His Dark Materials (Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Family) (Page 1 of 3)

Kind of distracting to have two people playing major roles in the X-Men franchise play main roles here, isn't it?

A brand new addition to my watchlist. Thanks!

For me the film was always going to be an epic failure. The anti-religious themes attracted me to the novels and it was clear that no mainstream US release would be able to produce anything remotely resembling the novel.

One can hope for a much more interesting adaption with a considerably more secular BBC and HBO behind this.

Just watched 1x1. Refined story-telling, lovely worldbuilding and the acting was on point. Temporary rating: 9/10!

The show currently has a 8.7 IMDb score while The Golden Compass (2007) [movie] only got 6.1 - the TV show is sooo much better!

I haven't read the books so did not know what to expect. The special effects are excellent for a TV show. It is the story that I found a little confusing I will watch another episode to see if it stays on my watchlist at the moment it is 50/50 maybe not for me as I am one of the older grey haired watchers.

That was nothing compared to https://next-episode.net/carnival-row !

Let us know after watching 1x2!

@sentient, nightcrow: Happy to hear they are (rather) faithful to the books. That should draw in a lot of fans and make it more likely many more seasons will follow.

I didn't have a problem with Carnival Row I enjoyed that and didn't find it confusing at all

I havent seen the latest episode yet - but it seems that they are rushing show.

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Albeit, I havent read Amber Spyglass yet (read half of it about a year ago and then lost it - plan on picking it up again soon)

Also, I feel the acting is pretty poor and they really havent brought Mr Coulter to life as she is described in the books.

And whats up with John Faa <facepalm>

Brothers! What we do in life...Echoes in Eternity!

I feel you there... the only reason I can puzzle out as to why they'd rush it, is that they're giving us way more content at this point in the story than the books did so perhaps they have to push the story out faster.

Yup, I've been really annoyed with seeing elements of the Subtle Knife in not so subtle ways in this adaptation. I really liked how much of the first book we were with Lyra as she solved the mysteries... but my friend who loves the books as much as I do seems to think it part-and-parcel of adaptation for television, so that people won't be confused. But, personally, I'm more interested when I'm trying to figure out what's happening rather than when I know. Like I was totally lost through much of The Expanse and I love that show?!

Facepalm indeed...

Either way, regardless of the fact that the acting is poor and I feel like they are somewhat ruining the story, I wont drop it and its still nice to see it in (almost) live action. I just wonder how much they'll have left for season 2, if it ever gets made.

Have you also noticed how they have even significantly changed the story at some points?

On a good note though, I love how they have done the deamons!

Brothers! What we do in life...Echoes in Eternity!

I've read the books twice but the last time would have been around 2006 I guess so memory and all that.

I wasn't impressed by the first episode but when I settled into the fact that it was going to be a family show (it was advertised in the UK as such and broadcast at a family hour, I eventually realised) my expectations changed and I got more into it and will look forward to season 2. A bit.

Main problems were Mrs Coulter, especially, did not feel at all dark enough. Some of the SFX jarred a bit. Messing with elements of the books structure so much seems unnecessary. Some of the acting. Some of the casting as well then I guess.

But yeah, a solid 3.75/5. Some excellent bits here and there but not enough overall.