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The Magicians is an American fantasy television series that aired on Syfy, based on the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman. Michael London, Janice Williams, John McNamara, and Sera Gamble serve as executive producers. A 13-episode order was placed for the first season in May 2015, and the series premiered on December 16, 2015, as a special preview. In January 2019, Syfy renewed the series for a fifth, which ran from…
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Among the masses of authors, screenwriters and producers who, each in their own way, had attempted to exploit the global popularity of Harry Potter, was also journalist Lev Grossman, who came up with a very simple idea. He concluded that there was no need to reinvent the wheel and veer too far from the Harry Potter formula – a story about magic set in an educational institution environment. Instead, as a fairly effe…More
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I just finished The Magicians on Netflix and what a wild ride. I really enjoyed this one a lot! This should be a spoiler free review with an overview of the plot and cast. This is a five season comedic fantasy series with a really colorful cast of characters. Think Harry Potter and Hogwarts grows up goes to college and discovers Narnia. Whimsy is a theme in this series. As whimsical as it is though, this is NOT for…More
Welcome, gods and goddesses of Olympus! This TV show was recommended to me by (again) my best friend and bless the day I started watching it as, along with *Switched at birth* and *Vikings*, it is in the top of my favorite TV shows. *The Magicians* stars Quentin, a depressed young man in love with his best friend Julia and, moreover, obsessed with a saga of fantastic children's books. It is then that he suddenly app…More
Ok, I was a lot late on this one. This is my first from the SYFY cable network, So I'm yet to know how their TV shows go. But hey, this is indeed a good show. I saw the pilot of the first season last night, after Altered Carbon . And wow, it was awesome. It is currently in its third season. I would be continuing the show till I catch up. Hopefully they don't disappoint me.More