What TV are you watching?

[Profpointy]

I'm rewatching Tales from The Loop. It's the vibe that I like, and a 'vastness'. It's got a wonderful Philip Glass soundtrack, and is tinged with melancholy. Not dripping sadness, just an awareness that whilst life can be wonderful, there are also things that we have to get through - that shape us and make us who we are.

Station Eleven has a similar vibe. And is another fave of mine, Night Sky too. Indeed those 3 are praps my fave TV of recent years - purely for the vibe.

Tales from the Loop was astonishing wasn't it.
I think I'd previously seen the book it was based on, more a sci fi art boot than a novel per se but had some sparse linking narrative.

 

[Pblakeney]

Porterhouse Blue

I vaguely remember this first time it was on, at least I remember the gas filled johnnies floating around, to be fair I was eighteen years old.

Excellent casting all round, especially Charles Gray as the eccentric former student.

Well worth another watch but I'm still not sure if Skullion is supposed to be a good guy or bad guy, and I'd forgotten all about the rather uncomfortable ending.

8/10.

Try the books.
I used to read them while commuting on the bus and would often catch myself laughing out loud.

 

[yello]

Tales from the Loop was astonishing wasn't it.
I think I'd previously seen the book it was based on, more a sci fi art boot than a novel per se but had some sparse linking narrative.

I read the book after seeing the TV series and I'd agree with your summary of it. The TV series picks up ons those sparse links on fleshes them out, builds the stories around them and maintains a narrative throughout the series. I appreciated the TV series even more after reading the book, because of the amount of work they'd done all whilst staying true to the feel of the book.

 

[Profpointy]

I read the book after seeing the TV series and I'd agree with your summary of it. The TV series picks up ons those sparse links on fleshes them out, builds the stories around them and maintains a narrative throughout the series. I appreciated the TV series even more after reading the book, because of the amount of work they'd done all whilst staying true to the feel of the book.

There's a sequel book called "Things from the Flood" also set near the particle accelerator. Maybe they'll make a follow up series, albeit I only saw the first one after accidentally signed up for an Amazon Prime trial.

Also prompted by this exchange, I see there's now a Netflix film based on another of his books "The Electric State". Might have to give that a go as well

 

[yello]

I've got the Electric State. I must read it before the film gets released just so I can build my own world around it. I'll see if I can find Things from the Flood.

The Tales from the Loop book surprised me. As you say, it's sparse. Pictures and paragraphs of text, hardly even short stories. Surprising to me that it was published given it's 'non-book' feel. It's more of a work book, or sketch book even. I know little of the author or the chronology of their work. I ought find out more as he certainly seems to be doing his own thing, and I like that as a general rule.