I read a couple of Atwood's earlier novels years ago, I follow her on twitter, and I attended the same high school in Toronto as she did (Leaside High, years after she did) and even had one of the same English teachers she had there (Miss Eaton). So, how come I have no strong desire to watch this series? Is it because I enjoy fiction, movies, & TV  less and less as years pass? Because the plot idea sounds quite dreary and boring to me? Is it partly the goofy looking hat a character wears in a promo photo? Is it 'cause I refuse to commit multiple hours of my life to watching a fictional TV series? 'Cause the series is already so over-hyped in the media? What ever the reasons, I don't think I'll bother with it beyond writing this comment to say "no thanks"! TV dystopia's likely to give me indigestion.