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Overall, I'm enjoying the show. It's not the books, but I'm not the kind of person obsessed with the idea that when people convert something to a new media, it has to be exactly the same or it's evil. We're four episodes into the season, and I think they are starting to hit their stride. Let's see if they can keep things moving in a positive direction.
I like the actor playing Harry. (Paul Blackthorne) He's sort of nothing I thought of when I pictured Harry. But he works.
Bob is great. Terrence Mann does a fantastic job. This is proof to me why trying to be literal in your translations doesn't always work, and that by being flexible, you can surprise yourself with how cool the alternatives can turn out.
Murphy. She hasn't grown on me. Forget the fact that in the books she's described as very short, and blonde, and is being played by a medium to tall brunette. There's something less of spunk and fire in her, than I expected. I'll give them some more time to develop her, see where it goes.
The story lines. Apart from the pilot, which didn't quite work for me, the rest of the season has felt about what I was hoping for. Nothing is surprising me. (Then again, the same can be said in the novels.) But, it has the jist of the noiresque detective show with the addition of magic and monsters that I was expecting. It meets expectations. I hope, that as time goes by, they'll figure out how to exceed them.
When they get the kinks out, we'll see if they can keep this one going for a while, or if it will go the way of Blade the Series.
I like the actor playing Harry. (Paul Blackthorne) He's sort of nothing I thought of when I pictured Harry. But he works.
Bob is great. Terrence Mann does a fantastic job. This is proof to me why trying to be literal in your translations doesn't always work, and that by being flexible, you can surprise yourself with how cool the alternatives can turn out.
Murphy. She hasn't grown on me. Forget the fact that in the books she's described as very short, and blonde, and is being played by a medium to tall brunette. There's something less of spunk and fire in her, than I expected. I'll give them some more time to develop her, see where it goes.
The story lines. Apart from the pilot, which didn't quite work for me, the rest of the season has felt about what I was hoping for. Nothing is surprising me. (Then again, the same can be said in the novels.) But, it has the jist of the noiresque detective show with the addition of magic and monsters that I was expecting. It meets expectations. I hope, that as time goes by, they'll figure out how to exceed them.
Now, one bit of quibble. Continuity. People watch the continuity. I can't be the only person who noticed that they made a convenient use of the fact that wizards "interfere and destroy" technology from the novels, but didn't do so consistently. This last episode specifically. Harry sits at Murphy's desk, and spins in the chair so his back is inches from her laptop. I noticed it, but thought to myself, ah, the writers for this episode forgot that Harry + technology = poof dead equipment. Except, in the next scene Harry is in the interrogation room, and realizing he's being watched through the camera, stands underneath it, and causes it to fizzle. He's a lot further away from that camera than he was in the previous scene to Murphy's laptop. What's worse, is that in a few other scenes he's again within extreme close proximity of her laptop, and nothing happens. At least as close as he was to the camera, if not closer on all counts. Maybe I'm being picky, but, come on consistency people.
When they get the kinks out, we'll see if they can keep this one going for a while, or if it will go the way of Blade the Series.
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