Despite a couple of (possibly beer-fueled) attempts, I was never able to make it through an entire episode of Legend of the Seeker—which is saying a fair amount, considering my apparently insatiable appetite for crappy TV*. But I gave it a good shot, because hey, I like swords and wizards and magic and crap, and also because this super pretty girl was in it, along with the dude who played that gyrocopter guy in Mad Max!
- Pictured above: Super pretty girl (Bridget Regan), gyrocopter dude (whose character is apparently named, I shit you not, “Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander”)
You’d think with those two fine actors—and also swords and magic and crap—this show would be magnificent, right? Alas, all I can remember from the episodes I tried to get through was that the girl was super pretty, as I might have mentioned before, and that wizards don’t ride nearly as many gyrocopters as one would expect. Also, there was one episode with some magic apricots or something in it? I don’t really know.
ANYWAY, Legend of the Seeker‘s fans’ reactions to the news that the show has been canceled are pretty amazing, and have managed to hold my attention far longer than anything having to do with magic apricots. A sampling:
This is so unjust. It was never marketed correctly and had an abyssmal time slot. There is no justice in the world. —marionravenwood
Like my life wasn’t bad already.. I can’t believe this… I seriously can’t! Somebody get me a galon of ice cream, stat!!! *runs off and cries* —AnaB
THERE IS NO GOD —Alice
Not much good syndicated sci-fi/fantasy anymore. The days of Herc/Xena, Mutant X, Earth: Final Conflict … they are over. —Dinosaur
OMG I WANNA DIE —Betty
ha-ha, that’s for Star Trek Enterprise you BSG tea baggers. i was getting tired of the show anyways and the use of maori pakehas. —walter17
ha-ha-ha BSG tea baggers. —walter17
Okay, so I don’t really understand what repeat poster “walter17” is getting at, and I suspect “Betty” and “Alice” might be the same fun-loving person, but still, I could read these all day. Luckily, the comments go on for like 16 pages.
In conclusion, rest in peace, Legend of the Seeker. Rest in peace.
*I own Stargate on DVD. A lot of Stargate on DVD.
If that “Seeker” guy had just kept his shirt off all the time I would have watched religiously.
My mom’s name is Betty and this is her favorite show.
Hmmm…
@Alexjon: Dude, you might want to give her a call.
I liked the pseudo-Renaissance setting (as opposed to the standard pseudo-medieval deal). But yeah, sitting through an entire episode never happened for me either.
It had a bad timeslot? Wasn’t it syndicated and therefore aired at different times in different markets?
MOM, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
I really liked the lady who fights in the white robes. She has shiny dark hair and, presumably, a witty (yet self deprecating) sense of humor which appeals to me for some mysterious reason.
kiala likes the ladies, bowchickawow.
Yeah, that girl was so super pretty. I watched a couple episodes, and I have to admit that I liked it! Even still, I didn’t keep watching it. But I sorta meant to – she’s so super pretty and all, and I like spells and stuff…
Dunno the timeslot, but it is on hulu.
As someone who enjoyed the source material: This could not make me happier. That show was a cancer.
I love ‘Legend of the Seeker’, srsly I’ve seen all the episodes, but I also appreciate this post, heh.
I own Stargate on DVD too, though I LOVE LOTS! and want to own DVD of it too.
it just epic fun
It seemed to initially have some potential, but even with absolutely nothing else to watch on a Saturday afternoon I couldn’t make it more than a few minutes before switching over to infomercials or PBS pledge drives.
I’ve read all the original novels, and I have to say this show was absolutely terrible. The first few episodes followed the plot loosely enough to tolerate, but I have never witnessed a destruction like these writers wrought upon one of my favorite stories. The season 1 finale was so far removed it was laughable, and season 2 went so far off so as to become unwatchable. I tried to watch a few episodes after that but I always realized how utterly trivial it was going to be within minutes and lost interest.
This cancellation pleases me. Time slot had nothing to do with it; the suckage was just as raw on hulu at 1am when I got home from work as it did whenever the hell it actually played (which I have no idea since I don’t actually own a tv).