Keth Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 So I'm really loving this show. It's alot like Ghost in the Shell.... and Blade Runner, and a Scanner Darkly, and Star Trek, and Black Mirror, and all kinds of other sci fi. It borrows A TON of stuff from the medium and puts it into one crazy ass blender. 3 eps in and I'm digging the hell out of it, anyone else catching this? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 hadn't even heard of this one before...it's grabbing from a lot of stuff i like, though! ...well, i'm neutral on trek and never saw scanner darkly but the rest is gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I read the book some years back. I liked it a lot at the time. I probably won't get around to watching this until the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I have quite a few friends raving about this one on FB! Sci-fi can be a hard sell for me, but I'm willing to give almost anything an episode or two to hook me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 9 hours ago, The NZA said: never saw scanner darkly Its a neat movie. Philip K. Dick story with Richard Linklater directing, Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. acting like a couple of nuts. Keanu has a pretty good performance also not to mention its crazy visual style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_U_SPACECOWBOY Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Started the first episode, but had to cut it off when the fam came home (not appropriate watching for our 2 year old). Seems they are following pretty close to the book, at least to start off. I'm a fan of the novel (although I still haven't gotten around to the other two parts of the trilogy, Broken Angels or Woken Furies) and I'm digging what I see so far. I was worried when I heard Joel Kinnaman had been cast as Kovacs, not only because of his prior track record (see Robocop 2014 and Suicide Squad) but also because of recent white-washing controversies that we saw with GiTS and Iron Fist. I was sure casting him as a character named Takeshi was going to stir up that pot again, and the "he was white in the book" defense doesn't really hold given that race is rather inconsequential in the world of the story. They easily could had changed up the race of the main character with no impact on the story. That said, Kinnaman has been pretty arresting from what I've seen so far! Another early impression, the production values are well above what I'd expect for a TV series. Having just seen the first episode of Electric Dreams (which looks like a middle of the road SyFy original series in terms of production) there was definitely a stark contrast. Looking forward to watching some more of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 This almost lost me around the 6th episode, but man it pulled me right back in. Stick with this one, it's badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 This fucking show... so good! Cj and I only have two episodes left (I think?), which we're going to take care of tomorrow. Completely loving this show!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just finished episode six and I agree with MH--so good! I absolutely love film noir and sci-fi; this show melds the two genres seamlessly and beautifully. I'll wait until I finish the series before I call it as superior to Bladerunner & Bladerunner 2049, but it is on that track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I finished S1 last night and it was pretty fucking spectacular. I purposely avoided reading much about the books to avoid any spoilers. However, I do know there are two more books in the series and the author said in a recent interview the attention around the Netflix show has inspired him to possibly... revisit this character of Tak. So we know Tak survives for at least two more novels and that could translate into who knows how many seasons. I definitely think Kinnamin can be back as Tak next season. They left it open for Ryker to get the clone’s sleeve and Tak to keep his stak in the OG Ryker sleeve. Or vice versa. Personally, I hope Tak gets a new sleeve next season. It would be really interesting to see different actors take on the role of the same character. Much like they did in this season where three different actors played Tak. Speaking of which, the performances were all around great in this show. Ok, Kinnaman doesn’t have the most dynamic range as an actor (a friend recently referred to him as a ham sandwich compared to someone like Tom Hanks who’s a steak) but I thought the limited range of emotion and stoicism served the character. But the giant biker looking motherfucker who got crossed sleeved as Ortega’s abuela did a fucking outstanding job in that episode. Ditto for the guy who played Ava Elliot. I believed every second of the performance as well as the reactions and interactions of the people around him/her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 they ought to do the Doctor Who thing and have a different actor every few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Altered Carbon renewed for Season 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Sweeeeeet. Dunno how I feel about Mackie in the lead role, but I like the ability to Docto Who it up with new actors playing the same character. I'm excited either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayneLane Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I'm jazzed for season two with this info! I tried reading the book but couldn't finish. Probably just the format so ill attempt audiobook next. Lots of changes that I saw between the two mediums, but I enjoyed both overall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDownBelow Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I didn't know they were going to do a season two. I enjoyed how season one wrapped up all nice and neat, though. I always appreciate that in a show. I really dug the noir feel to this. It gave me a Bladerunner kind of vibe with some Elysium thrown in. Whoo boy, and the moral conundrums it raises. I find myself thinking about that sometimes, which is a mark of a good show, I think. I was so sad to see what happened to Edgar though. He was my favorite character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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