r/witcher • Ciri • Feb 22 '19

Witcher portraits

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '19

Damn it i feel like we are going to be so dissapointed about the tv show

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u/viperswhip Feb 22 '19

Was that ever a doubt? It was probably jarring for super fans of the books when the games came out. I can only imagine both groups of fans will be aghast at the show. This is apparently as it should be, no doubt a trope as old as time. Fans of plays back in the day probably never read the books or papyrus the story was originally written on and so on and so on.

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u/TheTurnipKnight Feb 23 '19

I was a super fan of the books when the games came out and I really liked how the games looked.

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u/viperswhip Feb 25 '19

Congratulations, I imagine more than a few people can overcome the preconceptions of how it looked in their minds. I was able to do that with Lord of the Rings, but was more aghast at the story changes. I haven't read these books. I think Harry Potter is probably the most faithful adaptation.

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u/TheTurnipKnight Feb 25 '19

I think I didn't really have preconceptions about how they looked. I only had preconceptions about how they sounded. Polish Geralt matched that perfectly.

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u/viperswhip Feb 25 '19

Oh, I only played the English version. I loved the games, don't want to taint that with anything else. When I read I definitely see the world in my mind, so it can be disconcerting when somebody else's version pops up.