Gave the first episode a shot, I mean, a big budget tv show featuring the Lovecraft Mythos, even with the "set in the Jim Crowe era South" hook it could still be decent, as long as they aren't too heavy-handed.
Well, more fool me, of course it's as heavy handed as possible. Every reference to or appearance by white people is purely to highlight how unbelievably racist they are, while the black community is depicted as happy, close knit bunch of decent folk who simply spend their time dancing and singing in the streets.
It's just disappointing that once again the rabid politics of its creators have ruined a potentially good show. With a light touch they could have actually delivered both a commentary on the era and an intelligent, entertaining show (though I know it will still appeal to some) rather than something verging on pantomime.
Gave the first episode a shot, I mean, a big budget tv show featuring the Lovecraft Mythos, even with the "set in the Jim Crowe era South" hook it could still be decent, as long as they aren't too heavy-handed.
Well, more fool me, of course it's as heavy handed as possible. Every reference to or appearance by white people is purely to highlight how unbelievably racist they are, while the black community is depicted as happy, close knit bunch of decent folk who simply spend their time dancing and singing in the streets.
It's just disappointing that once again the rabid politics of its creators have ruined a potentially good show. With a light touch they could have actually delivered both a commentary on the era and an intelligent, entertaining show (though I know it will still appeal to some) rather than something verging on pantomime.
It would actually be very interesting to set a Lovecraftian nightmare in the Jim Crow south, filled with tension, dark swamps, and literal VooDoo.
Too bad they have to go and shit it all up.
Nah, the book it is based on has no real Lovecraft in it either, just the same race baiting bs.
Good to know, I was tempted to check it out to see if they'd just fucked up the adaptation but if so its not worth the effort.