23 July 2023

'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' TV series ~ I remain quite firm on the signage

'Wait, so there's basically no relation to the original left?', asked sponsors.

'But I remain quite firm on the signage', answered the director.

Nobody asked me, but I'd give this show and this character an absolutely different name. The main character could be just a disciple of the holistic crime-solving method with no damage to the story.

Actually, it would have been even better, with all these shiny characters of the TV series.

Time loops, explanations given only in the last episode, an englishman in New York, and even ridiculousness blended into violent reality - we've seen it. What makes this show watchable are the characters. Well, watchable until the crew gets carried away with their own holistic approach to filming in season 2.

Probably good that they stopped this holism before it went the wrong way, and I even doubt Adams would approve. However, if we forget about the book, it's a nice take on




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