I can't say I've enjoyed it as much. Although it's exceedingly long, it's not the production or casting (both are particularly good); it is the story. Beth character is nothing but a cheesy mixture of Czentovic and Dr. B. from the 1941 masterpiece 'Chess Novelle' (Chess Story or The Royal Game) by Stefan Zweig. Unfortunately, Tevis's story has too many loopholes which makes this whole thing nothing but another superhero action.