And the Wheel Keeps Turning

I began reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series on the recommendation on some fool I knew in high school named Greg. That definitely explains some things now that I'm remembering that. I certainly wasn't blown away by the brilliance of the books like he was, but, at the time, I was interested in some of the characters and wanted to see where things would go. So I kept reading. And reading. And reading. I went through the books quickly because I skipped all the boring parts, of which I found many. Still, I wanted to see where things would go. But they never went. Finally, the characters became far too irritating for me to ignore, and I abandoned the series with a giant sigh of relief. Since, I've had to fend off a number of people wanted to recommend books to me, all starting with, "have you read the Wheel of Time series?"

Now, years later, I see that Hollywood still can't come up with decent screenplays of its own and must adapt another popular book series for a hopeful blockbuster. Yes, that's right, Universal has bought film rights to Jordan's books. I just can't get away from this, can I? You might ask, "but how will they make a movie out of it if Jordan died before the series was finished?" Well, some dude named Brandon Sanderson is going to write the twelfth book, A Memory of Light, using the notes Jordan left behind. So, now, when people ask me about all the movies I haven't seen, I'll hear...