Lovecraft Country

[TemporalVileTerror]

... is fantastic!

 

It's thoughtful, punchy, gory, pulpy and adventurous, true to the source material but with a modern reflection on the serious issues of the author and culture which spawned his views, and even a little educational (the funeral of Emmett Till and the Tulsa race massacre weren't included in my history classes in the Canadian school system, so I appreciated the show bringing them to my attention).

 

I highly recommend it!

Criticisms have included that the series is "uneven" between episodes.  I'll give them that, but I don't consider it a criticism.  It's really a loving demonstration of appreciation to the media which inspired the whole series:  Pulp and sci-fi stories of the early 20th century.  It's batshit bonkers by the end of the series, but that's the POINT of it.  That's what stories were like from that particular genre.

[Haijinx]

I watched the first few episodes, and they were really good.  Keep meaning to get back to it.  Story of my life. 

 

 

[Xiddo]

I just finished the book and now desperately want to see how they made it into a show. What was it on for you? I'm UK so might not be so easily available.

[TemporalVileTerror]

We bit the bullet.  My spouse and I paid for it on Youtube after watching some clips online.  We became determined to find out what they were all about.

[Chance Jackson]

Just finished it yesterday & mostly loved it

[Turric]

Agreed. I really liked this series.

[Lusiphur Malache]

I really liked this show.  Was close without being exactly like the book, but unfortunately HBO cancelled it after the major players cleared a space on their calendars to make season 2. 

[GraspingVileTerror]

Cancelled?!

NOOOOOOOOOO!