Episode 79
Legion, Season One
Supercontext: an autopsy of media · Charlie Bennett
November 3, 20171h 27mExplicit
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Show Notes
This television show may be an adaptation of a superhero property, but it's unlike anything we've seen before. It takes the collage aesthetics from unusual comic books and turns them into Noah Hawley's kaleidoscope of mental illness, 60s futurism and a good old fashioned love story.
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Additional Resources:
- Legion tells a human story without giving up its superpowers
- Legion, FX's new superhero show, is a landmark production in more ways than one
- The Cast of Legion Lied to Star Dan Stevens to Make the Show Better
- How David Bowie Inspired Aubrey Plaza's Gender-Bending Legion Character
- Why the production designer of new TV series Legion has a dream job
- 'Legion': Noah Hawley and Dan Stevens Unpack the Finale, Tease Season 2
- John Landgraf Talks 'Legion' On FX & Changing Marketplace; Slams Silicon Valley
- TV pilot shoots in Vancouver grew nearly 70% since last year