![]() ![]() ![]() “They want the new thing because with every new thing there’s a chance it could be the big thing,” she says. ![]() Jan Broberg Recounts Her Trauma in 'A Friend of the Family: True Evil' Documentary TrailerĬountries Like France Make Tough Final Calls Choosing Best International Feature Contendersīest Movies Never Made: 40 Lost Projects from Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and More 'The Crown' Weighs Too Heavily in a Dismal, Drawn Out Season 5 ![]() About midway through the nine-episode first season, an artist named Wilhelmina (Hannah John-Kamen) - who replaces the character Helmhotz Watson from Huxley’s book - explains why she has to keep coming up with new pieces of party-starting entertainment, or “feelies,” for the citizens of New London to enjoy. Peacock, led by this serialized adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel, may be arriving during a rare rationing period, but it still represents consumers’ collective gluttony.Īnd “Brave New World” knows it. Peacock’s marquee launch title represents yet another new streaming service, and the “last” to arrive in a nine-month parade of platforms: Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, and one very expensive punchline have flooded the market with more TV shows than ever, and audiences are eagerly gobbling them up. For all the fog-filled, neon-lit orgies in “ Brave New World” - and believe me, there are quite a few - the new sci-fi series peaks when it’s giddily screwing with those watching, not watching people giddily– well, you know. ![]()
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