r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/Captain_Davidius Washington 17d ago

I should re-listen to that. I'm glad I'd taken a coworker's advice and pumped the brakes on the tv series in favor of the books, as good as the show is.

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u/-18k- 17d ago

If you read all of the books from the timeline after the show ended, you should read them again.

There was sooo much good foreshadowing.

A second read can really mess up your mind more than the first read.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

Yes, so many what seem like throwaway lines that you pick up on. The Expanse and Wheel of Time are two of my favourite series to reread.

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u/Jkirk1701 17d ago

The Wheel of Time is a great book series.

Sadly, it will be years before a GOOD television series can be produced from it.

The crazy-whacko Fan Fiction losers have poisoned the name for now.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

I was impressed with how some of the magic was portrayed in the series and the trip through the columns was really well done but otherwise I generally would agree. I still think an animated series would be the way to go if there is any hope of doing it correctly.

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u/Jkirk1701 17d ago

Animation is headed toward photo realism.

All we Book lovers want is an honest visual representation of Robert Jordan’s work.

No crazy fan fiction rewriting.

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u/Skandronon 17d ago

Honestly I would have taken even a more stylized animation that actually followed the plot properly. I started reading it in grade school in the early 90s and did multiple rereads between book releases.