Creating the Show

There are several novel ways to do the same old things in Legend of the Seeker, and one of the coolest among them is the way the fight scenes are filmed. After the initial blow, the fighting is all shown in slow motion, which is a welcome change from the way we are used to seeing fighting on TV and in the movies. It all looks a lot cleaner that way, and the point that all fighting is pointless, sad and unnecessary is driven home very nicely. Overall, it's a novel approach to filming fight scenes that works very well within the context of the story.

The sets of the show are also quite impressive and really add to that whole feel of “Once upon a time in a land far, far away.” Below is a short interview with the show's production dsigner Rob Gillies where he talks about how the unique look of the shows sets is created.