Is anyone watching the HBO series? It’s been years since I read the books but from what I recall of them the series tracks pretty closely. I’m trying not to compare it to The Golden Compass and the characters in that movie, although it’s really hard to picture Lin-Manuel Miranda as the same AEROnaut that Sam Elliot played in the movie. But to be fair there’s no one I could picture in a Sam Elliot role.

I think the series started off pretty slowly, but it did give time to develop characters and let you get to know what makes them tick. My favorite characters so far are Ma Costa, Farder Coram (James Cosmo from GOT), and John Faa. Mrs. Coulter in the series is much closer to the books’ character than Nicole Kidman’s portrayal was.

At the end of every episode I’m left anticipating the next, I guess that’s one of the greatest compliments you can pay a movie or TV show writer/director.