I'm with you, Erin.
Tobias Menzies is the epitome of Black Jack, but doesn't make Frank interesting to me at all. Truth to tell though, Frank did not win my heart until the most recent book.
Seriously, Davina Porter is amazing. And consistently awesome...across decades!
I think I'll have to treat the tv show like I did True Blood...as entirely distinct entities. Right now, I'm struggling with the difference in tone and detail.
I love the medical stuff and historical verisimilitude of the books that seem to be represented only in the background of the series.
Also, and forgive the mad pickiness, but they could have handled Collum's legs MUCH differently. I find that detail completely distracting.
The problem with the Frank Randall casting is it's the same actor who plays Edmure Tully, so it's hard for me to see him as a serious threat even after the multiple rape attempts and blood-soaked whipping scene.
I suppose I have to sign up for Netflix now.
And here I was thinking I was getting close to catching up with my TV show backlog.
So how have we been doing this with Netflix series? I've only watched the first couple episodes, but I wouldn't mind giving an opinion of what I've seen.....
I haven't started watching Daredevil, yet but I'd advise you to go ahead and start talking, as Game of Thrones starts up again tomorrow. You'll just have to use your own best judgment as to how to handle any shocking reveals, I guess.
We've watched the first ep, and I like Murdock & the fight choreography, but I have reservations that may or may not be well-founded. We're going to watch a couple more tonight.
Also, I've always pictured Daredevil as being either more stocky or taller - Charlie Cox has a slighter build than I like, but whatever.
I'm looking forward to Vincent D'Onfrio showing up.
I've watched the first three eps, and Ep 2 totally got me IN. I think it deals with backstory echoing modern story without a giant exposition anvil. I WANTED to see the flashbacks as much as the up-to-date stuff.
And the..(memfault) Paige?/secretary character was bugging me until I saw her name in the credits for the beginning of ep 2 and realized she was Jessica from True Blood, only a blonde instead of redhead.