Alice
(also Callie in tv show Crash)
Alice (2009)
an original tv mini-series on Syfy
Directed and written by: Nick Willing
Tagline from imdb: Everything you know will be turned on its head.
Excerpt from SyFy:
Using the classic Lewis Carroll books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass as a jumping off point, writer/director Nick Willing has created the modern-day story of Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent twenty-something who suddenly finds herself on the other side of a looking glass. She is a stranger in an outlandish city of twisted towers and casinos built out of playing cards, all under the rule of a deliciously devilish Queen who's not very happy about Alice's arrival.
My two-bits:
In this re-telling grief is a theme that hits home. How to deal.
This story has a grown up Alice who at the start of the show is presented as a martial arts instructor. Already you know she is a kickin' character.
References to the original Alice in Wonderland appear, but in their own special ways.
In one scene, Alice approaches a table with a bottle partially filled with a mysterious colored liquid. I knew what it was and chanted "Drink Me, Drink Me, Drink Me."
But when Alice lifted the attached tag on the bottle it said
Curiosity
then she flipped the tag over to read
killed the cat
then she put the bottle down and walked away
HUH? Hey! no drinking or eating involved in this Alice.
And, the flamingoes used to play croquet with in the book - they were super cool pink flying contraptions (steampunked - i think).
Oh yeah, a bit of romance in this story too ;-D
What I really enjoyed was the cast. It was such a treat to see a mix of knowns and unknowns (to me).
Hatter
(also Connor in tv show Primeval)
White Knight
(also Max in tv show Max Headroom)
Prince of Hearts - Jack
(also Robinson Crusoe in tv show Crusoe)
Colm Meaney
King of Hearts
(also Chief O'Brien in tv show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Queen of Hearts
Caterpillar
10 of Clubs
(also Pann in the upcoming Syfy show Caprica)
*Not pictured but of interest to me:
Alessandro Juliani - 9 of Clubs
(also Gaeta in Syfy show Battlestar Galactica)
Tim Curry - Dodo
*if you missed this little gem, definitely Netflix it!
Did you watch it? What did you think?
Oh, I would've loved to see that ! Love the "Curiosity... killed the cat" thing ! :)
ReplyDeleteI watched the first half but I didn't know when the second half was on. It's kind of funny my sister only saw the second half, but we both really liked what we saw. I guess I'll just have to wait for the DVD. :)
ReplyDeletewhat is this syfy channel, and WHY don't I have it? this mini-series looks totally amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI EFFING missed this! I told myself earlier in the day Sunday, don't forget to watch Alice, and what did I do? So now I'm hoping for a replay. Though I guess maybe they have it online...
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to Netflix this since we don't have cable. Alice not drinking the bottle? Sheesh!
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I really enjoyed it, and I didn't expect to.
ReplyDeleteI like the sounds of this although I had not heard of it before. I hope that it comes to Australia, at least on DVD if not to TV. I would love to be able to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad someone liked it...wish I had :)
ReplyDeletei figured this would be light-weight alice for some. but with some fun bits.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for Tim Burton's version of this this spring. Johnny Depp is in it too!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this! I really want to watch it now! Thanks for sharing! I love Colm Meaney and Tim Curry!
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