Suggested many times by many readers…

This is a battle that I knew had been coming for quite some time and couldn’t hold off anymore as I got soo many requests for this fight. Here we have Rand al’Thor from the Wheel of Time series up against Richard Rahl of the Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker universe.

For the battle we are using the book version of Rahl.

Rand has a power forged sword (unbreakable) and no power enhancing items. Richard has the Sword of Truth.

The battle takes place in the Aiel Waste.

Every reader of this site knows who I’m gonna take, what say you?

Suggested by Baron Somebody

Well, here we have a Hall of Fame winner in Sir Dan Fortesque going up against the Admin’s favorite character from the Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker franchise, Richard Rahl.

Needless to say, I think it’s quite apparent who I will be siding with as well as we all know who Baron will predict a victory for.

So, this leaves the rest of the ‘Pile to determine the winner for this match.

What say you?

It’s been a while since Xena had a match on the ‘Pile so I figured it was time to trot out the old girl with her partner, Gabrielle to go up against Kahlan Amnell and Cara from the Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth franchise.

Here’s hoping that the match can have some intelligent discussion and not just flame wars to help justify a victory for Team Xena. While Xena has a chance against either Kahlan or Cara, Gabrielle would absolutely get destroyed by either one. So, for this battle all four are fighting each other with Cara starting against Gabrielle and Xena attacking Kahlan.

Who wins this brawl?

Suggested by Blood Dancer

I have to admit that I never heard of Kuchiki before this match, although I was somewhat up on the Bleach franchise. Going up against Richard Rahl, this should certainly make for a fun fight for all to see.

I think it’s fairly obvious who I’ll pick, so let’s hear how Kuchiki could win this fight.

Back in our first recap, I had mentioned a contest that TheTorchOnline.com was running for the sexiest woman of fantasy, and as you might be able to tell, you can see who won and who came in second place.

For the full set of results, click here

…like anyone here didn’t see this coming…

Hey Seekerites are you excited to be a part of an International Fan Video to show the various and important reasons LOTS should be saved?! I can’t hear you! (mainly because this is a virtual forum, but still) I said, “Are you excited?!?” Well then warm up your printer, turn on your webcam, and let’s get those creative juices flowing!!! “Wait—What’s with the printer?” You ask. Well, you’re going to need to print THIS out! This page should not be changed or modified in any way. They all need to be identical to make the following illusion work.

The title of this video project is “Psst! Save Our Seeker…Pass It On!”. And the goal of the video is to visually represent the global spread of the Legend of the Seeker fan base and Save Our Seeker campaign. To do this we will virtually pass each other a Save Our Seeker logo that says, “Save Our Seeker Because…” And it is up to you, yes YOU, to finish that statement on the back of your sign. That can be with a phrase, short quote, fan art, original graphic…you name it. It can be words or pictures as long as it’s a reason LOTS should be saved. Also, when you submit your video, let us know your city/state/country of residence, so that to a viewer it looks like the SOS logo is being passed from state to state and country to country.

Aleyna Dennis has agreed to let us use her wonderful ‘Hey There Seeker’ song, and so the entire sequence will go something like this Sample Video (FYI: This is a very rough cut just to show the concept, and was made by someone, me, with minimal video experience. Our expert video editors will be in charge of the real thing.)

So here are the motions broken down step by step:
1) Reach to your right, as if taking the SOS logo from the fan before you. The page should already be in your hand off screen.
2) Pull the page in front of your chest, SOS logo facing the camera.
3) Flip the page to show the other side with your response, and hold it there for about 5 seconds so the response can be read.
4) Flip the page back to show the logo.
5) Pass the page to the left as if passing it to the next fan in line.

(Note: I found it helpful to sandwich a blank piece of paper between my logo page and my response page. This prevents ink bleed through, and if you glue them all together it gives extra rigidity, which makes all this silly movement stuff easier!)

Here are a few more things to keep in mind:
• Each video segment should be 15 seconds or shorter.
• Videos should be shot from the waist up.
• Responses should be kept short and relatively specific. “Save Our Seeker Because …It’s awesome!” may be true, but tell the viewer why it’s awesome. At the same time “Because it’s awesome how the strands of Kahlan’s hair shine like rays from a golden sun on a warm summer day as it reaches its zenith in a cloudless sapphire sky.” may be a little too specific.
• Responses should be kept clean. No profanity or possibly offensive content. And please be wearing a shirt in your video, but as they should all be from the waist up anyway, pants are optional.
• The background is yours to do with what you will. So be creative! Get multiple people in there; have them dress up, act things out, have the TV on with LOTS on…
• If you are a non-native English speaker, write your response in your native language! (But please also include an English translation in your submission e-mail.)
• Try to incorporate location specific items, like flags or posters. Or even better, go outside! We will get a lot of inside shots because many people will be using webcams, so if you have the ability to record outside, Do It! Especially, if you live near recognizable landmarks.
And now for the information you are just dying to know!
• Send your submissions to LOTSvideo@gmail.com with Pass It On as the subject
o Also, if you are willing to let us use your video as an example on our YouTube channel (LOTSvideo) for other fans to see during the collection period, please let us know by adding a Yes or No to your subject line.
o Examples: Pass It On-Yes; Pass It On-No
• We can accept any video format.
• Deadline for Submission is Thursday, May 20th at 9pmEST/6pmPST (That’s THIS Thursday. So don’t dilly dally!)

This may seem like a lot of information. But just take a deep breath and we’ll get through this together. We swear it’s going to be epic! But here is a checklist, just because I like checklists…I think they’re fun.
1. Print out Logo
2. Make Epic Response page
3. Construct Logo + Response
4. Plan Elaborate Background Scene that rivals actual LOTS production crew. Just kidding, but seriously…
5. Film Video using above instructions…Have a ball doing so.
6. Email it to Us! Be sure to…
a. Attach the Video
b. Fill in the Subject line: Pass It On-Yes/No
c. Write us a short message and let us know where you are from (City/State/Country stuff)!
d. And Send it to LOTSvideo@gmail.com !

If you have any questions, send them to LOTSvideo@gmail.com, with Video Question as the subject line.
Now let the submissions begin! And May the Force be with you…Wait…Live Long and …Dammit….

Have a Seekerific Day!—The “SOS…Pass It On!” Team

Links:
LOTS Forum
Live Journal
Twitter
Facebook Group
Youtube

As all of you who frequent this site know, I am a huge fan of the Legend of the Seeker show. And since that show was taking material from Terry Goodkind’s “Sword of Truth” series, I knew the show would have some good qualities to it.

And it does – considering the budget of about 1.8 million per show, a lot of it goes into the costumes and sets that the actors appear in. The cost for the talent is normalized because all of them with the exception of Bruce Spence (he played the crazy helicopter guy in Mad Max) were no-namers prior to being cast on the show.

It was learned earlier that the show will not be renewed for a third season. The third season is absolutely critical to a syndicated production since three years worth of episodes can potentially live in syndication forever. The original Star Trek TV show is the proof of this. They too only lasted three years on the air, but because of the re-runs and social stance it took at the time, it became part of American pop culture.

So, since I am a supporter of the show, I frequent other sites that talk about the show and I became a fan of the show on facebook. I’ve been getting daily emails about how we can save the show by emailing all the studios and sponsors telling them we are fans and want to see it continue.

It’s fantastic to see the passion that people have for a little show that while it has terribly mangled the Goodkind Sword of Truth canon, it has added some layers of new story telling and most importantly it has exposed a new audience to the books.

The problem that all these fans don’t seem to realize and the sponsors already know is this: Numbers dictate whether or not a show gets renewed. In this economy, every penny must be measured and has to work twice as hard for the advertiser. The issue is that while Legend of the Seeker is entertaining for those who like the fantasy genre and anything similar to Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, the show doesn’t have the same commercial appeal.

The studios can spend $125 million to make a Harry Potter movie because not only will it quad-drouple that in the theater, but it will also probably sell at least 10 million DVD copies when it comes out – a very safe bet in these economical times. Seeker needs to be watched by more people, and the show in season two tried the old “let’s sex everything up” to get more viewership and it hasn’t worked.

Some people are pointing to the bad and inconsistent viewing times that the show airs. A fair statement, but nothing that great story-telling and marketing couldn’t overcome.

So, I applaud the effort of all the fans who are working relentlessly to get the show another season. I commend them.

Would I like a third season? Of course. I’d love to see it run for a decade. But, the show simply hasn’t captured the mainstream audiences which is crucial in getting those vaunted rankings that can save a show from perishing.

Despite all of that, at the end of this thought, I have included all the links and information for those who want to “Save the Seeker”.

To be fair, I think I can swallow this bitter bill because of the recent news that Terry Goodkind is writing another novel about Richard and Kahlan.

I have to admit that I never pictured Richard (Craig Horner) to be as young as he is portrayed in the show, but I know a lot of the female fans are happy about the choice. They did the same when casting for the female roles as well. I remember one episode that featured Kahlan (Bridget Regan) and Cara (Tabrett Bethell) and she asked me if I thought they were hot. My reply? “They ain’t ugly”.

At least now when the next round of books arrive I have a visual of what these characters look like. And in turn could lead to more people getting into the series.

I know this might offend some of the dedicated and loyal fans trying to keep the show on the air, but like all things in life, everything comes to an end. The best thing to do is to enjoy every chance that you can get while you have it – you never know when it’s going to be over. I hope I get to write a follow post on how he show was saved…

As promised, here are the resources for you to check out:

1. Funds are being raised for an advertisement to promote ‘Legend of the Seeker’ in either Variety Magazine or The Hollywood Reporter. (depending on the amount raised)

Please click here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;community.livejournal.com/legendofseeker/550376.html

(as of approximately 1AM on April 30th/2010, over $5000.00 of the $6244.00 goal has already been met. )

2. A New Website has been created to promote ‘Legend of the Seeker’, along with the Magazine advertisement

**Save Our www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;Seeker.com**

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;www.saveourseeker.com/

3. Trending Project for ‘Legend of the Seeker’ on Twitter
Twitter Hastags:
#legendoftheseeker #sos #savetheseeker #saveourseeker – Please Renew for Season 3

Some helpful Trending Information is here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;kpoptrendingnow.blogspot.com/p/general-guidelines.html

4. Please also contact any/all of the Media Outlets
A link to Entertainment Shows and Talk Shows is here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;kahlanrichardlots.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=s3&action=display&thread=3109

(also please contact Newspapers/Radio Shows/Blogs/etc… any place you can think of )

5. To Politely Email all of the Disney Executives at once, Please click here:
Disney email program: www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;www.sdsmail.org/

6. To Politely comment to ABC , Please click here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;www.savethatshow.com/Save_That_Show__Something_To_Say_to_ABC.shtml

7. The Seeker Flag Project is here

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;theseekerflag.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/welcome-to-this-project/

Promotion Video for the Project is here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPz86_VPPw

8. Please contact the Sponsors to Thank Them for Supporting LotS

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;kahlanrichardlots.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=s3&action=display&thread=3128

9. Petition for a Season 3 is here:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;www.petitionspot.com/petitions/LOTS3

10. ABC & Disney Executives to Email/Write/Call Politely:

Anne.Sweeney@disney.com, netaudr@abc.com
Co-chair. Disney Media Networks & President Disney/ABC TV Group
Phone: (818) 560-1000 or (212) 456-7777

Chandler.Hayes@abc.com
ABC Studios Media Relations – Legend Of The Seeker
Phone: (818) 460-6530

Hope.C.Hartman@abc.com
Vice President Communications, Entertainment

Alison.Rou@abc.com
Vice President, Media Relations

Sylvia.S.Do@abc.com
Coordinator, Media Relations
Robert A. Iger, The President & CEO of the Walt Disney Company:
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA
91521
USA

11. The Season 3 Renewal War Wagon thread:

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;forums.legendoftheseeker.org/showthread.php/2496-The-Renewal-Warwagon

12. A List of other Ways to Help Legend of the Seeker is here:

www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=269657990457&topic=13322

Please remember to be Polite when contacting anyone
(Even Damian Holbrook, the Senior Writer at TV Guide Magazine was impressed by our devotion & courtesy

www.facebook.com/l/0adb1;twitter.com/DamianTVGuideMg/status/13087502031 )

Suggested by Blood Dancer

For this battle, Rahl will have realized his War Wizard potential and have access to the Boxes of Orden. I am also only using the book version of Rahl. Even with all of that, I give my favorite character about a 5% chance to win this match.

I think the only way he could win is if he perceives Kahlan to be in danger and he conjures up some kind of spell that obliterates Alucard.

Other than that, I think the War Wizard is toast.

What say you?

So, yeah, here comes yet another Legend of the Seeker-type post. But this one is a parody of the show that I think encapsulates everything pretty well.

I know most of you will gloss over this and that’s fine. For the remaining 3 of us, it’s great!

Each link opens a new window, check them out!

Legend of the Sneaker: Part 1

Legend of the Sneaker: Part 2

Legend of the Sneaker: Totally Ripped YO!

Legend of the Sneaker: The Very Hungry Princess