Hey mate.
Yes, I watched the Sky adaptation of Childhood's End a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was quite good, although one of my favourite bits was left out... the fact that all the children come together at the mountain and are dancing.... that's something that struck me about the rave culture over the last 20 or so years, especially with outdoor raves, like Rainbow Serpent and Burning Man.
"The Dominator Culture"... so much that could be written about that... the building of the towers 5000 years ago marked the beginning of something insidious, yet also highly creative at the same time.
See you when you're back.
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Hey @peterloupelis sorry I've only just noticed your reply, I'm not long back and I've been catching up on a mountain of work since my return!! It's a shame that the adaptations rarely match the imaginations of the books or indeed our perceptions of that imagination. I was involved in the rave scene and outdoor parties and festivals for several years, we also used to throw our own. There was certainly something in the air and it scared the powers that be.
Did you ever see a really old british film called the Quatermass Conclusion? if not catch the three hour plus TV version instead of the edited film. It's pretty dated but a fairly interesting story based around some kind of manipulated youth uprising. Ah yes "The Dominator Culture" leading us into a blind alley! Like you say it's certainly insidious but equally potentially miscalculated and perhaps the driving force that enables humanity to awaken from it's slumber.