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Now streaming on: "The Golden Compass" is a darker, deeper fantasy epic than the "Rings" trilogy, "The Chronicles of Narnia" or the "Potter" films. It springs from the same British world of quasi-philosophical magic, but creates more complex villains and poses more intriguing questions. As a visual experience, it is superb. As an escapist fantasy, it is challenging. Teenagers may be absorbed and younger children may be captivated; some kids in between may be a little conflicted, because its implications are murky. Advertisement They weren't murky in the original 1995 novel, part of the His D...

If you're liking The Watch, you may want to take a gander at these other fantasy stories brought from the page to the TV screen: 1. Speaking of Pratchett, let's kick off this list with a collaboration between Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Their story of angels and demons was made into a TV series in 2019, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. We see Tennant as the demon Crowley and Sheen as the angel Aziraphale. Typically, the two are at odds, but with the world at risk, they join forces to fight against the Antichrist and a forthcoming Armageddon. 2.