I have been waiting for an adaptation (and dreading how it would deal with the material) for over 20 years and I am happy to say that this series not only lived up to my hopes but far surpassed my expectations.
The choices of actors has been excellent, the effects are impressive and eye-catching (especially for a TV show), and the pacing has been really solid.
The second half of the series isn't AS incredible, but only because Doll House was one of the weaker story arcs. Even then, I still feel like they did a great job with the adaptation.
Episode 6 is one of the best hours I've ever had watching a TV series.
There is an incredibly vocal minority of people who are screaming about the wokeness of the series like The Sandman wasn't always ahead on stuff like that. Yes, there has been changes. Yes, there has been gender and race swaps. But I don't feel any of those things take away from the fantastic product we received and none of them feel out of line with the original style of the comic.
Obviously I'm not telling you that you can't be annoyed at these things, and if the idea of them makes you not want to watch the show then I'm sorry. But this long time fan was incredibly impressed and is praying to any god who'll listen that we will get more seasons (of mist) to follow.
The choices of actors has been excellent, the effects are impressive and eye-catching (especially for a TV show), and the pacing has been really solid.
The second half of the series isn't AS incredible, but only because Doll House was one of the weaker story arcs. Even then, I still feel like they did a great job with the adaptation.
Episode 6 is one of the best hours I've ever had watching a TV series.
There is an incredibly vocal minority of people who are screaming about the wokeness of the series like The Sandman wasn't always ahead on stuff like that. Yes, there has been changes. Yes, there has been gender and race swaps. But I don't feel any of those things take away from the fantastic product we received and none of them feel out of line with the original style of the comic.
Obviously I'm not telling you that you can't be annoyed at these things, and if the idea of them makes you not want to watch the show then I'm sorry. But this long time fan was incredibly impressed and is praying to any god who'll listen that we will get more seasons (of mist) to follow.