Altered Carbon (Netflix)

[TheDarkKnight]

God the production values of this TV series are making me drool.

Less than a month away. And best thing is that it already apparently has a confirmed second season so not much risk in getting into it.

[Halie Satanus]

Does look rather spectacular...

[the_mango55]

I love cyberpunk and am disappointed when every cyberpunk movie or game that comes out is a financial flop. Hope this is good.

[TheDarkKnight]

I think it will be. The first episode will be directed by Sapochnik (Battle of the Bastards and Hardhome) which [hopefully] means that the subsequent directors will try to emulate the style and quality of that first episode.

We shall see.

I am interested in reading the novel. Has anyone here read it?

[Katsumoto]

I am interested in reading the novel. Has anyone here read it?

Yeah, big fan of the book and its sequels. Highly recommended. Been following the production of the show for a good while and looking forward to it, it definitely looks the part. Only worry I have is some changes they've made to fundamental aspects of the character and lore, which don't seem very good or necessary.

[mishkin]

Eager to watch it.

btw the song from the trailer is the beginning of the end, nine inch nails

[Knight of Heaven]

Mark Anthony is in it?!! Great ill watch it of course.

[mishkin]

Today is the premiere and my expectations have dropped considerably: metacritic: 68

[Iron Aquilifer]

I must say that I am really enjoying it thus far. Not read the source material (Im definitely a novel elitist so if I did read it I probably wouldn’t watch it) so went into it blind.

Personally have a lot of time for nuRobocop and Mark Antony and the other actors are all good enough for my tastes. Nice to see a main character smoking.


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[gastovski]

Everything on Netflix is mediocre at best. Not suprised for scores. But i need to see it because i love SciFi.

[TheDarkKnight]

Ah yes...mediocre. The word people use when they don't feel like actually saying why a show isn't any good.

First episode hooked me. Gonna have to take it slow though.

[Lord Oda Nobunaga]

I've never really seen cyber punk anything (does Matrix count?). But it has James Purefoy so I guess it is worth a shot.

[mishkin]

(after watching two episodes). There are many cool things (the hotel, the trade in bodies, immortality for the elite, the mystic/philosophical resistence movement, the actors are not bad...) but I have the impression that the series is lost in a very large world that they will not be able to cover. They can get lost if they do not focus a couple of aspects / crimes / whatever.

[Gaidin]

I don't mind the series being lost in the large world at least for the first season. It gives the story a focus while leaving the viewer in a sense of wonder. If they get a second season then you get to explore.

That first episode was quite awesome.

[Pontifex Maximus]

I'm going to start this tonight, seems like it's been pretty well received.

[mishkin]

I can not believe that in the 25th century (or whatever) they have not invited not harmful to health cigarettes.

I have reached episode four and I still believe that the narrative is a bit confusing (not that the plot is complicated). Anyway I would rate it with a 6.5 or a 7.

[Gaidin]

I can not believe that in the 25th century (or whatever) they have not invited not harmful to health cigarettes.

Humanity will always have its substance abuse. Not necessarily because they can't invent unharmful or less harmful but similar substances. But mostly because original substances just tend to do better. That's where the money will be at.

[Halie Satanus]

Only seen ep1, very impressive...

[mishkin]

Humanity will always have its substance abuse. Not necessarily because they can't invent unharmful or less harmful but similar substances. But mostly because original substances just tend to do better. That's where the money will be at.

Yes, I get it. But anyway I quitted smoking like three years ago and I think I would kill for unharmful cigarettes.

Only seen ep1, very impressive...

It has its low moments, but after having seen chapter six I would say it gets better. if you do not mind discovering babymetal in the process, by the way.

[Pontifex Maximus]

One episode in, so far so good. Really hoping it stays away from political allegory...