My DH and I have been watching Pillars of the Earth on Starz. Both of us read the book and loved it. So well written. And there is just something about a book so heavy you could inflict a serious head wound with it. So far, we are really enjoying the series. They made some interesting (and, in one instance, icky) changes. The icky change is obviously the incest thing with William Hamleigh and his mother. Quite unnecessary and way too over-the top. It was perfectly believable in the book that William was just a bloodthirsty son of a bitch who enjoyed killing, maiming, raping, etc. without the extra dose of parental abuse. I don't know if they are just trying to find a teensy bit of sympathy for William by showing that he (in the TV series) is emotionally and physically abused by his mother. I am not falling for that!
Also, as much as I love Ian McShane, I feel he was miscast as Bishop Waleran. He was so delightfully arrogant and over the top on Deadwood that it feels like he's holding back as Waleran. There is no glint of mischief in his eyes. He seems flat and wooden.
At first I was unsure of Jack but Eddie Redmayne has really grown into the character.
Rufus Sewell as Tom Builder has also grown on me. I think it is because I've only seen Sewell playing the villian or that guy who gives you the creeps.
Last but not least, Prior Phillip. Love Matthew MacFayden. Huge MI:5 fan. I am enjoying his take on Prior Phillip. He really shows how hard Phillip struggles with his pride.
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