Watch This Show: A Handmaid's Tale
Added 2017-08-11 06:48:05 +0000 UTCHey All,
It's not everyday I'll recommend to you a piece of fiction that's not somehow related to actual history or politics. I love many types of fiction, of course, but when it comes to CLS, I try to stay on-topic.
The thing about Hulu's A Handmaid's Tale, though, is that it straddles the line. It's a show that takes place in a fictional near-future of the United States, and it's so highly political and charged with that variety of intrigue, that I think a lot of you guys and gals are really gonna dig it.
Based on the short novel, A Handmaid's Tale tells the story of a future where the United States is destroyed from within by a militarized Christian movement, and in its place, the country of Gilead takes form. Gilead is ruthlessly run, with a built-in caste system and an uneasy relationship with other world powers, most notably Canada, who is absorbing endless refugees from the south. Making matters worse, the entire world is going through a fertility crisis. There are barely any children being born, something at the center of Gilead's formation.
I don't want to say any more, other than to recommend it to all of you. As I said, it's on Hulu. It's 10 episodes, so if you don't have a Hulu account, I think you might be able to do one of those week trials, and then just cancel.
Anywho, I wanted to put it on your radar, though I imagine many of you have already heard of it, and maybe even watch it. But if you haven't, consider it!
News Burst tomorrow. 'Til then!
Comments
It's exhausting and mentally trying, for sure.
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:58:33 +0000 UTCChildren of Men? I gotta look into it.
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:58:22 +0000 UTCIndeed. And she has a cameo in one of the episodes!
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:58:14 +0000 UTCYou'd love it, ma.
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:58:03 +0000 UTCI had no idea she was a Scientologist. That's so weird (and interesting).
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:57:57 +0000 UTCGlad to hear that! Sometimes, we gotta see things through.
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:57:16 +0000 UTCIt's awesome. And the cinematography!
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:57:04 +0000 UTCIt's so good, isn't it?
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:56:52 +0000 UTCYou got it, Will. Enjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:56:31 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2017-08-19 01:56:20 +0000 UTCI'm a big fan, does make me feel completely drained afterwards though
a jeddy night in
2017-08-13 20:40:49 +0000 UTCJust watched the first two eps. Some intense hardcore shit! Wow! Reminds me of Children of Men.
Bryan Silva
2017-08-12 14:58:28 +0000 UTCBased on the book by a Canadian author! :)
Ross Arbour
2017-08-12 01:19:35 +0000 UTCIntriguing- sounds like it's worth the watch. 😉 Thanks bud!
BettyAnn Moriarty
2017-08-11 20:26:47 +0000 UTCI was going to watch it, but I couldn't get around the idea of Elizabeth Moss, one of the celebrity faces of Scientology, playing a character in a world in which she is taken advantage of by a religious entity.
Tyler Berg
2017-08-11 20:14:50 +0000 UTCI started it because of the hype I was bored out of my mind in the first episode and a half or so. But I felt compelled to keep going on last weekend and I ended up loving it.
Christopher Hopkins
2017-08-11 12:24:17 +0000 UTCIt is one of the more thought provoking series that I have ever seen!
Tristan
2017-08-11 10:18:44 +0000 UTCLove this show 🙂
Amy Gilroy
2017-08-11 10:03:17 +0000 UTCOne I was on the fence about watching but definitely will check it out now. As always thanks for the recommendations :)
Will Caldwell
2017-08-11 06:57:02 +0000 UTCI've heard good things. Now, a Colin recommendation! I'll watch it.
Cameren Ceniceros
2017-08-11 06:53:45 +0000 UTC
