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Post by politicidal on Oct 28, 2019 15:39:44 GMT
Don't really know anyone who's involved with this.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Oct 30, 2019 12:02:09 GMT
The producer-writer(s) of BBC's Sherlock are responsible.
Which means it'll likely be drastically different than the classic novel. Nothing new for Dracula adaptations, it must be said...
I noticed there are black & Asian actors in the cast. (There are zero black or Asian characters in the novel.)
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Post by hi224 on Oct 30, 2019 20:27:47 GMT
Don't really know anyone who's involved with this. Bang is a sublime actor i am in.
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Post by Morgana on Nov 2, 2019 9:01:51 GMT
You always post good news about new upcoming series. Thanks!
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Post by Morgana on Nov 2, 2019 9:02:53 GMT
The producer-writer(s) of BBC's Sherlock are responsible. Which means it'll likely be drastically different than the classic novel. Nothing new for Dracula adaptations, it must be said... I noticed there are black & Asian actors in the cast. (There are zero black or Asian characters in the novel.) The BBC love to act all super cool and hip and PC. When I watched Dickensian (I think it was a BBC series) I was a little put off by them casting a black actor to play Little Nell, but I got over it. I think a lot depends on the role and the actor.
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Post by Karl Aksel on Nov 3, 2019 18:53:41 GMT
Don't really know anyone who's involved with this. I'm thinking that's a good thing. The producer-writer(s) of BBC's Sherlock are responsible. I'm thinking that's a bad thing. And for the reasons you mentioned. Yes, it is nothing new for TV/movie adaptations of Dracula to be drastically different from the book, which is why I think a faithful adaptation would make a welcome change.
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Post by Vits on Mar 11, 2020 11:33:25 GMT
I know it's not uncommon for a BBC series to make 90-minute episodes, but I don't think this particular series needed its 3 episodes to be that long. Not that there aren't dramatically entertaining moments and subversive twists, but the plot feels stretched-out. Claes Bang's performance is good Dolly Wells plays the best-written character, but I didn't find her performance convincing. Most of the dialogue is meant to be witty, but only a chunk of it felt truly funny and clever. The 1st episode suffers from bad visual effects, but the other 2 don't luckily require to use them very often. In fact, the 2nd episode takes place mostly on 1 location, so I guess they saved enough money for the sets, costumes, etc... Without getting into spoilers, the 3rd episode requires the cinematography and the production design (regardless of the location) to be more stylish... and the show delivers.
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Post by Morgana on Mar 13, 2020 10:03:38 GMT
Don't really know anyone who's involved with this. I watched episode 1 and I hated it. The BBC tries to put it's PC agenda into everything it's making these days, and in doing so, ruins it. Why do screenwriter's think they have to change up everything in something that isn't broken?
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Post by Eλευθερί on Aug 18, 2020 22:55:13 GMT
I did not like it.
All of the really great Dracula pieces have been serious. With this one, they decided to risk introducing a lot of humor, and they failed.
The casting of Black and Asian actors was not an issue. There were Black and Asian people in Europe in the 19th century. It's not like they cast a Black woman to play Queen Victoria.
And making the Van Helsing figure a woman instead of a man didn't bother me as much as their having her (and Dracula) constant cracking jokes did.
With a few exceptions, I thought the effects were ok for a tv show.
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