

I appreciated the strong pitch that MTV made for this and how willing they were to get behind it and support it, and that’s really what I was looking for, more than anything else. ‘MTV? Have you lost your mind?’ I kind of like the idea of being first with something. “This is the question that virtually every reader is asking. Brooks concedes this point but claims the company is changing. Since MTV is associated with producing fairly raunchy productions, you would think they would be an odd fit for producing the Shannara Chronicles. We’ve always talked about it as a family drama that anyone can watch.” Anyone from 10 years of age up that has the reading skills can read these books.

“That’s been one of the strong selling points.

They’re a family-oriented fantasy and always have been,” Brooks told Entertainment Weekly. We were saying, ‘We don’t want to go that route.’ That’s not what the Shannara books are. So when The Sword Of Shannara author Terry Brooks was asked if the adaptation of his series would be similar to the Game Of Thrones, he became somewhat irate. Some critics have dismissed GoT as “porn with dragons” and the producers really did hire adult film stars for some of the scenes. Martin’s vision was going to be in comparison to the books. When Game Of Thrones first started airing, it became readily apparent just how sexualized George R. In a related report by the Inquisitr, Jon Snow’s fate in Game Of Thrones Season 6 may have been revealed already, and some people believe Kit Harington’s long locks point to the actor’s return to the series. The Elfstones Of Shannara TV series is finally being produced by MTV is finally coming to the small screen – 38 years after the book was first published.Īuthor Terry Brooks spoke about the plans for the Shannara Chronicles TV show and one of the first comparisons he is hurrying to shoot down is any mention of Game Thrones.
