There were probably people with terminal illnesses holding on so they could catch the finale of their most-beloved TV show, Game of Thrones, and who died horribly disappointed.
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+1 for Sanderson. Just leave The stormlight archives for last because it's an ongoing series and might take a while to finish. He has plenty of other good material, though.
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I had more, but there's a character limit or something. I got all the way to the beginning of Season 1 Episode 1.
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My favorites for fiction would be Neal Stephenson,Roger Zelazny, Fritz Leiber, Ursula Le Guin, Stephen R. Donaldson, Charles Bukowski, Iain Banks, Frederick Pohl, Glen Cook, Jim Butcher
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My guy was so disappointed he died. Rip
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Yeah, thanks. I meant to reference it.
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It's because they're not horror, and SK is known best for his horror. I do think he'd said, at one point, that TDT was the most meaningful series to him, and the fact that it forms an umbrella reality encompassing all of his other stories - sometimes featuring characters from his other novels, is significant.
That said, I'm not a King fan; I don't much care for horror, so his money making genre isn't very compelling for me. But I did get super-into The Dark Tower. It's up there among my favorite works, despite the ending.
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Ups and downs; like I said, written over a dozen years, the styles vary, and there's some consensus that there are a couple which are "the best," and a couple which aren't. However, if you didn't like the first, it's probably fair to say you probably wouldn't much care for the rest.
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Doors of stone has entered the chat
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The first one is mostly vibes. There's not a ton of good story meat in it, and it's pretty short. Book 2 really gets going though, and book 3 is just wild. Once you get to Wolves of the Calla, though, it's really gonna test your patience.
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Lindsay summed up the theme of the final season so well in the thumbnail of one of her videos: "Dragon Lady Bad".
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I hated the ending of GoT almost as much as I hated the ending of Mass Effect 3.
I still am not over that trainwreck.
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It fell off the rails after season 3, you could argue everything after season 1 began a downward spiral.
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At least with Mass Effect, most of the third act was solid. Plus, there's always the Indoctrination Theory to help cope (even if it wasn't intended).
GoT is utterly unsalvageable.
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All the potential DVD/bluray sales - gone. All the merchandising - gone. The potential for spin-off shows - gone
I'm sure they're still making money hand over first from DVD sales & streaming. Not to mention they actually did launch a spin off show
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Yeah, but I was so invested in ME. It was such a deep game with so many storylines...all ultimately pointless.
I see your point, though. Right up until the very end, I had a great time. Somehow, though, it feels worse for that abrupt lurch into stupidity.
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No worries then, the only way to live past your natural expiration date is believing in Medicine and getting qualified help. The vast majority of terminal patients couldn't live on longer even if they were emotionally invested in a TV Show.
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Yeah, I hear you. Prior to 3, I genuinely expected Mass Effect to evolve into the Star Trek of my generation, complete with spin-off shows, movies, books, etc.
That ending sure took the wind out of those sails.
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I have seasons 1-7 if anyone wants them.
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turned it into something to feel a bit embarrassed to admit liking
Pretty sure that's not a thing
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Not really, thanks though.
