witchydonna

I've read the novel. Often, when I see that a novel is being made into a film or series, I worry that something will be lost in the rendition, or that poor choices will make the filmed version less interesting. Not so the case with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.

The production quality has been excellent. And the talent... all I can say is WOW! Who are these actors and where have they been! Of course they haven't exactly been hiding, but JS&MN will hopefully bring some of their talent to light. Bertie Carvel, as Jonathan Strange was probably the most difficult role to cast, as the character has such an odd ironic humor to him. He's a tad silly, and a tad scary at times, which Carvel pulls off wonderfully. Plus, he's easy on the eyes, yet not too handsome, which is also fitting with the character. But really, thus far I've found the entire cast to be fantastic, especially the actors portraying, Strange, Norrell, Childermass and Stephen Black.

Excellent so far!

TV movies are usually...well, TV movies. But I was quite impressed with the SyFi's original production of Alice. I caught this the last two nights and became quite engrossed with it, just as I had been with last year's twisted-tale production of OZ.

Sure, the story has its flaws (exactly how did Hatter get the boat back? Of course she hid the ring!), but the sucking out of human emotions was quite a novel SyFi twist on this old tale, and I have to say it's one that I enjoyed. Forgive the flaws and enjoy the ride.

I must admit I kept staring at Hatter and trying to place him. Andrew Lee Potts does a great job with his character and shows a fine comedic as well as a wonderfully sensitive side, and I couldn't take my eyes off him in scene after scene. I hope to see more from this Brit actor in the future!