For more than four decades, Archer knew how to do something that is much harder than it sounds: make us want to know what happens next.

Gyanu needed something authoritative. Something final. Something written in impeccable English.

Janus did not issue orders. It produced recommendations. It did not arrest people.

Perhaps the audience has been waiting for stories that are familiar enough to belong to them and fresh enough to surprise them.

The Odyssey is an ancient story, but it does not feel entirely ancient. The Odyssey has been translated, retold and reinvented for centuries. 

We live in an age of unprecedented access to information, yet much of our entertainment is becoming increasingly simplified.