Sandman, one of the great comic book works of all time, has finally hit Netfix as a live action adaptation, and I think it’s fantastic. Highly recommended. The first season focuses on two major story arcs: Preludes & Nocturnes and The Doll’s House. Obviously there are several changes made to simplify the story since it’s hard to put all the little details into a 10-episode season, and they also wanted to keep up with the current Zeitgeist, but I thought they did an amazing job in maintaining the spirit and plot of those stories. It doesn’t hurt that the creator was onboard the creative team to make sure the story stitched together properly. I’m looking forward to when they get together to some of my favourite arcs such as Seasons of Mist and Brief Lives.
The only thing I didn’t like is how emo Morpheus was. When he wasn’t actually crying, he seemed like he was ready to bust into tears every fourth scene. But a minor complaint overall. He was very well cast, as was everyone else.
- Oak
Never read the comic book. Just never drew my attention. Watched about 5 episodes last night and I’m kinda hooked. I’ll have to give the books a go now!
- JP
I just finished it on Sunday. Really, really, really enjoyed it! Can't wait for Season 2. The lore and mythology are what I think make it cool. I do like that kinda of thing. It was definitely interesting to see how the show defined/created those characters. Highly recommended.