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  • Upcoming TV series based on "The Alienist"

    Caleb Carr is credited as writer on a couple of episodes, too. I liked his novel.



    It is supposed to be on TNT, and I've seen TV ads for it, so it must be coming soon.
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    Thanks for posting this Pat.

    I read the book many years ago and really enjoyed it. I also read his next one but can't recall the title; also excellent.

    Let us know if you find out when it's on and I can record the series.

    Cheers
    Herlock
    Regards

    Sir Herlock Sholmes.

    “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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    • #3
      "The Alienist" was an excellent book. Highly recommended.

      c.d.

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      • #4
        Hi c.d. The Angel of Darkness was his next one which was also great but I never got around to reading any of his others. It will be interesting to see what kind of job they make of the TVs series.

        Regards
        Herlock
        Regards

        Sir Herlock Sholmes.

        “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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        • #5
          Thanks, Herlock. I will put that on my list.

          c.d.

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          • #6
            Any further news on when this is supposed to air?

            c.d.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by c.d. View Post
              Any further news on when this is supposed to air?

              c.d.
              Nope. There's still no date for it. That would have been announced by now if it still had a chance of being released this year.

              Remember the first episode script leaked online months ago. It didn't instill much hope, went grimdark and desperate to be edgey instead of being actually dark and grim. That might have been changed though.
              I’m often irrelevant. It confuses people.

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              • #8
                A trailer for the series is out

                THE ALIENIST Official Trailer (2017) Dakota Fanning TNT Drama Series (HD)Set in 1896 amidst the vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation of ...


                This was published in May 2017

                "The series, currently shooting in Budapest, is helmed by BAFTA-nominated director Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror). Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Robert Wisdom and Q’orianka Kilcher also star."

                ( http://deadline.com/2017/05/the-alie...ok-1202095941/ )

                Cannot find an airing date yet though.

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                • #9
                  My guess, from my long experience as a "Doctor Who" fan, is that it might need to air first in the U.K. or Europe, before we in the States get it. But I don't really know...
                  Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by c.d. View Post
                    Any further news on when this is supposed to air?

                    c.d.
                    Yes, saw a new ad for it tonight and it is coming January, 2018. Very interested in this series on TNT.
                    Last edited by Pcdunn; 11-08-2017, 08:41 PM. Reason: Auto correct correction.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by etenguy View Post
                      A trailer for the series is out

                      THE ALIENIST Official Trailer (2017) Dakota Fanning TNT Drama Series (HD)Set in 1896 amidst the vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation of ...


                      This was published in May 2017

                      "The series, currently shooting in Budapest, is helmed by BAFTA-nominated director Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror). Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Robert Wisdom and Q’orianka Kilcher also star."

                      ( http://deadline.com/2017/05/the-alie...ok-1202095941/ )

                      Cannot find an airing date yet though.
                      TNT is saying the series will premier January 11 http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/the-alienist

                      A number of years have passed since the publication of Caleb Carr's The Alienist in 1994 but its interesting to see it finally coming to the screen. I'm impressed with the trailer and trust that the series will live up to its promise.

                      I hadn't thought about this before but if we are talking about male victims rather than female, and relocation from London to New York City, this is the Whitechapel Murders meet Cleveland Street in America. Think about that.
                      Christopher T. George
                      Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
                      just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
                      For information about RipperCon, go to http://rippercon.com/
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                      • #12
                        This article says Jan. 22, 2018, 9:00 pm Eastern time on TNT.



                        I like your take on it being Whitechapel with young men, Chris.
                        Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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                        • #13
                          It's January 22nd on TNT.

                          c.d.

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                          • #14
                            the music is really what ruins everything. pretty much all the really critically successful but also well done movies or series just don't use scores like this, like look at the knick the music is ambient the musical texture works and its not overused so when it is used its great. but i guess that what happens when you have someone from beefheart's band do the score.

                            this show would be instantly highly acclaimed if it had no score

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
                              the music is really what ruins everything. pretty much all the really critically successful but also well done movies or series just don't use scores like this, like look at the knick the music is ambient the musical texture works and its not overused so when it is used its great. but i guess that what happens when you have someone from beefheart's band do the score.

                              this show would be instantly highly acclaimed if it had no score
                              I would also fault the production for all the scenes shot on dark streets, which suggests that the producers thought they needed that to create the mood, rather than having the action and suspense move the story along. It makes the show feel like a "set up" -- i.e., this is how you are supposed to feel, viewers. To my mind, that's playing down to the audience.

                              It's similar to how in tellings of the Ripper story of 1888, so many producers and directors think there has to be fog. . .
                              Christopher T. George
                              Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
                              just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
                              For information about RipperCon, go to http://rippercon.com/
                              RipperCon 2018 talks can now be heard at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/

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