The Stones initial mission was to be the anti-Beatles.
It seemed for a while that the Stones did everything the Beatles did about two months later.
The Beatles used sitar on Norwegian Wood, the Stones used sitar for Paint it Black.
The Beatles put death in the sweetly pop country cut Babys in Black.
The Stones went dark for Paint it Black.Sgt.
Peppers Lonely Hearts Band…Their Satanic Majestys Request.
This brings us to Starz and HBO.
Well, after they played catch-up.
HBO had a long run with the series that made them a class act,The Sopranos.
They explored similar themes withBoardwalk Empireand the short-lived and ironically-titledLuck.
Starz brought outMagic City.
HBO told the rise of an empire in two seasons onRome.
Starz showed us Xena naked in Spartacus (dont lie, thats why you watched it).
HBO is bringing George RR Martins fantasy novel series to a classic run.
Starz is giving us a version of Philippa Gregorys historical novel seriesThe Cousins WarwithThe White Queen.
So far, in the British battle royale, Starz has been the Dave Clark Five.
The White Queenis no different.
It was a very interesting time and there will be scandals and violence galore.
Theres already sex in the first episode.
Mind you, its all legs and elbows, but its happening.
Gang of Thorns also has dragons, which history wouldnt bear out, so insteadThe White Queengives us magic.
In Elizabeths case its visions.
This isnt to say that visions wont be as visually exciting as dragons.
Cool, but what have you done for me lately?
Whos the daughter of a witch.
Director James Kent visually referencesGame of Thornesso many times, youd think it was a spinoff.
The opening shot with the tree and the spinning, arent those the credits toCrown of Thrones?
So shes not the most innocent White Queen, which is good.
Rebecca Ferguson might just give her a touch of Princess Diana.
She has a repressed giddiness thats young and charming.
Too bad she almost wretches when she gets the visions.
Problem is she has a problem with him trying to rape her.
There go all the children youll never have, all the dreams you wont remember.
Put a ring on it.
And the king promises to do it.
So they have a secret wedding.
What could go wrong?
In which case she has to lam it out of there.
Im looking forward to what James Frain will do with him.
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Rating:
3 out of 5
