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The witcher: blood origin
The witcher: blood origin
2022 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
4-episode limited special of The Witcher prequel, framed as a tale being told (via mystical means) to Jaskier the Bard, and set more than 1000 years before the events of the main series.

I later heard that it was originally to be a 6-episode series, which might explain why the ending seemed rushed (after a slow start): this, I feel, was a series that just wasn't given enough room to breathe.
  
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Nick Beaty (70 KP) rated The Witcher - Season 1 in TV

Jan 25, 2020 (Updated Jan 25, 2020)  
The Witcher - Season 1
The Witcher - Season 1
2019 | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A massive hit for Netflix...
I received The Witcher 3 videogame a few years back for my birthday, so when I first heard they were making a TV series I was pretty excited.

Henry Cavill does a decent enough job as The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia (Even if he does do his best Christian Bale Batman impression for the whole season). Joey Batey is annoying at times but does bring some much needed charm and humour as Jaskier. I didn't really buy in to Freya Allen's character Ciri, although it is pretty obvious she is going to be a much bigger part of future seasons. The standout of season one has to be Anya Charlotta as Yennefer. As Geralt's vocabulary seems to be limited to the words hmmm & fuck, these side characters are incredibly important to the shows structure and hers was by far the best and most intriguing story.

The one major negative that everyone is talking about is the shows very confusing timeline. Although it does make sense later in the season, I don't think they executed it properly and the viewer shouldn't be left to guess what is happening. One other slight gripe I had was how poor the CGI looked on the dragon in one particular scene.

Overall I thought it was just an average start to The Witcher series but as there is so much source material from both the books and videogames. I can only see this getting better and going on to become a massive hit for Netflix.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Time of Contempt in Books

Jun 3, 2024 (Updated Jun 3, 2024)  
Time of Contempt
Time of Contempt
Andrzej Sapkowski | 2013 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
110 of 220
Book
Time of Contempt ( Witcher 2)
By Andrzej Sapkowski
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Geralt was always going to stand out, with his white hair and piercing eyes, his cynicism and lack of respect for authority ...but he is far more than just a striking-looking man. He's a witcher; his sorcerous powers, exhanced by elixers and long training, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no orderinary murderer; his targets are the vile fiends and demons that ravage the land. But first appearance ccan often be deceptive; not everything monstrous-looking is a monster ...and even the fairest can have a bite!

Although this one was a decent read I’m finding myself getting bored with these books at a certain point, I just can’t seem to focus and lose interest. Hoped the next one will be better.
  
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Trude (5 KP) rated The Witcher in TV

Jan 9, 2020  
The Witcher
The Witcher
2019 | Action, Fantasy
Not a rival to GOT
Personally i think its a complicated storyline to follow and doesnt really flow. I found myself having to force myself to carry on watching it and it never really grabbed meand engrossed me.
I have seen a lot of reviews that have said it rivals or is better than GOT, i have to disagree GOT captivated me from the get go and the Witcher just didnt
  
God of War
God of War
2018 | Action/Adventure
This new one is kick ass. I was so excited when it was announced, couldn't wait for it to be released. Finally got to play it, although a lot of things changed it is an awesome game. The game makers did change the weapons and information set up to align more like Witcher 3 or Horizon Zero Dawn. It works great for the game. Kratos's attitude is the biggest change, he is actually kind of nice in this game. Overall awesome game!