![]() ![]() ![]() Well, first of all, if somebody wants to give me money to make a movie or TV show out of my stuff, and the price is right, they can star a sock monkey and set the show on Venus for all I care. Yet I get e-mails and comments from some readers bemoaning that the show isn’t like the books, and in some cases I have been criticized for essentially selling out, letting a bunch of Hollywood punks run roughshod over my creation. ![]() Greg Yaitanes directed all eight episodes, meaning he pulled off a sustained nine-hour movie, an amazing feat. The cast has been stellar, as well, and the cinematography, art direction, location work, music selection, those elements and more, have been damn near flawless. The Vietnamese war sequence – one long take – is as remarkable a piece of filmmaking as I’ve seen in some time, capturing the feel and pressure and insanity of battle. The finale (like the opening episode) is a feature-length crime story worthy of release as an indie film. Here Max discusses those departures, inherent in any adaptation, and his feelings about the fresh direction the show has taken while finding its own, unique voice. The series has departed in some ways from the books. The TV series Quarry, based on Max Allan Collins’ beloved series of books, has just finished its first critically acclaimed season on Cinemax. ![]()
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