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BBC recently began airing a short series adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, a Susanna Clarke novel that I know a few people on this site are fans of. The cast is a few BBC regulars: Eddie Marsan as Mr Norrell, Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange, and Marc Warren as the Gentleman. There will be 7 episodes in total.
For my thoughts on the two episodes out so far, look beneath this tag:
For my thoughts on the two episodes out so far, look beneath this tag:
Most of the actors do a good job, better than I expected from some of them. In particular, I am very fond of Eddie Marsan's Norrell. Warren as the Gentleman with Thistle-Down Hair... is probably the most lacking performance so far, but then again, everything from his costume design to the writing for the Gentleman is frankly terrible. Lady Pole, as well, has some rather terrible writing.
There are changes to how the main characters are written, but I don't think they are bad ones yet. They've made Strange a bit more sympathetic, which could go either way, and I think for how little screen time she has had, Arabella is quite lovely in this as well. Drawlight, too, is very little like he was in the book... but I quite like this version of him, perhaps more than I ever did the book version.
The effects are kind of garbage, but it's a BBC miniseries, so I wasn't expecting much better. I am less forgiving of the makeup and costumes, which would have been better if they'd picked any random woman off the street and gave her a $200 and 40 minutes in a Michael's and Sephora. The design of the supernatural things is a little unimaginative, as well.
There are changes to how the main characters are written, but I don't think they are bad ones yet. They've made Strange a bit more sympathetic, which could go either way, and I think for how little screen time she has had, Arabella is quite lovely in this as well. Drawlight, too, is very little like he was in the book... but I quite like this version of him, perhaps more than I ever did the book version.
The effects are kind of garbage, but it's a BBC miniseries, so I wasn't expecting much better. I am less forgiving of the makeup and costumes, which would have been better if they'd picked any random woman off the street and gave her a $200 and 40 minutes in a Michael's and Sephora. The design of the supernatural things is a little unimaginative, as well.
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