Man in the High Castle

Has anyone here watched it since Amazon put out the full series 2 weeks ago? I just finished the series and really enjoyed it a lot. One of the things I think they accomplished best was world building. It's tough to tell a story in an alternate timeline as it often feels like you've grafted set dressing on top of our own world, but Man in the High Castle did an excellent job of making it feel like it's own place. I certainly bought in to the reality of the story's world. I'd never read the novel, so I'm not sure what changes were made beyond the change from the novel within a novel to film within the film.

Did anyone else watch this? Enjoy it? I'm looking forward to the (hopeful) second season.

I haven't seen it yet, but I plan to watch it as soon as possible. I'm a big Dick fan (oops--that comes out a bit wrong here--that's "a big Philip K. Dick fan"), but I haven't read The Man in the High Castle.

Immensely enjoyable series. I am still marveling that, in this overly-PC world we live in today, that there isn't more of an uproar over all the slurs used though... I guess us Asians are just too sweet and submissive to say anything :). Really great show. No spoilers but book = VERY different in characters / plots. Basics are true to form but pretty changed overall.

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Originally Posted by Ecstatic

I'm a big Dick fan (oops--that comes out a bit wrong here--that's "a big Philip K. Dick fan"),

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LOL -- Is it really a bad thing?

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Originally Posted by krissy4u

No spoilers but book = VERY different in characters / plots. Basics are true to form but pretty changed overall.

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I sort of wonder if that isn't for the best. Look at Watchmen for an example why film shouldn't religiously follow printed material. So long as the changes are true to the heart of the work and not simply for set pieces,I think it strengthens the transition between media.

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Originally Posted by Wendy Summers

I sort of wonder if that isn't for the best. Look at Watchmen for an example why film shouldn't religiously follow printed material. So long as the changes are true to the heart of the work and not simply for set pieces,I think it strengthens the transition between media.

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When you sound smart it frightens me.

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Originally Posted by krissy4u

When you sound smart it frightens me.

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You'll like my upcoming horror film then:

"The Intellectual Porn Star"

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Originally Posted by Wendy Summers

You'll like my upcoming horror film then:

"The Intellectual Porn Star"

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fairy tale.

So what else is good on Prime? I'm relatively new to it and totally lazy when it comes to searching through to find something decent to watch. I pretty much just got Prime to watch Falling Skies, and besides that have only watched a few documentaries, Mozart In The Jungle (awesome), and a little bit of Transparent (not sure if I like or hate it).

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Originally Posted by krissy4u

fairy tale.

So what else is good on Prime? I'm relatively new to it and totally lazy when it comes to searching through to find something decent to watch. I pretty much just got Prime to watch Falling Skies, and besides that have only watched a few documentaries, Mozart In The Jungle (awesome), and a little bit of Transparent (not sure if I like or hate it).

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I've had very mixed feelings with Transparent. They seemed to focus more on the lesbian relationship than the trans issues in the story. I keep comparing to Lword rather than it being it's own thing.

I've not really dug any of their other original series yet.

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Originally Posted by krissy4u

When you sound smart it frightens me.

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The creators of Watchmen the movie misapplied Alan Moore's work. Many thought it was a superhero movie, but the original work was looking at the effects of the Cold War. At time where peace seemed impossible and it was only a matter of time nations would destroy themselves in posturing for control. I think it was concepts like that and many others the writers fail to apply. Hollywood was just looking for a cool action movie.

Will check out man in the High Castle. Philip K. Dick is amazing conceptual writer. Before I go to sleep tonight to dream of electric sheep, I will remember your thoughts wholesale.