The first season of Amazon Prime’s newest series, adapted from the Philip K. Dick novel with which it shares its title, presents a lot of fascinating ideas, and is worth a watch despite some missteps in characterisation.
Amazon Prime’s newest offering has a lot to like, delving deeply into its world from numerous angles.
For fans of Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle will have undoubtedly already been on their radar for quite some time. Dick’s fiction has been adapted into several acclaimed films, including Blade Runner, Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly. In this recent batch of Amazon pilots, Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) adapts The Man in the High Castle with the vision of turning the source material into a full television series. Those unfamiliar with Dick’s written work need only know that his interest is in science-fiction and that the worlds he creates are generally immersive, vast, and intricately planned-out.
The X-Files Annual #1 Writers: Frank Spotnitz, Gabe Rotter & Shannon Eric Denton, Dave Sim Art: Stuart Sayger, Andrew Currie Colours: Matheus Lopes Letters: Neil Uyetake Editor: Denton J. Tipton Executive Producer: Chris Carter Publisher: IDW Purchase: http://shop.idwpublishing.com/comics/series/t-z/the-x-files.html Last year, IDW, working closely with Chris Carter, successfully launched the tenth season of The X-Files in comic …