Correct. 8 episodes for Northern Lights.Probably going to start tonight. How much will the first season cover? The first book?
Correct. 8 episodes for Northern Lights.Probably going to start tonight. How much will the first season cover? The first book?
You were right: puppets enhanced by CGI2nd episode was stronger and better paced. It still seems to be burning through the plot quicker than similar shows, which is taking some getting used to. Sometimes the animal CGI is so good (especially when they interact with characters and objects) that they almost look like hand-crafted animatronic models enhanced by CGI. And they really captured the personality of that POS monkey.
Very good on BBC, not much on HBO. But it's a BBC show anyway.Ruth Wilson slapping the guy at the back 😆
She got that monkey in her.
How's the ratings on this? Because I really like this show
Episode 1 question.
Why does the Master arrange for Lyra to be adopted by Coulter if he knows she is up to no good?
Behind on this but just watched E2, can someone remind me about things from the novels, please, as it's been years since I read them.
Was there even any world hopping in the first novel? I was a bit surprised at the Magisterium guy just hopping a window in the second episode of the series.
Also, was that window really in some abandoned greenhouse in Oxford? Is that new or in the novel?
Finally, for some reason I was remembering that a person's daemon disappeared when someone from Lyra's works came to Earth (or a world where daemons aren't a thing) and became like a "normal" internalized soul? Am I wrong?
It was!
Big day for Dudley. He also got vaporized by a Martian tripod!
Yes. Especially for fans of the book.
very cool. will watch.Yes. Especially for fans of the book.
Some of the dialogue is a bit clunky when it comes to exposition, but the casting, acting, production design, effects are all top-notch.
Just heard the voice, it's great.
Loving this scene with him and Lyra lol
Yeah, Lyra's been great lol
Dafne Keen has an excellent "big smile" for this sort of childish mischief.This was definitely the strongest episode thus far. Precocious, outspoken, willful Lyra on display. Amazingly realistic depiction of Iorek. A story that adhered much closer to the actual novel (minus side plots and Lee Scoresby).
yeah :)Dafne Keen has an excellent "big smile" for this sort of childish mischief.
I took it as artistic liberty combined with people deliberately ignoring him like the previous time.It has been some time since I've read the books, can someone refresh my memory on the "rules" around human-daemon communication?
I'm aware that someone's daemon will tend not to speak to another human (though can and will do on occasion), but what about overhearing conversations between a human and their daemon?
In the last episode, Lyra overhears Lee's daemon when she enters the bar, but nobody else round there seemed to hear it saying that they stole from everyone?
I'm a bit confused, or should I just take that as artistic liberty?
It's doing really well in the UK, 9.7m viewers for episode 1 then over 7m for 2-4. The only shows with higher ratings are the latest big-budget David Attenborough nature documentary, and the two big celebrity reality shows.Goddamn, they did my boy Iorek right. This is absolutely going from strength to strength. Is there any info on ratings/general success?
I don't know how much is puppetry and how much is CGI, but the movement of the animals is fantastic. Serafina's daemon, Iofur, Hester all have perfect physicality and mannerisms of real-world birds, bears and hares, while also being convincing sentient beings. It would heave been so easy to get it wrong.
It's doing really well in the UK, 9.7m viewers for episode 1 then over 7m for 2-4. The only shows with higher ratings are the latest big-budget David Attenborough nature documentary, and the two big celebrity reality shows.