Wonko the Sane

1 hour ago, Dankness Ascendant said:

Lets just hope we all survive to see the end of the cosmere.

In film? Unlikely. You're talking about 36 plus movies.

40 minutes ago, Secrets said:

I'd have to agree here, I think that especially without cinematic experience with cosmere, WoK would... not do to well. Mistborn would be more simple and better (and more easily adapted to movie format) first cosmere movie...   I personally think that WoK would do better in a 45 min. episode format (one chapter from WoK= one episode, one part from WoK (not sure about climax part and last part though) = one season?), and that it be introduced later on...  I'm just... worried about a WoK movie as first cinematic adaptation...

You realize you're asking for a 50-season show, yes? Way of Kings can't stand on its own, as most of the novel is buildup for things to come.

This is one of the biggest fundamental issues with adapting the Storm light Archive -- it's long. Even the ten-season show you would need to do this like Game of Thrones is asking for a lot -- and Stormlight does not have near the chance of catching on that that did.

I can't think of a way to run a Stormlight show that won't get cancelled after one season. All the stuff in WoK that will appeal most to the masses occurs at the end, so by the time you play it, you will have lost your chance to grab an audience.

Movies are the only way to do it. I agree with Chaos and others that making this the first movie is a worrying prospect. But it needs to get a movie, not a show.

For the record, I think just Kaladin or even Kaladin and Dalinar would make a much better film. Shallan is the one who throws a wrench in the works, as her story does not weave into the other two whatsoever.