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This will be fucking fantastic.
The thing is, all of us have read these novels, whether we wanted to or not. I don't think there's a single person I know who went through an American school that didn't have to read these tales. And while you may have chuckled here and there or enjoyed the retelling of old-school shenanigans, you may have felt for something lacking. That being, action and style. Or at least, that's what this show suggests as they will now presumably be toting strange rifles while wearing goggles and dreaming about airships.
It's funny how everything "classic" is getting modernized to fit current aesthetics. Not only in look and style, but in what we think is cool and hip. Apparently, Lincoln wasn't enough of a hero without being a vampire hunter. I mean... it's Lincoln. Did he need to do anything else? Apparently so.
My tone in this post is most likely confusing, because I'm confused as to how I feel about this myself. Truth is, I love steampunk. And I loved the stories even if high points were nothing more than whitewashing fences and floating down a river on a raft. Do I think they need to be revamped just to be visually interesting? Not really.
But I'm still intrigued. And mark my words - I think this show stands a good chance of being a hit.
Braaaaiiiiinnnn Food: What do you think of all these retellings of classings with fantastical twists?
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