See if the plot for the Sam Raimi-produced TV show Legend of the Seeker sounds familiar: a young, simple country boy who dreams of being something more is sought out by an attractive, mysterious woman who is leading a rebellion against a tyrannical ruler whose very name causes people to shudder in fear; with the help of a crazy old man who lives alone, the boy learns to accept his destiny and embrace his role as savior. Okay, so maybe it doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination to guess that whoever wrote the “Legend of the Seeker” books probably got an itty bitty inspiration from George Lucas’ Star Wars flicks. Except instead of space ships and lightsabers, Legend of the Seeker has horses and swords. Now if only Sam Raimi and the producers can convince Bridget Regan to slip on a gold metal bikini…
This looks interesting: a new fantasy-based TV series called Legend of the Seeker, a new syndicated TV show (that means it won’t be showing up on any one particular network or channel, but will depend on how many stations it can be pre-sold to) from Sam Raimi (the director of the “Spider-man” movies, and before that, the low-budget “Evil Dead” horror movies), and based on Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule and The Sword of Truth novels. I’ve never even heard of it before, but promo images and a trailer for the show are on the net.