DP> pretty cliche to me.  Yes, I did like the trip down memory lane, but the
 DP> show itself was only so-so to me.

To each his/her own... I personally love the craft of it, with constant
references, in plot and cinematography, to ET, Alien, The Thing, Nightmare on
Elm Street, Stand By Me, etc. If anything, it stands out (particularly for
friends of mine in my generation who have seen it) because of its
inter-literary nature, a la Umbero Eco.

In Eco's novels, more than half the story is intentionally told by the
literature referenced around the main story, so the more you understand the
world and the subtle queues, the more everything becomes real and explicitly
intentional in the narrative as it unfolds.

For me, having studied medieval history and religion as well as late medieval
to early modern occultism and mysticism, The Name of the Rose, Foucult's
Pendulum, and Baudelino pop out much more than The Mysterious Flame of Queen
Loana, since I knew the content and the motifs of the surrounding world view
in the former from my bachelors and masters studies, but had less of a base
of knowledge in WWII era Italy and early 20th century European pulp novels
and comics.

Likewise, I perhaps get much much more out of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles
comics than most comic book fans, since I read most everything by Peter
Carrol and Austin Osman Spare and understand the context of 90s
counter-culture juxtaposed with Chaos Magic theory.

I think for many fans in their 30's and early 40's, they see all the queues,
tropes and motifs the same way. Then again, my wife (who is the same age, and
granted isn't interested in anything "scary"), would not probably like it,
since she never real grew up watching 80's horror and adventure movies. It
wasn't her thing.

Anyway, I ramble... :D

-ph

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