I was looking forward to this mini series. Wait - a remake of a classic sci-story, set almost contemporarily to the H.G.Wells original novel? Great - throw some modern technology and CGI at the production to realise Wells' ideas in the book and it should be a cracker! So I thought.
Oh dear. Weak or stereotyped characterisation, unnecessary sub plots (whilst at the same time losing key points of the main story) and confused/unnecessary flash forwards to a hackneyed view of a post apocalyptic world.
So essentially, the author had taken one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever written, nicked a few ideas and characters and themes ....and ruined it. What a missed opportunity.
Oh dear. Weak or stereotyped characterisation, unnecessary sub plots (whilst at the same time losing key points of the main story) and confused/unnecessary flash forwards to a hackneyed view of a post apocalyptic world.
So essentially, the author had taken one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever written, nicked a few ideas and characters and themes ....and ruined it. What a missed opportunity.