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books to TV: Tin Man
Aug. 17th, 2010 05:50 pmNot all 'made for TV' is dreck, of course, and not all of it ruins good books.
Watching "Riverworld" made me feel the way I do when someone brings a lot of free, mediocre snackage to the office and says "Hey, everyone eat this for me!" I eat some, then a little more because it's free and it's just sitting there. And a little more in the afternoon because, well otherwise it will spoil. And by the end of the day I've killed my appetite, I feel a little bloated, and I haven't really *enjoyed* it because I'm too conscious that it wasn't that good.
Watching "Tin Man", by contrast, was more like when I'm chilly and a little thirsty and make a huge mug of tea. It makes me feel warm. I can appreciate the gentle subtleties of flavour. It's not too much.
I've wanted to see TM since it came out, and with Netflix and my new Roku player, I could just dial it up and enjoy. ( Beyond here be much text. Unt spoileren. )
Watching "Riverworld" made me feel the way I do when someone brings a lot of free, mediocre snackage to the office and says "Hey, everyone eat this for me!" I eat some, then a little more because it's free and it's just sitting there. And a little more in the afternoon because, well otherwise it will spoil. And by the end of the day I've killed my appetite, I feel a little bloated, and I haven't really *enjoyed* it because I'm too conscious that it wasn't that good.
Watching "Tin Man", by contrast, was more like when I'm chilly and a little thirsty and make a huge mug of tea. It makes me feel warm. I can appreciate the gentle subtleties of flavour. It's not too much.
I've wanted to see TM since it came out, and with Netflix and my new Roku player, I could just dial it up and enjoy. ( Beyond here be much text. Unt spoileren. )
