5 ways FX's 'Kindred' is different from Octavia E. Butler's novel

It's impossible to overstate the impact of Octavia E. Butler. Throughout her writing career, the science fiction legend gifted us with prophetic dystopias, like in Parable of the Sower; twists on classic vampire tales, like in Fledgling; and compelling new alien forms, like in Dawn.

With these strange and fascinating new...