11.22.63

Interesting storyline carried out very well I genuinely enjoyed this

Scattered King adaptation has an irresistible time travel premise and scenario, and introduces some thought provoking philosophical concepts (especially that the past would "push back" on efforts to be changed), but doesn't develop its ideas beyond the superficial, devoting much of its time to less interesting tangential threads; paring it down to feature length and making the assassination front and centre would have helped. Generally fine performances compensate with Franco a solid anchor.

This a bit ho-hum both in terms of the time travel yarn and the JFK stuff, but the ending was pretty good.

I haven't read the novel, and this mini-series didn't instil any confidence in the concept. There are plenty of exciting moments over the 8 episode run, and the acting is pretty decent to boot. Unfortunately, the series didn't lean heavily enough into the sci-fi concept nor the mystery element, instead choosing to focus on the romance and drama aspects. Overall, it's Americana at its most banal, though the ending ties things up neatly (in the simplest way).

Not a bad take on the King novel. I wish it had gone a little longer and spent more time building up his time in Jodie, I think it would have given a little more emotional impact on the ending. Still, it probably would have been a little slow if they had. A decent watch.

James Franco was great in this show, as was Sarah Gadon. I loved the idea. I'm not sure if I'm totally satisfied with the way it ends, but it's a fascinating series regardless.

A Hulu free trial is recommendable for this mini-series alone. A great concept, lots of intriguing moments, and solid casting/acting all around, with Webber being surprisingly great as Oswald. The ending wasn’t anything special, and I can’t say I was surprised, but it was good enough to not let the rest of the series down. I can safely say this is now one of my favorite series. More King mini-series please.

A more than serviceable adaptation of one of the more interesting King novels. James Franco taking the lead here makes for some subdued but powerful moments played out through one of the more interesting premises I remember seeing recently. I love these well-made King adaptations, please keep them coming.

good series

Nice little sci-fi tale that will mostly satisfy those looking for both human drama and time travel fun. Like Lost, it has sort of a "Ok, then what was the point...?" ending, but that is a LOT more tolerable after 8 episodes than 121.