Roger the Alien posted:Eugene's Lair posted:Roger the Alien posted:The Handmaid's Tale is on tonight - 9pm channel 4, starring Elisabeth Moss. It's been getting rave reviews.
I can't wait... loved Elisabeth Moss as Peggy in Mad Men.
Yes, I've been looking forward to that, too. There was the film version back in 1990, but it wasn't all that well received - despite a screenplay by Harold Pinter...
Hi Eugene
What did you think of it?
I thought it was very well done. The big advantage of doing it as a TV series as opposed to a film is that they can take their time to develop Atwood's characters and "world building" properly. Even before watching I though Moss was perfect casting as Offred, and that does seem to be confirmed already.
The only thing that I thought was a little bit of a misstep was the use of "You don't Own Me" over the closing credits: I thought the referencing was a little too on the nose, to the point of appearing like an attempt at black humour - which felt inappropriate given the tone of the preceding episode.
But maybe I'm being a bit harsh there. 
What did you think yourself, Roger?