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Re: I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 08/10/2009 04:16:52 PM

Name competitions are close to the fastest way to cheapen something. I can't believe that any respectable author could consider this, even if the characters are completely irrelevant.

It violates almost everything that is special to a fantasy series, least of all including reality. Some of those names aren't even WoT-like.. Eric, Fitzgerald, Han...

I'm just glad Barbie from QoTW wasn't included. Reading about Barbie Sedai would just be too much.

I really hate it when people have to reduce classy things into cereal box quality popularity shows just to get a small and transient rise out of the masses.


See, Dark Lord or whatever you are, I think it was done this time more as a gift to us. This isn't a normal book series. There is a very big group of core followers who have devoted a large chunk of their lives to this series. We're not talking a handful of years. In many cases its more than a decade. It wasn't done in such a way as to draw fans in but to reward fans for dedication. Or that's how I've seen it.

Also, he said adapted them. We don't know what that means.

Your mom. That's right. The cat is out of the bag. Your mom.

My mind isn't always in the gutter, it just has VIP access
This message last edited by callandor1000 on 08/10/2009 at 04:17:20 PM
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The two climaxes of TGS RandAllThor - 07/10/2009 09:00:17 PM 799 Views
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A little before that he also mentioned that this was the wind section and... RabidWombat - 08/10/2009 04:22:01 AM 783 Views
I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it Sidious - 08/10/2009 05:21:21 AM 778 Views
He "fantasys" them up a bit- I think that aspect will be ok, at least beetnemesis - 08/10/2009 05:31:07 AM 778 Views
Yup, think Daved Hanlon. *NM* RandAllThor - 08/10/2009 11:58:07 AM 353 Views
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Re: I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it callandor1000 - 08/10/2009 04:16:52 PM 745 Views
Re: I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it Sidious - 08/10/2009 04:51:31 PM 677 Views
Re: I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it callandor1000 - 08/10/2009 04:54:37 PM 706 Views
Re: I really hate that he's putting real people's names into it Sidious - 08/10/2009 07:18:41 PM 726 Views
Sorry, Sidious, but someone else's name has been 'chosen' RabidWombat - 10/10/2009 03:33:25 AM 766 Views
Yes, because the Younglings will not exist after that battle? *NM* Cannoli - 08/10/2009 11:17:31 AM 360 Views
Probably they will exist... Etzel - 10/10/2009 08:08:01 AM 719 Views
God I hate Twitter. It's the most annoying piece of garbage on the internet. callandor1000 - 08/10/2009 04:13:44 PM 779 Views
Isn't it though? Handel - 08/10/2009 05:47:44 PM 790 Views
There are sometimes interesting tidbits to be found, though. Etzel - 10/10/2009 10:02:44 AM 633 Views
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