The Last Tycoon

F. Scott Fitzgerald's last unfinished novel is apparently destined to be an unfinished series. The beautiful setting, inspired by mid-1930s Hollywood, combines real and fictional (inspired) characters and gives us a taste of the whole dream factory mechanism at its best. Amazon's The Last Tycoon series is one of those unassuming gems of that ideally should appeal to the full spectrum of audiences of the latest Gatsby adaptation, but it is sadly somewhat overlooked on television. But I hope not forever. Fitzgerald's world is still exquisite, enticing, riotous, and sensual. I also dare say very topical. So let yourself be swept up in the peripeteia surrounding the latest Type A production, and when you're done, follow up with, for example, a series about Fitzgerald's wife Zelda - Z: The Beginning of Everything. The whole thing cycles beautifully. (2017.10.11)