Reminder: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Is a Stone-Cold Masterpiece

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is one of the greatest fantasy adventures of all time. An absolute masterpiece. We say that full well knowing that, these days, hyperbole is way too common. Words meant for maximum impact get thrown around much too easily. But, in this case, we mean it exactly as it’s intended. “All time.” “Masterpiece.” We are so emphatic about it, in fact, that we’re making the statement now, just randomly. Not on an anniversary. Not for any real reason. Just today, right now, because we recently rewatched the series on a whim and its magic infected us with the deep need to praise it from the mountaintops once again. Released by Netflix in 2019, Age of Resistance is a 10-episode prequel series to the Jim Henson/Frank Oz 1982 film, The Dark Crystal. That film wasn’t a big hit when it was released but in the decades that followed gained a large fan following. Enough of a following that a team of obvious superfans (such as showrunners Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews ... Read full article.