Family affair: John Rogers on The Librarians
Showrunner John Rogers tells Michael Pickard why family-friendly fantasy drama The Librarians stands up against its bloodier rivals. If Game of Thrones represents the brutal and bloody face of fantasy drama, The Librarians is firmly placed at the other end of the genre’s spectrum. Based on a string of TV movies, the series focuses on an ancient organisation hidden beneath New York’s Metropolitan Public Library that is dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the secret, magical reality hidden all around. The group solves impossible mysteries, fights supernatural threats and recovers powerful artefacts, including the Ark of the Covenant, the Spear of Destiny and Excalibur. The Librarians is produced for US cable channel TNT by Electric Entertainment. John Rogers, Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin and Noah Wyle are the exec producers. “I always describe the show as a family fantasy adventure where smart people solve problems with their brains,” says Rogers, who is also the showrunner. “It’s a show people can watch with their kids, and we make a point that violence is always the last resort. It celebrates knowledge and learning. The addition of the fantastic, the magical and the mythic makes it even more fun. “I’m a fan of Game of Thrones and the darker stuff. But if you just have a diet of nothing but that, you get bored. All we’re saying is you can have a different style of show that embraces fantasy, that embraces genre and doesn’t necessarily need to go down the dark and gritty route.” … Continue reading Family affair: John Rogers on The Librarians
