His Dark Materials - TV Series

[Rebelda]

Never been that bothered about such stuff anyway. As it happens, I’ve just created a thread reporting the bug in the Feedback forum, because I know some people do get genuinely upset if something is spoiled to them even if accidentally

Going back to the subject matter, perhaps I am not remembering the books well, but Asriel comes across as completely unlikeable. Was he so in the books?

Oh very much. He's part of the grey area isn't he, on the good side but a bad person. Sort of. None of it is as clear cut as that

 

[Rebelda]

Finished.

Spoiler: Book wankers only til you've seen it all

The dog got so concerned she came to check on me and I wept into her fur twice

I won't discuss until folk are done

 

[spitfire]

See that's a proper spoiler, spoilers should have a bit of info so we know when to look or not. Ep. number or like what Rebelda has done.

 

[Ax^]

which one

 

[Storm Fox]

which one

Mine was a bit light on details of the spoiler; I have amended it Spoiler tag.

 

[Orang Utan]

Have all the episodes gone up all at once? I fucking hope not!

 

[moochedit]

Have all the episodes gone up all at once? I fucking hope not!

Yes All out on i player. We were behind the usa viewers on hbo but we've overtaken them now!

Watched first 3 last night. Starting ep 4 shortly.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yes All out on i player. We were behind the usa viewers on hbo but we've overtaken them now!

Watched first 3 last night. Starting ep 4 shortly.

Fucksake, barbarians these folk!

 

[moochedit]

Fucksake, barbarians these folk!

You can just watch them weekly on bbc1 if you prefer. I think ep2 is on christmas eve so sat not sun that week.

 

[killer b]

There was loads of stuff in the 'previously on His Dark Materials' bit at the beginning of the first episode I have no memory of at all from the last series - did I stop paying attention or did they add some episodes later on or something?

 

[moochedit]

There was loads of stuff in the 'previously on His Dark Materials' bit at the beginning of the first episode I have no memory of at all from the last series - did I stop paying attention or did they add some episodes later on or something?

It's been 2 years and i was a bit rusty but i remembered her mum had kidnapped her and the knife, etc so i've been ok following it so far.

 

[killer b]

I'm reading the books to my youngest atm (it's going to be a race to see whether we finish reading it before we get to the end of the series) so I've no problem following... Just didn't recognise lots of stuff from the flashbacks is all. It has been a couple of years though, true. Lyra is noticeably older.

 

[Ax^]

Yes All out on i player. We were behind the usa viewers on hbo but we've overtaken them now!

Watched first 3 last night. Starting ep 4 shortly.

will resist temptation

weekly is a better format

 

[T & P]

There was loads of stuff in the 'previously on His Dark Materials' bit at the beginning of the first episode I have no memory of at all from the last series - did I stop paying attention or did they add some episodes later on or something?

It included both previous seasons- perhaps you didn’t watch both of them in full?

On that subject, and with apologies for this one-off derail, I have a shit memory and have long complained about season recaps in TV series being indescribably shit for the most part- they might as well not bother. But we just started S3 of Pennyworth, and it was the best recap ever. Not only it was a good couple of minutes (as opposed to the usual measly 30 sec max half arsed effort), covering all the important facts of the first two seasons, but they also added a narrator linking the scenes shown and making the whole thing comprehensible to even those who hadn’t watched it. Just what season recaps should be.

 

[moochedit]

will resist temptation

weekly is a better format

Just done 3 more tonight. 2 left.

i don't mind weekly release shows but as they gave me a binge option i may as well watch them all.

 

[T & P]

Irrelevant comment, but the kid who plays Will Parry has an uncanny resemblance to Pete Sampras, at least what you would imagine him to have looked like as a teenager

 

[Ax^]

second episode on tonight in 4 minutes

 

[BristolEcho]

We finished it. My partner has never watched it and loved it. She cried, I cried, the dog snored. Personally found episode 7 the hardest.

 

[Orang Utan]

I’m doing this the proper way so have only watched three episodes and it’s really good isn’t it? Jack Thorne is a National Treasure, but credit is due to everyone involved, cast and crew. The sets look amazing and though none of the cast look like how I imagined them, they’re all perfect

 

[Pickman's model]

I’m doing this the proper way so have only watched three episodes and it’s really good isn’t it? Jack Thorne is a National Treasure, but credit is due to everyone involved, cast and crew. The sets look amazing and though none of the cast look like how I imagined them, they’re all perfect

i see they're forcing people to wait for the second episode of happy valley. i don't see why they didn't do the same with hdm, it's a flagship drama with the amount of money that must have been spent on it

 

[Elpenor]

i see they're forcing people to wait for the second episode of happy valley. i don't see why they didn't do the same with hdm, it's a flagship drama with the amount of money that must have been spent on it

I think because HBO already released HDM whereas HV is only on BBC

 

[Pickman's model]

I think because HBO already released HDM whereas HV is only on BBC

ah, i thought it was a bbc production

 

[Rebelda]

I think I preferred seasons 1 and 2 that came out weekly. Would have been lovely over Christmas, but I lack the control to self impose when all the episodes are dropped at once.

 

[killer b]

Finished watching this the other night - mostly very happy with it, but felt the end a bit rushed in the end - there's mostly been an admirable lack of explainy bits, but the final episode in particular was full of them, as well as bits which seemed a bit underdeveloped and could have been cut altogether but presumably just had to be there to keep fans of the books happy

 

[Elpenor]

This quote from near the end of the final book wasn’t mentioned in the series I think. Perhaps because it might upset the Americans?


https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/302622-we-have-to-build-the-republic-of-heaven-where-we

 

[Brainaddict]

I’m doing this the proper way so have only watched three episodes and it’s really good isn’t it? Jack Thorne is a National Treasure, but credit is due to everyone involved, cast and crew. The sets look amazing and though none of the cast look like how I imagined them, they’re all perfect

Yes, I'm impressed with this series so far too, perhaps more so than the first two series. It's such a pleasure to see books well adapted for screen - so many get it wrong or are just meh.

 

[killer b]

Perhaps because it might upset the Americans?

Seems unlikely this was an issue, considering what actually was in the series

 

[Plumdaff]

If you're in south Wales between now and April there's an exhibition of props, artwork, costume etc from the show at the Glynn Vivian museum in Swansea. We went over the festive perineum and saw the alethiometer, Mrs Coulter's outfits, several important pieces of park furniture, was well worth the time. And it's free.

His Dark Materials – World Building in Wales

www.glynnvivian.co.uk

 

[T & P]

We finished it. My partner has never watched it and loved it. She cried, I cried, the dog snored. Personally found episode 7 the hardest.

Ep 7 was arguably the best of them across all three seasons- but yes, plenty of emotional stuff

 

[BristolEcho]

I can't really handle animals dying even CGI ones. Was thinking that was very wise of Pullman as we attach lots of emotions to Animals (which we probably shouldn't) and so we would always feel attached to Deamons in that form.