I'm on EP05 and liking it more and more. After the completely botched adaptation of Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, I think they are getting this one right.
I wasn't sure if this was going to be a limited series, or if they planned to drag it out for another season. I was thrilled that it was over in six episodes. Think Better Call Saul, which would have been fun as one season, maybe two. Instead, they beat it to death.
Jeff Daniels is fine and most of the world doesn't care about a Georgia accent. Just about all of the characters have their own, interesting arc and are fun to watch. The best part about the novel was the kid in jail and his education in stoicism, something he learned by accident when the book he ordered was something other than he expected.
I'd never seen William Jackson Harper in anything before, but man, does he ever nail his role as the incumbent mayor of Atlanta (with some great writing behind him).
Jeff Daniels plays his part well, a man we should hate but we're rooting for him, at least most of the time. That is a difficult character to pull off for a writer. The mayor is also of this ilk and he does a great job.
The racially and ethnically inclusive cast may seem like a product of recent politics, but this comes directly from the novel.
Slight Spoiler: The end of Charlie Croker was pretty stupid, but overall, I enjoyed the adaptation.
I wasn't sure if this was going to be a limited series, or if they planned to drag it out for another season. I was thrilled that it was over in six episodes. Think Better Call Saul, which would have been fun as one season, maybe two. Instead, they beat it to death.
Jeff Daniels is fine and most of the world doesn't care about a Georgia accent. Just about all of the characters have their own, interesting arc and are fun to watch. The best part about the novel was the kid in jail and his education in stoicism, something he learned by accident when the book he ordered was something other than he expected.
I'd never seen William Jackson Harper in anything before, but man, does he ever nail his role as the incumbent mayor of Atlanta (with some great writing behind him).
Jeff Daniels plays his part well, a man we should hate but we're rooting for him, at least most of the time. That is a difficult character to pull off for a writer. The mayor is also of this ilk and he does a great job.
The racially and ethnically inclusive cast may seem like a product of recent politics, but this comes directly from the novel.
Slight Spoiler: The end of Charlie Croker was pretty stupid, but overall, I enjoyed the adaptation.