New trailer for BLOOD OF MY BLOOD!
STARZ has released the official trailer for OUTLANDER: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD!
The description accompanying the video says:
Outlander: Blood of my Blood is a saga that unfolds across time. From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways.A few quick impressions:
It does look interesting, with plenty of action in addition to the dual love stories. I was glad to see that, because all the publicity photos and bits of video we've seen lately have focused only on the romances and the parallels between the two storylines. I wanted to see a little of what else this series has to offer, and this trailer certainly delivered that!
I was struck by how much Julia sounds like Claire.
I'm not surprised by the time-travel angle (I suspected that, from the day they first announced that the show would feature dual storylines in different centuries!), but I hope we see a fresh take on it, not just repeating Claire's early days at Leoch.
I still don't quite know how I feel about this show, but I will certainly be watching, and trying to keep an open mind. In case you're wondering, yes, I'll be sharing my reactions to each episode as the season progresses, but at this point I'm not planning to do the sort of in-depth episode recaps that I've done for OUTLANDER.
What about the rest of you? What did you think of this trailer? Are you planning to watch the show? Please leave a comment here or on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.
For those of you who don't know, OUTLANDER: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD will air on STARZ on Fridays at 8pm ET/PT, beginning August 8th. The season will be 10 episodes long.
I'm wondering about how much Diana Gabaldon was involved in the writing of the script of the new show... The trailer gave away stunning news about things we don't know from the books (as far as I know, at least). Do you know anything about it?
Love from Germany
Julie
Diana Gabaldon is a paid consultant on BLOOD OF MY BLOOD just as she was on OUTLANDER, meaning that she reads all of the scripts and makes suggestions, and sometimes (not always!) they follow her advice. For BOMB Season 1, Diana wrote the script for Episode 109, and she also co-wrote the season finale (Episode 110) with the showrunner, Matt Roberts.
Karen