But it's his story, and he's involved heavily in the casting decisions, the plot twists and, from what I understand, script rewrites.

On not reading ongoing series, I'm completely with you. I bought the Brandon Sanderson Way of Kings book but I'm not even going to start reading until there are at least 3-4 books, and even then I might wait if the structure is more WoT and less Mistborn (i.e., a 3-book arc with a second planned trilogy that "tacks on" but isn't necessary).

Of course, most of the authors I now read are dead, so I know there won't be any unpleasant surprises (barring a zombie apocalypse).