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Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:53 am to Esquire
I probably would have preferred a series just bc of how much material it would have given us but if and this is a big IF the movie is done right, a lot of the best moments could be extremely epic.
I am sure it will be rated pg-13 and the killing scenes will be the typical avengers style deaths we have become accustomed to watching.
I am sure it will be rated pg-13 and the killing scenes will be the typical avengers style deaths we have become accustomed to watching.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:54 am to hiltacular
I love the first trilogy.
I can see the first movie being a little YA-ish but more violent, but the other two are not that at all. They would have to be R
I could never make it on the next set of books. I know everyone loves them but I just did not like the shift to multiple viewpoints and it was so grim and hopeless that I gave up twice on the first book. I tried going back recently and gave up again
I can see the first movie being a little YA-ish but more violent, but the other two are not that at all. They would have to be R
I could never make it on the next set of books. I know everyone loves them but I just did not like the shift to multiple viewpoints and it was so grim and hopeless that I gave up twice on the first book. I tried going back recently and gave up again
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:57 am to Fun Bunch
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I could never make it on the next set of books. I know everyone loves them but I just did not like the shift to multiple viewpoints and it was so grim and hopeless that I gave up twice on the first book. I tried going back recently and gave up again
I felt the same way. I was reading the 2nd (5th I guess) book and stopped for some reason and never picked it up. It just felt like a drag to read. I have a buddy who keeps insisting that I give it another go. I likely will once we get closer to the dates for this movie, but I haven't had the urge to do it yet.
I say that as someone that flew through the first trilogy and absolutely loved them.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:58 am to Fun Bunch
I'm completely different. I muscled through the first three books almost genuinely disliking them. Wasn't a fan of the writing style and not a big fan of Darrow and it was all Darrow.
On book five now and really have enjoyed the shift in tone and more POV characters.
On book five now and really have enjoyed the shift in tone and more POV characters.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 9:15 am to iwyLSUiwy
Bizarre 
The first books are at least enjoyable
The second set are just hopeless grimdark shades of grey Darrow is actually the bad guy etc etc
That being said, I didn't even make it through the first book of the 2nd series, so maybe I am wrong
I just didn't give a singular frick about any of the other point of views
The first books are at least enjoyable
The second set are just hopeless grimdark shades of grey Darrow is actually the bad guy etc etc
That being said, I didn't even make it through the first book of the 2nd series, so maybe I am wrong
I just didn't give a singular frick about any of the other point of views
Posted on 10/19/26 at 9:20 am to Fun Bunch
You have to pick it back up. It's grim but it's worth it to get to Light Bringer IMO.
Pierce gets a lot of shite for how dark the second series is, but I think it plays out exactly how you'd expect a war with Golds to go. I wasn't crazy about the new POVs either but it is needed to match the scale of the conflict.
Pierce gets a lot of shite for how dark the second series is, but I think it plays out exactly how you'd expect a war with Golds to go. I wasn't crazy about the new POVs either but it is needed to match the scale of the conflict.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 9:42 am to iwyLSUiwy
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I'm completely different. I muscled through the first three books almost genuinely disliking them. Wasn't a fan of the writing style and not a big fan of Darrow and it was all Darrow.
i mean Darrow is a bit of a Mary Sue, so i sort of get why you would not like him.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 10:05 am to Fun Bunch
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That being said, I didn't even make it through the first book of the 2nd series, so maybe I am wrong
Book 4 was a hard read for me. The switch to POV and leaving that perspective everytime it got interesting was hard, plus the story drug a little. I'm really glad I muscled through it because books 5 & 6 are fantastic.
At least the POV stuff here is not as bad as Game of Thrones, where you may leave a particular POV and not return to it for a book and a half.
Don't get me wrong, I loved GOT, but more than once, I had to go back to a previous book to remind myself what was happening with a character. Posted on 10/19/26 at 10:08 am to Sam Quint
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i mean Darrow is a bit of a Mary Sue, so i sort of get why you would not like him.
If I heard "I am the greatest (insert any skill here) because I am a helldiver of Lykos" one more time I was going to pull my hair out.
I realize I am in the minority in my opinion though and have eased up on my dislike.
Looking forward to the movies. Though i do think it'd be better as a series.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 1:53 pm to skullhawk
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I agree with others. Always hoped for an Apple TV series.
I always imagined this series on scale with what Apple did with foundation. I have a hard time seeing how it is pulled off any other way.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 2:32 pm to BhamTigah
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This is Aja’s card from the board game
Is this a good game?
Posted on 10/19/26 at 2:52 pm to Esquire
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Is this a good game?
It gets average ratings from places like Board Game Geek, but my family and I are addicted to it. We are big board and card game players and we've never played a game as often as we do this one...to the point we need to order another because we've worn out certain elements and only got it in April.
Posted on 10/20/26 at 12:54 pm to BhamTigah
I wish I had people like you around me to get into one of these games. The only ones around me I know of are the stereotypes. I walked into one store where they were having tournaments of some kind and the BO immediately hit me and I left. Dungeon Crawler Carl is one I'd love to give a go
Posted on 10/21/26 at 11:46 am to jmarto1
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I wish I had people like you around me to get into one of these games. The only ones around me I know of are the stereotypes. I walked into one store where they were having tournaments of some kind and the BO immediately hit me
Are you assuming I don’t have BO?
Luckily my wife’s family is really into board games as well so I usually have plenty to play with. We just bought a house in northwest Arkansas to be closer to that side of the family. We’re designing a board game room with 2 gaming tables and full bar. Gonna be pretty nice. The problem is that right after we bought the house, my wife got a big promotion and we decided to stay put for a while. Oh well, at least her family will enjoy our game room in the meantime.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 2:43 pm to BhamTigah
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Book 4 was a hard read for me. The switch to POV and leaving that perspective everytime
Hated it first read through. I recently skimmed first 3 books and then re-read all of 4,5,6 and absolutely loved all of the POV's other than Lyria. Ephraim the 2nd time through is fantastic because you miss so much on the first read through.
Posted on 10/21/26 at 4:15 pm to BhamTigah
I tries organizing here in Houma. Even offered up my side room at my restaurant with some food but very little interest
Posted on 10/23/26 at 6:07 am to Esquire
The more I think about this the more disappointed I am it’s not a series. There is no way a movie can do all the twists and turns that occur as effectively.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 8:15 am to Fun Bunch
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I could never make it on the next set of books. I know everyone loves them but I just did not like the shift to multiple viewpoints and it was so grim and hopeless that I gave up twice on the first book. I tried going back recently and gave up again
The first trilogy is the best. The second trilogy is almost double the length and just drags.
I didn't mind the POV shift but as you said they were just grim and dragged.
While Light Bringer was easily the best of the second trilogy, it's the 4th best book in the series and I don't get the love for it.
Posted on 10/27/26 at 10:28 am to Esquire
As much as I wanted a series, we dodged a bullet when Netflix passed on it. No doubt in my mind the algorithm would have canceled it after season 1.
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According to Lawrence, multiple "regime changes" at Netflix — where the movie was first set to release — set things back, but after eight long years, it finally found a home at Paramount.
"I have been attached to Red Rising for about eight years, and Pierce [Brown] and I have become friends. The books were actually brought to me by my producing partner, Cam [MacConomy], who's a producer on this movie and has worked with me since 2010. He found the books and brought [them] to me, and I fell in love with them, and Cam is in love with them. We met with Pierce and we brought it out to market and went to Netflix. We were going to do it as a series, originally. Unfortunately, our experience at Netflix — we had two amazing pilots written, but regimes kept changing and they kept creating these departments of 'tentpole, now it's YA, back to tentpole again,'" he explained.
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"It was getting bounced around, and it's not a cheap [project] to make and to do it right. They never got the guts to pull the trigger on it. And so, the rights reverted back to Pierce. Pierce then went to Paramount, which I was happy about, because I actually prefer the theatrical approach for Red Rising rather than streaming, because I think it's a series that's definitely deserving of a theatrical experience and IMAX and the whole thing.
"I'm very, very excited about that. We have a writer that we like, who is now starting work on a script, and hopefully that's something that we will put together quite quickly. It seems to be a priority at Paramount, which is great. Super, super, super excited about that. But I love the books and I love Pierce and I'm really, really excited."
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