I am not a number, I am a remake

[drwex]

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1119352258?bctid=30345659001

It so much looks like they've captured the essence of it. I infer that they've ditched the original idea of rotating Number Two, which makes me wonder if they're even going to address the "Who is Number One?" question. But it does look like they've got at least the right flavor here...

Comments

[mizarchivist]

I'm kind of OK with Ian McKellan being the primary bad guy. And Jim C- I've not seen much of since he was in Count of Monte Cristo, which I've always liked. He does the desperate thing well.

Sir Ian is awesome

[drwex]

and casting him as #2 is brilliant. But I'm afraid that having a consistent Number Two will strip out two of the best things of the original. We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

Re: Sir Ian is awesome

[mizarchivist]

I have to remember to catch up with re-watching the original, which they let you do (yay!)on the AMC site.

And let's hope AMC is leaving a little behind. Ian may just be the first of them.

[queen-of-wands.livejournal.com]

huh, this makes me want to re-watch the originals.

Always worthwhile

[drwex]

JMS spoke not long ago at MIT and mentioned again how influential the original series was in how he started thinking about the possibility of what a TV series could be.

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

It does look like it's captured the essence of the original, well enough that it almost makes me want to watch TV. I look forward to the DVD release.

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

*giggle* Love the subject line! It tells you nearly everything.