The writer of the novels on which the Netflix series is based has explained that he will not make the mistakes of George RR Martin in Game of Thrones.
With the series of The Witcher for Netflix turned into a viral phenomenon, the father of the books on which it is based, Andrzej Sapkowski, wanted to make clear in an interview what has been his role in the production, which has gone beyond Sign a contract and assign your rights. The explanation has been very particular and has had the personal stamp of the author, that is, a very sharp language that does not miss an occasion and has used its response to launch a dart at its rival, Game of Thrones. “I think my role as a creative consultant for the series is to make sure that Ed Sheeran is not singing at any time. It will make sure that doesn't happen. ”
A recap for the HBO series, which included a singer's cameo in the first episode of the seventh season, where he played a Lannister soldier singing along a bonfire. Sapkowski wondered how George R.R. Martin allow something like that having his same job as a consultant. The writer has assured that he will help to faithfully represent the sorcerer's universe and avoid similar decisions. A new comparison between The Witcher and Game of Thrones, before which the showrunner of the series, Lauren S. Hissrich, has already had to go out to revindicate, who has assured that “the tone is incredibly different from the Game of Thrones” and defends that "when the audience enters, they will see it immediately."
The Witcher is back in fashion
Andrzej Sapkowski's books (of which we have left you a recommended reading order) are not the only ones that have been revalued these days on the occasion of the Netflix series. So have the Projekt CD games, with whom the author has made peace for future deliveries. In the case of The Witcher 3, the title has become as fashionable as when it came out in 2015 and has even broken a record of simultaneous players on Steam (over one hundred thousand). We will see what happens when the second season of the series arrives, for now scheduled for a year, 2021.
