‘Succession’ Review: Episode 7 Fireworks Turn a ‘Tailgate Party’ Into Scorched Earth
It’s not Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and the new space race, but can you spy the subtle parallels? PBS’ version opens with three Englishmen of obvious privilege in conversation around a table in a members-only men’s club, wagering whether the pre-passenger-flight-era feat of human ambition and technological marvel implied in the title is achievable. Any new take on Vernes’ classic, even after taking into account that 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of its original publishing, ought to be as adventurous and inventive as the story that inspired it. Under those terms, given the eight-episode end product that premieres tonight on PBS, there’s little explanation for this new adaptation of “ Around the World in 80 Days,” Jules Vernes’ most adapted work (across television, film, theatre, gaming, and radio). His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).If any new trends catch on in 2022, one should insist on every film or television series justifying its existence beyond its potential to make a profit - especially when it comes to adaptations of IP previously adapted in multitudes. Verne was born to bourgeois parents in the seaport of Nantes, where he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. The author: Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,075,400 in 2017) set by his friends at the Reform Club. The book : Scarce and attractive edition of Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) - a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. Donohue, no date (circa 1918).īinding : Very good illustrated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.Ĭontent : Good content (bright and tight, 1918 gift note endpaper, some pages are dog-eared). Title : The Tour of the World in Eighty Days.
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