Should I keep watching the show or read the book?
Well I haven't read the book yet so I have no opinion on that. But the show is quite good you should definitely finish it.
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Thanks for the feedback. Definitely enjoyed the first three episodes.
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I've seen the first three episodes of the show, and quite enjoyed them, but you should also read the book: it really is something else, and the footnotes alone could comprise another book entirely!
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watched first episode a week ago. will continue to watch once i get access to faster internet again. haven't read books ..but after seeing the poll gonna give that a try after the Hyperion i'm currently reading.
I'm assuming we all are watching Hannibal , True Detective , wayward pines ,Mr. Robot, Jonathan Strange....& killjoys(not a must but pleasant enough to rest eyes on when nothing else is on)
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I am actually watching True Detective, even though I'm not as impressed as I was last season. I don't watch any of the other shows, though. The Brink on HBO is a middling comedy, and I have been watching old Doctor Who and ST:The Next Generation episodes.
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yah.. Season 2 build up has been slow compared to season 1 of true det.
Jack Black gets annoying in some scenes..like interactions with the Paki family. enjoyed it the way they are taking story forward though.(started watching just because I saw face from The Wire XD)
give mr. robot a try when u get time..show is quite compelling. I still can't figure how it got rated 14 instead of MA..the content n story is visceral with really disturbing undertones..
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Oh you mean Pablo Schrieber? Yeah that's one reason I gave it a shot.I also normally like Tim Robbins and Jack Black, and they even got Joseph Adama as the president:)
Plus the woman who plays Robbins' assistant is funny, recognized her from Workaholics. His wife( Carla Gugino) is several different kinds of attractive.
Back to TD:Part of is that I've never really liked any of the cast that much:Farrel just makes terrible movies imo (except In Bruges, and he's actually good in that), Vaughn used to make good-to-decent movies (Swingers, Dodgeball) Rache MacAddams I really just know her from In Time but she was cute in that, if that means anything:P. The other guy I sort of amused was a dumb-jock type like Channing Tatum.
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Interesting. I'll give it a go(the books). I've too many things to watch right now to check out what the BBC cooked, but they do good things. Usually ;)
Thanks for sharing.
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Yeah, BBC and BBC American are generally my favorite non-HBO channels on tv.
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My advice, finish watching the series, knowing the ending won't detract from the journey when you pick up the book, . The show is a very loyal the source material, and expands on much of it with short stories told in footnotes.
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For some reason BBC America hasn't updated the episodes available On Demand so I'm stuck with just the first 3 right now. Perhaps when the series is over it will all be on there.
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I don't know these characters, neither the book nor the series, but I always prefer reading before watching.
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I binge-watched the first three episodes today and am considering continuing the series. It's very much in my bailiwick; British costume drama based on a famous and storied turning point in history (Napoleonic Wars), intelligent and mature plots, superb cast and slow-burn drama. I remember the book causing a stir when it came out but at the time I was under the misapprehension it was a young adult novel for teens who had grown up on Harry Potter and were ready for something a bit more advanced.
Despite having friends of a literary bent praise the book in years since I just sort of forgot it existed, quietly gathering dust in the ever-towering library of books on my mental "to-read" list.
What say you, folk of Steamgifts?
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