Those should have all been runaway hits. WoT and LOTR especially, all they had to do was stick to what made it successful in the first place. Instead Rand was

Those should have all been runaway hits. WoT and LOTR especially, all they had to do was stick to what made it successful in the first place. Instead Rand was sidelined, they made me hate Galadriel, et al. I can't imagine paying millions for a recipe and then throwing it out because I think I know better.