The Seeker’s Omnibus

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Part 1 of 2 of a Scifi.com interview with Sam Raimi & Rob Tapert:
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, executive producers of the upcoming syndicated fantasy show Legend of the Seeker, told reporters it was their goal to capture the essence of and remain true to the spirit of its source material, Wizard’s First Rule, the [...]

Thanks to Mystar at terrygoodkind.net for posting the news about this over there, but I wonder what this reviewer was thinking when he wrote it. Sounds like he knows little about the show – did he even watch the DVD once he got it open?
SECRET ‘SEEKER’
FIRST LOOK AT BUZZIEST WIZARDS
Have Sword of Truth, will [...]

Firefox News interviewed Rob Tapert about several of his projects, including LotS. There’s more to the article, of course, but here’s the LotS snippet:
[Laughing] Yeah, you’re probably right. Now I know we’ve only got a couple more minutes, but I’m not going to be forgiven if I don’t insert a couple of quick THE [...]

Seeking success
HOME And Away’s Jason Smith has joined fellow countrymen Bruce Spence and Craig Horner as well as Jay Laga’aia in New Zealand for the cast of new US syndicated series Legend Of The Seeker.
The fantasy show (based on The Sword Of Truth novels about a missing wizard) is from Sam Raimi, who also directed [...]

“Popular Fantasy Books Inspire Sam Raimi’s New TV ‘Legend’”
It’s an interview with Ken Biller, writer/executive producer for LotS.
An excerpt:
“That said, it’s also a real bonus being able to shoot in New Zealand. As people will see in the two-hour premiere of Legend of the Seeker, it provides for some pretty amazing scenery, not to mention [...]

Here’s an excerpt from the article “Master of Fantasy: Rob Tapert”:
Shot in New Zealand, “Legend” follows woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers he has magical powers. Teaming up with the mysterious Kahlan and the wizard Zedd, the group sets out to stop an evil tyrant.
“At heart, Sam and I are independents and mavericks,” Mr. Tapert [...]