Showing posts with label Delirium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delirium. Show all posts
If you know anything about me by now, you know I love to read. Reading is one of my favourite past times. But here's something you probably don't know, something that I am thoroughly ashamed of. I have abandoned so many series half way. It was never intentional of course. Because of university deadlines or long waits between book releases, I somehow put these sagas on hold - never to return to them again. But that is going to change. My aim for this year is to finally finish these books after all this time! So without further ado, let's see the skeletons of my book closet ...
Delirium is set in a futuristic world, where love is classified as a disease. Teenagers - at the tender age of 18 - are set to receive the cute that will forever rid them of love. From there, they will live out their lives planned by the government in so-called-contentment, away from the dangers of love and impulse. Things seem to be going according to plan for young Lena - who can not wait to get the Cure -, until she falls in love weeks before her appending due date.
When Fox announced that it would be adapting Delirium to television, I was slightly sceptical, nervous but excited. I loved Delirium. The story was incredibly well written and executed, and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. I hoped that the producers would do it justice! The feeling of apprehension I had surrounding the adaptation continued on as the casting for the series was announced. But I kept hope. As long as the core principles of the story were kept, I didn't mind. In the end all that anticipation was left to waste, as the pilot was not picked up. As a fan of the series, I would have at least loved an opportunity to see the final cut! But now, after finally viewing the unaired pilot, it is so clear to see why this series did not get picked up after all. Despite the amount of potential within the pilot, there were many pitfalls that brought its downfall, including ...
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