I was saddened by watching the Hobbit. It occurred to me late in the film that this is it. This is likely the last big screen fantasy epic I’ll see for some time. That is a real pity, because the genre has real legs. Consider the wild success of Game of Thrones. That success spurred other era pieces, such as Marco Polo. Swords and mystery are all the rage again. Still, is anyone willing to mark out a budget as large as what is generally attached to Peter Jackson movies?
Some Thoughts:
- The new sci-fi show, Ascension tackles some pretty tough philosophical ideas–some of the same stuff dealt with in Hugh Howey’s Dust. This is another new show for me, but this one is kind of more about thinking about the ideas than following the show itself. In other words, its a positive add.