Is it just me or are the Cormoron Strike tv adaptions utter bilge?
Is it just me or are the Cormoron Strike tv adaptions utter bilge?
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Is it just me or are the Cormoron Strike tv adaptions utter bilge?
It’s you? I enjoyed them, it’s fairly gentle Drama for a Sunday night. The casting has been great, so job done.
We enjoyed them, gentle drama and no grunting sex scenes!!!!!!!! Always think poor story when either television or books relies on the latter x
Enjoying them
Enjoyed them.
No Steve I with you very disappointed boring and disjointed won’t be watching the next series ?
Good interpretation of the books, love it.
The characters are just how i imagined them.x
Really enjoyed them won’t know what
To watch on Sunday now
Just you
Haven’t read the books yet but enjoying the TV show and like the cast.
No tv license!!
It’s you!! ?
I’ve not read the books and I’ve just finished the first series. I quite like the characters and the people that play them so far. xx
I enjoyed them. I haven’t read the books as I’m not a Harry Potter fan – might give them a go now
Gotta say I love them. Brilliant writing,acting and directing by all!
Didn’t enjoy second as much as first
I love them xx
Thought they were brilliant. Excellent casting, direction, filming.
I like them, especially Robin
Books ? boring, gave up, tv ? boring gave up?
I thought they were fabulous. Great production values. Liked the choice of actors. Best telly of recent times.
First was good, second not so much. She’s good, he’s too young. But that’s just my opinion comparing with the books. They both worked well as tv dramas taken in isolation from the books.
The first one was good. I thought the second one silly, contrived and pretentious. IMO.
Love them though must admit didn’t find The Silkworm as good as The Cuckoo’s Calling
Enjoyed them so far
I’ve enjoyed them
I am also enjoying the series was a bit worried having read the books, as its never the same.
Enjoyed them, although preferred Cuckoos Calling to the Silkworm. Thought the casting was good.
I love them! They’re so true to the books and the relationship between Strike and Robyn is spot on
I really liked them. At first I was worried about the casting but I think Tom Burke is great. as is Holliday Grainger. I also like the way it is filmed and particularly the show titles. I also like that they have kept faithful to the stories in the books.
Preferred the Cuckoos Calling over Silkworm, but i enjoyed them.
Missed it. What was it called?
I enjoyed them both. Easy watching on a Sunday evening.
I enjoyed them both
It must be you. I have enjoyed them and have read the books which I love!
I haven’t read the books but I watched the first one. Didn’t quite do it for me so didn’t bother with the second. It’s just a personal taste thing. I found the breathless eager PA just too soppy for words 😉
I love them it’s the first time for ages I have looked forward to watching a show.
I’ve really enjoyed them. Think the casting is great and the dynamic between Strike and Robin just as it is in the book. I think they’ve been very true to the books.
I loved them but my hubby said they were rubbish
Have to admit not seen the tv adaptations but struggling reading The Cuckoos Calling, finding it slightly boring but that isn’t surprising really having read all 8 Chris Carter books before this one!! ?
Really like the programmes, but then I haven’t read the books.
Yes, just you. If the author hadn’t been outed as J.K.Rowling might your enjoyment have been greater?
No. Didn’t mind the first one too much. Thought the second one was like Midsummer Murders on bad drugs tbh.
Loved them all
My enjoyment was in no measure influenced by who the author was. I just found it all a wee bit Tuppence and Tommy 😉
Would you have enjoyed it more if it had been typed on LINUX?
Thoroughly enjoyed the books and the TV adaptations.
I find the thought of Midsummer Murders on bad drugs oddly enticing.
Wasn’t as good as it sounds Andrew although the idea of Noel Fielding being involved would be good.
Second book was daft
I’ve really enjoyed them both and I’m looking forward to the next one
Don’t know haven’t watched it. Having seen the trailer I thought the actor they choose was too small and wimpy!!!!
To be totally honest, enjoyed the TV dramas more than the books. The characters are great in the series, and to me they perfectly match those in the books. However, I am sure JK Rowling was just having a quiet dig at the publishing industry and those she has met in it with The Silkworm, because the plot was simply ridiculous, particularly the ending. I think the ‘inside joke’ was that it was meant to be pretentious because the publishing industry is pretentious… Unfortunately the readers weren’t let in on it. Perhaps she was happy hiding behind the pseudonym until someone let the cat out of the bag. It’s JK Rowling’s Bombyx Mori!
Haven’t read the books but i liked the first one better than the 2nd.
Really liked them but thought Cookoo was better
Tthe Sillkworm should have been at least 4 episodes – two just didn’t cover all the book and the script was confusing. For somebody that hasn’t read it – it must have been very confusing – but I like the actors I thought they were a good choice for strike and Holly.
I have really enjoyed them. I think he plays a good part.
I haven’t got on with them at all turned off within 30 mins of start of both books
The books are brilliant. The TV series is good but not as good as the books. He plays a good part.
No, I hated the books and not impressed with it on telly.
So far they’ve made good a TV crime show and Tom Burke is impressively understated. I’m enjoying them although I can’t compare. I have the books but I haven’t read them.
Hated the first two episodes of the first one so didn’t bother viewing anymore. 🙁
I loved the books. The series hasn’t made in to NA yet.
Enjoyed them and the casting is great.
No its you
I love them both
I loved them
I like them.
I thought the second, The Silkworm was the weakest of the three we’ve had. And the TV version was not really good enough!
There were only two
I think she means 3 books.
Thank you @Steve, didn’t make myself very clear!
ienjoyed it looking forward to the third next year
I like them both. The casting is good, as is the acting. The books are a bit quirky, and the adaptation reflects that.
Didn’t like the series
I really enjoyed the books and thought the TV adaptations were very good.
I didn’t like it.
I liked the 2 main leads but thought the stories a bit weak. Not very gripping, just chasing down who did it out of the few suspects there were. Also, found it difficult to really care last night and found the story too bizarre. But, I do like the two detectives so will definitely watch again just to see how their relationship develops.
Agreed. The cast was better than the storyline which was weak and implausible. Not sure about an Oxford drop out, injured war hero with a rock star father who behaves like a U.S. Gumshoe either. All a bit YA.
Correct – utter bilge, just like the books.
Loved them 🙂
Just you ?
Seriously, I enjoyed the first, less so the second. I thought the plot of the second was poorly developed by the TV programme. On the whole the characters are excellent, the plots less so.
Agree totally with this. Loved the books. The first book was adapted well for tv, I think the second one was weak. Left a lot of the detail out. Should have been over 3 episodes not 2 maybe.
Its just you, its a great series
Yes Steve Kenny it’s just you
No it’s just u
Another just you…..
I’m with you on this. Started off OK and then I thought utter bilge.
Enjoyed the books, but ………..
Loved them
Really enjoyed Cuckoo Calling, great modern crime drama.
Loved the characters and great music too.
Just you
I really like it
Anyone knows when it comes to US?
Books are fantastic so a very hard act to follow. Far too much cut out for me to say good series!
Yes, I really enjoyed both stories – excellent casting. Hope the series is here to stay.
Liked the first one but not the second
yup the second worse than the first
Anything good with Tom Burke in it ♥️♥️♥️♥️
enjoyed them, although have not read the books yet
No it’s you lol. Enjoyed them both but first one best. Great casting and theme song
Absolutely right!!