Preview: Legend of the Seeker

“Wizard’s First Rule” (Terry Goodkind)

Supersite Ain’t-It-Cool News has gathered snippets of reviews for the pilot episode of Sam Raimi’s Legend of the Seeker, a show filmed in New Zeland and based on Terry Goodkind’s epic Sword of Truth series. Most of the reviews are less than flattering.

I must admit that, having read the first four books, I’m not a fan of the series. I find a lot of the violence gratuitous and many of the characters derivative and uninteresting. The only real characters of interest to me in the series are the dominatrix-like red-leather-clad Mord Sith, who undergo some interesting development as the books progress.

You can check out the show’s official site here. I watched the first ten minutes of the show online a week or so ago, but as of this posting I can’t seem to find the link. You can, however, download some free preview material from the show’s page on iTunes. In any case, fans of the series haven’t long to wait. The show premieres tonight on ABC. Not wishing to fall into the vice of contempt prior to investigation, I too will be watching the show and reporting my findings here in the next day or so.