The TV adaptation of Dan Brown's best selling 2010 novel "The Lost Symbol" airs the first episode tomorrow, Thursday 9/16/21 on Peacock TV.
Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.
When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.
It is probably one of my least favorite books primarily because it builds on pretty much every fanciful conspiracy theory about the Freemasons. Though I confess that I am a huge fan of his novels because they are engaging and fun to read. Brown's penchant for putting in so many historical facts and tidbits throughout his novels is also fun as I make notes or stop to google the location he is talking about or some obscure fact or piece of art to see it for myself. The Lost Symbol is no exception, especially early in the book as he talk about some lesser known pieces in the Capital Building. As much as I like the novels though, I have never been a fan of the movie adaptations of his books. They cut out all the parts that are fun, to me at least. I am hopeful that a TV series will give them more time to explore that parts that make the books so enjoyable, though I feel it much more likely they will still cut out the good parts and shoehorn in actions scenes or romantic involvement that wasn't in the books just to keep the GoT crowd happy.
You can watch it for free on PeacockTV.com. Here's the trailer if you haven't seen it.
Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.
When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.
It is probably one of my least favorite books primarily because it builds on pretty much every fanciful conspiracy theory about the Freemasons. Though I confess that I am a huge fan of his novels because they are engaging and fun to read. Brown's penchant for putting in so many historical facts and tidbits throughout his novels is also fun as I make notes or stop to google the location he is talking about or some obscure fact or piece of art to see it for myself. The Lost Symbol is no exception, especially early in the book as he talk about some lesser known pieces in the Capital Building. As much as I like the novels though, I have never been a fan of the movie adaptations of his books. They cut out all the parts that are fun, to me at least. I am hopeful that a TV series will give them more time to explore that parts that make the books so enjoyable, though I feel it much more likely they will still cut out the good parts and shoehorn in actions scenes or romantic involvement that wasn't in the books just to keep the GoT crowd happy.
You can watch it for free on PeacockTV.com. Here's the trailer if you haven't seen it.