Daisy Jones rocks her way onto screens
Recently trending on TikTok has been a clip of a Silver Springs performance by Fleetwood Mac, but did you know that there is a book based off of that exact moment? Amazon Prime released a TV show adaptation of Taylor Jenkins-Reid, a very well known author, “Daisy Jones and The Six ‘’. The show was a great adaptation of the book, and the release of the book’s album “Aurora” has fans everywhere obsessing.
“Daisy Jones and The Six” is a standalone book about a band called “The Six” and their climb to fame, until their lead singer Billy Dunne, played by Sam Clafflin, goes into drug rehabilitation. After Dunne’s return, the band was joined by a new singer named Daisy Jones, played by Riley Keough. The band quickly became a sensation and, almost just as quickly, the band fell apart. Putting focus on the complicated relationships within the band, including a love story between Jones and Dunne, despite Dunne having a wife, it’s a wonderfully written book. Instead of having a typical writing format, it is written as though the band members are being interviewed twenty years later.
Watching the show is extremely captivating, partly due to the costumes. Every episode, all of the costumes are perfectly suited to the characters and the time period. Another large part of why the show is so captivating is the fact that all acting performances were true to the characters from the book. The soundtrack being recorded by these actors also created such a dynamic between them that made the relationships feel like a real band and were dynamic within the characters and the actors.
Chemistry was especially apparent. As mentioned, the book required many different dynamics and relationships within the band and even characters outside it. However, even though the relationships were very well portrayed, there were some problems in the formatting of the show. For example, Jones and Dunne are meant to have emphasis on their relationship as a large part of the book. However, the book is about the Daisy Jones and The Six and their rise and fall. The dynamic was meant to be represented equally in the show instead of Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne being frontrunners. Even though this is one of the only differences between the show and book, it is major because fans everywhere were hoping to see equal representation of the characters.
The TV show also had great promotion. With releasing the album like real artists would, dropping songs before the full album release, and collabs with brands like Free People, the show created a sense of anticipation amongst readers. The cast of the show were also posting social media content to help advertise the show.
Overall, I had limited negative things to say about the show and I think Jenkins Reid will continue to perfect adaptations with her next book to screen movie based off of one of her most popular books, “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.” Even though I wish Daisy Jones and The Six had a longer run, I know it will become one of my favorite shows to rewatch.
