so well.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
If I wrote the books and they were relatively popular but had a game series come along based on my books that blew past the popularity of my books I would probably be hurt. I'll read the whole post later on the link you provided, I was just going based off of what i had heard on podcasts and articles a while ago.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
We are in what has been called a golden era for TV, but it also creates an environment were the first episode must grab you, a slow burner is a hard sell.