Good call! I love the Hillerman books! I want to see an accurate film portrayal of the Hillerman books using real Native Americans and showing the more cerebral, respectful character that Hillerman noted.
Someone tried to make a movie about The Dark Wind back in 1991 with Lou Diamond Phillips ( a guy of 1/2 Filipino descent and maybe 1/8 Cherokee) playing an outgoing, physical, assertive version of Jim Chee. I was watching it at a guest house in Thailand back in 1992 and trying to explain to the Thai hosts and family how it was not quite accurate. I think they thought I was nuts.
Because all Americans are outgoing, physical and assertive, after all.
LOL!
Just watched the Dark Winds Season 1 Trailer on Youtube. That looks outstanding!
I do not have a TV but I may stream it on my laptop. I haven’t done that since I watched the first two episodes of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time and was disappointed with it.
This does not look like it will disappoint.
Female Deputy: “Nice suit”
Jim: “Thanks.”
Female Deputy: “You look like Pat Boone.”
Yes, we’re halfway through Reservation Dogs. It’s a really interesting series. I watched Rutherford Falls last year and was saddened when it wasn’t renewed. Both really good series about Native American life.
I like Abbott Elementary, it’s the perfect show for watching on my iPad when I make dinner. Watched a few episodes of the Great and need to get back to it. Loved all four seasons of Never Have I Ever and big thumbs up for the Other Two. I was pretty disappointed in season 2 of the Morning Show but will definitely check it out season 3. I just can’t get into the idea of watching The Beef. The whole premise fills me with stress and dread. What can I say, I’m kind of a light weight.
i recommended Jury Duty in the other thread. it’s a really chill watch. perfect for the iPad in the kitchen. good laughs and has a certain charm to it. saw that it just got four Emmy noms.
I had mixed feelings about it. If I looked at it as a standalone series, it was pretty interesting. It was not, however, 100% faithful to the books. (And none of the characters were as I’d pictured them, with the exception of Ruth!) But it was good enough…
I think it’s possible that you’ll like the Dark Winds series. The native characters are native actors. I read a lot of reviews and there were some criticisms from some Navajo. Overall, it appears that most reviews agree it’s a lot better by far than earlier attempts to make movies of Hillerman books. The acting is superb, for us.
We three in my house found season 1 deeply compelling, and it propelled me back to re read the 3 books that the series is combining. We watched the season 1 episodes several times. It’s not a simple plot to follow. That’s good for us here! We also ended up buying season 1 on DVDsbecause we know we will watch over several times.
I did explain to our young adult son that Manuelita does end up in the book series married to Chee, whom her mom calls “cheeseburger.”
