Handmaid's tale!

[tjscraps]

April 8th!!!! Who will be watching??

[catgoddess]

Meeee! I can't wait!

[Saar]

Me too!

[jk703]

I have a question... this was a book, correct? Does it follow the books? I don't watch a lot of TV... so I'm thinking maybe read the book. Or it totally veers and I should just pick the book or TV?

[Memaw2Wm]

Originally Posted by jk703

I have a question... this was a book, correct? Does it follow the books? I don't watch a lot of TV... so I'm thinking maybe read the book. Or it totally veers and I should just pick the book or TV?

It's also a book ... I read it a zillion years ago, haven't watched the tv show though.

[KristinCB]

I have not watched this but always planned to once it was all finished so I wouldn't have to wait in between seasons. I have heard that it can be hard to watch though with the dread/doom so I may hold off on watching it

[LJSDesigns]

I know nothing about it, but dread and doom sound, well, dreadful.

[3BluEyedBabi]

I tried watching, but I don't think I even made it past the first episode.

[catgoddess]

Originally Posted by jk703

I have a question... this was a book, correct? Does it follow the books? I don't watch a lot of TV... so I'm thinking maybe read the book. Or it totally veers and I should just pick the book or TV?

Season 1 follows the book pretty well, but there are differences that made sense for TV. Margaret Atwood, the book author, was also a consulting producer on the show for at least the first season. After the first season, it's all content for the TV show (no books to base from). The newest/final season will be season 6.

There will be a spin off TV show based on a more recent book of Atwood's called The Testaments that focuses on a few of the characters from Handmaid's.

[flergs]

I used to love it, but once it started to mirror real life I had to stop. It gave me so much dread & anxiety. It's such an amazing show though, just way too realistic sadly right now.

[shellbyj]

I am happy its back but not at the same time. I fear our leaders will get more ideas...

[Leablahblah]

I need to read the book first!

[tjscraps]

Kristin - the subject matter is hard when real life relates a bit too much - with how they treat women and minority groups. Frustrating plus fascinating

[Txcorey]

I hated the book, so never watched the show.

[LynnZant]

I won't be watching. I read the book, so watching it seems like it would just be more like reality T.V. at this point.

[norton94]

Originally Posted by flergs

I used to love it, but once it started to mirror real life I had to stop. It gave me so much dread & anxiety. It's such an amazing show though, just way too realistic sadly right now.

Exactly where I was emotionally when I stopped watching it. It was just too easy to extrapolate to those extremes given we were living in dystopian times already with the pandemic. I stopped after going to Costco for the first time with everyone wearing Covid masks and having rations. The acting is incredible - it's crazy how when it was written soooo long ago it was pure science fiction and now it doesn't seem as far fetched as when it was written.

[lovely1m]

I loved the book and the first 2 seasons of the show. I want to keep watching but like others say, it's difficult right now with how closely it mirrors are current reality.

[StacyLynn]

Me!!!!