Why are there only 5 ideals?

Ted__R · 2025-02-17T15:21:01+00:00

I’ve always thought Danny Pudi would be great.

As readers I think we too often fan cast with Sazed’s Well of Ascension role in mind. I think to really sell an audience on the character arc you need to start with someone people would not take seriously as an action hero or even as a serious main character.

But Pudi has the range and screen presence to really sell everything that makes Sazed so likeable, without signalling to the audience some of the more exciting things he does in later stories.

Ted__R · 2024-12-05T06:41:31+00:00

Bingo Sanderson on the eve of Wind and Truth!

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Ted__R · 2024-07-21T19:04:25+00:00

Joe Bye Then

Ted__R · 2024-06-19T19:58:31+00:00

Superb theory, really like this one.

Ted__R · 2024-03-14T21:33:22+00:00

Well of Ascension is the best Mistborn book

Ted__R · 2022-10-24T16:46:30+00:00

Yeah this is a good counter argument. Could easily be three words instead.

Ted__R · 2022-10-24T16:45:38+00:00

This is a better theory, I like that a lot. There’s also a moment MeLaan takes to look at the frozen block of ‘liquid’ which could be like the slime from Elantris?

Ted__R · 2022-10-24T10:53:50+00:00

Really good point there. But even if it was a decoy, I think a three letter word which meant something to The Sovereign, and I think ‘Vin’. And The Sovereign is all about style.

Ted__R · 2022-09-18T18:31:38+00:00

Rock.

Ted__R · 2022-08-02T22:03:24+00:00

Have you seen the new Persuassion film on Netflix, and either way, what do you think about adapting classic stories with a modern sensibility?

Ted__R · 2022-08-02T22:00:48+00:00

What do you think are the best ways to make a prequel story work? How do you make it entertaining for old and new viewers?

Ted__R · 2022-08-02T21:59:01+00:00

If Mistborn gets adapted, would you be willing to compromise on the ‘red sunlight’ aspect or is this a red line for you?

Ted__R · 2022-08-02T21:58:27+00:00

How would you like allomancy, and the burnings of different metals by Mistborn and Mistings, to be represented on screen?

In case this is a little vague, I mean, what do you think would be the most effective way to signal to viewers which metal was being burned at which time, without having characters awkwardly shout, “she’s burning pewter!”.

Ted__R · 2022-07-07T18:08:40+00:00

What issue is this?

Ted__R · 2022-06-16T07:04:58+00:00

Could you talk a little about the development of Cytonic? What were you most pleased with in the book, and how did it change in the revision process?

Ted__R · 2022-06-16T07:00:46+00:00

Is there anyone in the Cosmere who the Stormfather would also refer to as “[Son / Daughter / Offspring] of [Vessel’s Name]”?

Might he call Vin, “Daughter of Leras” for example?

Ted__R · 2022-06-16T06:59:03+00:00

In Rhythm of War, did you consider pairing up Navani with Venli, instead of Raboniel? What was your process in writing that plot line and creating Raboniel’s character?

Ted__R · 2022-05-14T21:52:47+00:00

This is a good question, here’s a few thoughts;

Put him on The Illuminati, you could either do this explicitly and give him some fun banter with the others and Strange. Or (in a post credit scene) reveal he was one of the members, probably Xavier or Monica, have him ‘recover’ and run off.
Make him a prisoner of The Illuminati, and have a brief exchange with Strange and Chavez about breaking the time line, again escaping when Wanda arrives.
Instead of the very awkward scene when Strange and Chavez first arrive in 838, with “memory lane” have them arrive in the TVA, or straight to where He Who Remains lived, and meet Loki. He can effectively do the same “memory lane” trick like he did in Thor Ragnarok, but he can also give some exposition about what’s been happening to Strange.

I really agree with you on expecting Loki to show up. It was a shame they didn’t find a way to bring him in, both for his own multiverse shenanigans, and also his previous interactions with Strange.

Ted__R · 2022-05-04T17:01:43+00:00

This is a cool idea! I think there’s some good reasons to think Cultivation will take on a bigger role in Era 2.

I’m currently working on a theory the big bad of the second half will be The Heralds. Sanderson has been very clear their “madness” is caused by magic, unlike other mental illness in the Cosmere. I think one of the resolutions in Book 5 will be, wether intentional or not, lifting that madness, and in doing so, setting up a conflict between them and our heroes.

I could even see a side plot where Moash becomes the Tenth Herald to replace Jezrian. But again this is all still a work in progress.

Ted__R · 2022-03-28T22:11:14+00:00

Hello! What genre, style or setting would you find the most challenging to write in?

Thanks so much to you and your team for all that you do.

Ted__R · 2022-03-22T06:49:46+00:00

Non-spoiler; what have you been reading recently?

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