I partly disagree. It’s changed so much it only follows mostly the high points of the books. IMO the first season was really weak with some awful wooden acting and choreography. The cast have very much improved as the series has progressed and Pace, Birn, and Mann are best in show. The set and CG visuals are great.
Fair enough, I personally see the changes as a benefit as the source material is pretty dated although still incredible for sci-fi written in the 50s.
I might even go as far as to say it’s the best book-to-film adaptation I’ve seen for that very reason, as you say it kept the high points of the books and it’s aim was clearly not to faithfully recreate them for reasons that become somewhat obvious at the end of Season 3.
Definitely agree on Pace, Birn and Mann, rarely do you see such good acting in a sci-fi series.
I partly disagree. It’s changed so much it only follows mostly the high points of the books. IMO the first season was really weak with some awful wooden acting and choreography. The cast have very much improved as the series has progressed and Pace, Birn, and Mann are best in show. The set and CG visuals are great.
Fair enough, I personally see the changes as a benefit as the source material is pretty dated although still incredible for sci-fi written in the 50s.
I might even go as far as to say it’s the best book-to-film adaptation I’ve seen for that very reason, as you say it kept the high points of the books and it’s aim was clearly not to faithfully recreate them for reasons that become somewhat obvious at the end of Season 3.
Definitely agree on Pace, Birn and Mann, rarely do you see such good acting in a sci-fi series.