Not the Shannara I remember...

All right, so I haven't read any Shannara books in 20 (or more) years, but I don't remember this. Well, okay, maybe the tree. I possibly remember the tree. The rest, however, looks like a LOTR rings flashback, and not just for the NZ locales.

I guess one good thing to come out of the "Game of Thrones" phenomenon is the production value now being applied to fantasy TV. But then, anything would probably be better than that show based on the other Terry's series, right?*

Now, if only someone would...