Reminds me of Doctor Who fandom, where fans of the old Doctors wank about the newer ones, and everyone thinks their Doctor is the best, anyway, and why oh why did they ever choose a woman, and... There is a reason I was never much into the fandom, even though I love the show to bits^^
I hear you about the voices. They are such a big part of a character for me that I always, always watch the original version of a show, with subtitles. Doesn't matter if the original language is Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, French, Chinese, Italian, or Korean. It's one reason I like Netflix so much; they always have this option available. And I love podfic where the reader gets the characters right, or gives them their own spin, with different inflections, speeds, etc. You can do so much with your voice, and I love it when someone does *_*
Henry Cavill plays/has played the games? That is awesome, because he knows what people might expect. A friend of mine said she liked the Eastern European feel of the games, which did not translate to the show for her. I didn't get a specific Eastern European feel from the show, but I didn't get standard American/UK fantasy vibes, either. I think it was just different enough to really feel like its own world, one of the things I like about it.
You are absolutely right about the timelines an the re-watchability. They did a good job with it, too, never too sneaky, or too obvious with the clues. And it adds something special, because it shows us, rather than tells us, how long the lifes of Witchers and Sorcerers really are. Not sure abou Jaskier and now Ciri, though, since they are supposed to be human, at least at the moment.
I think I might have a go at the books, when I can put away a little money for them. In the meantime, I am off to read more fanfic! Thanks again for the recs, they are great! :D
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I hear you about the voices. They are such a big part of a character for me that I always, always watch the original version of a show, with subtitles. Doesn't matter if the original language is Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, French, Chinese, Italian, or Korean. It's one reason I like Netflix so much; they always have this option available. And I love podfic where the reader gets the characters right, or gives them their own spin, with different inflections, speeds, etc. You can do so much with your voice, and I love it when someone does *_*
Henry Cavill plays/has played the games? That is awesome, because he knows what people might expect. A friend of mine said she liked the Eastern European feel of the games, which did not translate to the show for her. I didn't get a specific Eastern European feel from the show, but I didn't get standard American/UK fantasy vibes, either. I think it was just different enough to really feel like its own world, one of the things I like about it.
You are absolutely right about the timelines an the re-watchability. They did a good job with it, too, never too sneaky, or too obvious with the clues. And it adds something special, because it shows us, rather than tells us, how long the lifes of Witchers and Sorcerers really are. Not sure abou Jaskier and now Ciri, though, since they are supposed to be human, at least at the moment.
I think I might have a go at the books, when I can put away a little money for them. In the meantime, I am off to read more fanfic! Thanks again for the recs, they are great! :D