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The prevailing thought, when the book is closed and the adaptation begins, is comparison.

When youve read and loved the source material, its an inescapable feeling.

Yet what happens when the source material, while polarizing and stimulating, is too introspective for screen?

Its own kind of cool idea…

But to suggest that thats an outgrowth of the novel feels disingenuous.

Essentially, the framework is borrowed, but what sits inside is a story that stands on its own.

I can go anywhere, if they give me the money.

He added that he already knows where series ends and whats going to happen to Juliana.

It all makes for a visually jarring period piece.

Frank [Spotnitz] has been very particular about seeing this as a marathon, not a spirit.

Like youre getting a little tiny taste as you go.

you could read our spoiler-free review ofThe Man in the High Castlehere.