Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy saga is brought to life in the HBO series His Dark Materials. Season 1 follows an intrepid young girl named Lyra who goes in search of her best friend Roger when he’s kidnapped by a mysterious group, and then attempts to help her uncle after learning that he’s been imprisonment (pretty much Book 1 of the novels). The cast is fairly solid, though the performances are rather middling. And the writing is uneven, particularly in the latter episodes that start working in the transition to Book 2. Still, the CGI and special effects are especially well-done, and the action scenes are exciting. Also, the score does an impressive job at enhancing the tone of the material; giving it an epic, otherworldly feel. Yet while Season 1 of His Dark Materials show some promise, it’s also inconsistent and seems to be focused more on serving the source material than adapting it for the television medium.
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Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy saga is brought to life in the HBO series His Dark Materials. Season 1 follows an intrepid young girl named Lyra who goes in search of her best friend Roger when he’s kidnapped by a mysterious group, and then attempts to help her uncle after learning that he’s been imprisonment (pretty much Book 1 of the novels). The cast is fairly solid, though the performances are rather middling. And the writing is uneven, particularly in the latter episodes that start working in the transition to Book 2. Still, the CGI and special effects are especially well-done, and the action scenes are exciting. Also, the score does an impressive job at enhancing the tone of the material; giving it an epic, otherworldly feel. Yet while Season 1 of His Dark Materials show some promise, it’s also inconsistent and seems to be focused more on serving the source material than adapting it for the television medium.