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As part of the Fandom Battle over at [community profile] fffc, I sampled two new shows last week, both based on books:

- The Alienist, which basically had me at 'Luke Evans and Daniel Bruhl'. But um, yes, Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl and Dakota Fanning play a crime solving trio in late 19th century New York.

I remember next to nothing about the book, other than that I read it. It was just ... one of those mystery/crime/thriller novels with a gimmick (mysteries in Ancient Rome! in the Middle Ages! in space! with unicorns!) in this case: in late 19th century New York by a psychiatrist (the titular alienist) and some friends.

You could say, 'oh, so you're only suddenly interested in something when it gets turned into a TV-show starring attractive-to-you actors, huh?' to which my response would be 'yes?'. (In my defense, I'm still unlikely to go and read the books again. Definitely hope to pick up the second season once it becomes available though.)

- The Shannara Chronicles, which basically lost me before the first episode was even over.

The book this is based on (The Elfstones of Shannara) was my favorite one of the trilogy. It wasn't until seven or so years later that I realized why: unlike the other books, Elfstones contains a dash of military fantasy. What it doesn't contain is a lot of romance and romantic relationships, which the TV show uh, let's say 'did not decide to adhere to'.

In fairness, I quit this after the first episode, so maybe things changed in later episodes. But finding myself going 'oh, they changed this from the book (and I don't like it)' every other scene just didn't make for a fun viewing experience.

Also: the dog! (I'm not saying I'd have forgiven everything if they hadn't messed with the dog, but the dog was definitely part of it.)
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