# Legend of the Seeker **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637 "2008-12-17T21:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/1 "2008-12-17T21:25:53Z")
I just watched the pilot on Hulu. Meh… Does it get better? Should I put anymore time into catching up with the rest of the series? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/2 "2008-12-18T05:05:23Z")
I’ll give you a bump because I am curious what it is about. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/3 "2008-12-18T19:28:47Z")
For a TV series it’s fairly good. Don’t expect it to stick to the book though. I really enjoyed the series but if you didn’t like the first book you probably won’t like the others. > [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > I’ll give you a bump because I am curious what it is about. Very loosely based on these books: > **[The Sword of Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_of_Truth)** > > The Sword of Truth is a series of 21 sword and sorcery novels and six novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of the living. While each novel was written to stand alone, except for the final three that were intended to be a trilogy, they follow a common timeline and are linked by o... ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/4 "2008-12-18T21:32:02Z")
This thread has a pretty good range of opinions on the show as well. I posted it after the pilot aired and people keep responding occasionally. [Legend of the Seeker](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=490822&highlight=legend+seeker) ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/5 "2008-12-18T21:57:24Z")
If you liked the old Xena and Hercules series then you may like it. But with more wizards and less centaurs. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/6 "2008-12-19T01:56:23Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > If you liked the old Xena and Hercules series then you may like it. But with more wizards and less centaurs. How’s the stealth lesbian angle? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legend-of-the-seeker/477637/7 "2008-12-20T05:46:00Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > If you liked the old Xena and Hercules series then you may like it. But with more wizards and less centaurs. Probably not, then. But thanks for the heads up.