Orlion Blight

Yeah, it's Brandon reading it for now. 

6 hours ago, Nathrangking said:

Is that definitive. I did not see the stream. He expressly ruled out a film in a clear and straightforward way?

It was an off screen fellow (Peter?) that said "it's not a movie adaptation" and Brandon agreed and he and Matt Hatch started talking about development of a Mistborn movie and Wheel of Time stuffs. 

Basically, for sure the secret is not a Mistborn movie adaptation. Peter's exact words were "it's not a movie adaptation".

23 minutes ago, Frustration said:

If this is another Kelsier fortnite I'm going to be mad.

Man, I had forgotten about that horribleness...

1 minute ago, Frustration said:

9:00 AM is not fake.

It is if it's 9 AM Mountain Time

On 3/28/2022 at 1:37 PM, Hen said:

Should I read War and Peace? Is it worth it? Will I be crushed, emotionally, physically, and motivationally? 

Yes, you should. 

BUT

1) Be in the mood for Tolstoy

2) Get a modern translation. Ye Olde Constance translation is cheaper, but it's not as good a translation AND you also have to deal with outdated English 

5 minutes ago, Robin Sedai said:

Ooohh... yep, we have the trolliest author.

What date and time?

Tomorrow at a fake Mountain Time.

So recent stream rules out: 

It's not a movie adaptation 

It's not "another surprise novel."

A lot to be interpreted in that last statement. 

2 hours ago, Binkery said:

This is what I was thinking.  Them just thinking about the 'extra' flow of cash right now maybe they could pull off the 5th book in a graphic novel or something.  Although that would be a rather different undertaking with all the artwork... 

I think Brandon is a bit too astute for this to be the case. In the first video of this Kickstarter mess, he basically said that that book would not be part of the Kickstarter because he did not think it would appeal to the audience of the Kickstarter. 

Now, maybe some crem have been spamming the Kickstarter comments so he thinks otherwise now, but I do think he's still going with a traditional publisher on that one. 

3 hours ago, Frustration said:

Considering Winds of Winter is being delayed again, I'm still sold on the theory he has stolen Martin and Rothfus's writing speed and has it stored somewhere.

Neither of them have ever had writing speed, though! 

Basically loads of religious trauma that I have to deal with to this day. 

And I shan't say more on the matter! 

On 3/17/2022 at 1:56 AM, clowncarcrash said:

Eh, there's no denying he's super succesful, but I still don't think he's a household name. I think you need to have a hit adaptation to really become a household name. The only exception I can think of is Rowling and maybe Stephanie Meyer? 

"Household name" can be tricky to define. If we stay in SFF book circles, it's easy to say that Brandon is a household name. If we go outside that, not so much.

Anecdotal example: amongst my group of friends and acquaintances, everyone knows about George R R Martin, J R R Tolkien and Stephen King. Only three know about Brandon Sanderson and that's because I introduced to them to him. Only one of those might be remotely interested in the Kickstarter. 

In other words, there's a very strong case that Brandon isn't a household name that does not contradict what he has achieved. 

Also, as far as him being slow with Cosmere, he's acknowledged that himself and a worldwide pandemic shutting the world down giving him time to write some unplanned Cosmere novels does not negate that or even change the current projected timeline of his main series Cosmere. 

That later point is just me being a stickler, it's not a complaint against Brandon. 

In no particular order:

1) No Country for Old Men

2) John Carpenter's The Thing

3) Fantastic Planet

4) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

5) The Lighthouse 

Basically, just what came to mind with the caveat "if I were flipping through channels and this movie was on, would I feel I had to watch it? 

Only funny songs like the following: 

Spite.

If I have time, I'll check them out. 

Honestly, the "go in completely blind" method makes no sense to me. Like people that think hair color is a spoiler. *guffaw*

2 minutes ago, Trutharchivist said:

A couple of things.

Yay, four new Sanderson Novels! He's crazy. And he has a surprising amount of insane fans. I'll bet that it ends somewhere near 50 mil. dollars... If I was ever willing to bet.

Must admit, I didn't see it coming. Some people are going to hate him for that.

Don't give him ideas...

But I just think of all the things I'm used to people collecting money for, and... Well... Sorry if it offends someone, but I find it a bit sad that the regular stuff struggle to get 10,000 and Brandon gets to 15 mil. in a day. 

There's a Scalzi blog that kinda touches on that. 

But basically, Brandon has been working hard building his brand and establishing the infrastructure and trust needed to do what is going on now. 

There is certainly luck involved, some of it morbid (i.e. what if Wheel of Time was finished by Robert Jordan) but my point is,  he didn't just start a Kickstarter and raised 15 million in a day.

1 hour ago, platnumkid said:

@Orlion Blight are you using the original dictionary definition of dollary-doos? 

so 21,143,067 Australian Dollars?  =)

It allows me to claim victory if it's in the range of US dollar amounts or Aus dollar amounts,  mwahaha! 

I am going to say 21,143,067 dollary-doos

Just now, Robin Sedai said:

So I think I've got the general gist of it, but just to confirm, the video was the announcement for Brandon's new books and the Kickstarter?

4 books (3 Cosmere) that will be published through Dragonsteel and funded through Kickstarter. 

Also, a subscription box for one year

Making my way through the videos now, and right now I am pretty happy about this

3 hours ago, Spren of Kindness said:

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I'm just here for Cobb Vanth.

Seeing Cad Bane turn up in live action was neat, as well.

 

16 hours ago, Maddie The Succulent said:

Honestly, I really liked the newest episode. But that’s mostly because Ahsoka and Cad Bane were in it.

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Well Luke and Grogu were great too, I’m just really obsessed with Ahsoka lol.

 

I, however, WILL mention his name!..... if I could remember it....

4 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said:

I finished Jade City. That was great. I read half the book in one day. Went from page 257 to the end of the book at 495

Good to hear! I'll be starting that series soon. 

Finished The Orchard Keeper by Cormac Mccarthy. Currently reading Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal.