Altered Carbon

[chf]

Netflix Picks Up Futuristic Sci-Fi Series 'Altered Carbon' Based on Book

chf is geeked.

One of my favorite authors in the sci-fi genre. It had previously been optioned as a movie, which allowed the author to quit teaching ESL abroad and write full time.

VERY cool source material for a TV show.

Just have to hope it actually makes it into production.

 

[chf]

I'm geeked about this. One of the best characters/concepts in sci-fi in the last 10 years.

Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) is to play Takeshi Kovacks. Not sure about that casting, but he could pull it off. James Purefoy also to be involved.

Concept art I'm assuming:

 

[chf]

And should I read the book?

An enthusiastic yes from me. Noir detective meets the Terminator meets Kelly's Heroes.

 

[chf]

I'm geeked about this. One of the best characters/concepts in sci-fi in the last 10 years.

Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) is to play Takeshi Kovacks. Not sure about that casting, but he could pull it off. James Purefoy also to be involved.

Concept art I'm assuming:

So let's get this straight, Mr. 'Hollywood recycles ideas', I post a link to a show based on ORIGINAL sci-fi source material (and good source material to boot) and I get a 'bullshit' response from you?

Heh, this outta' be awesome.

Drop some knowledge on me Mr. Garcia.

 

[BusSport]

Altered Carbon, hardboiled cyberpunk television series based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan:

 

[chf]

I'm very geeked about this. First look at the visuals and the FX, all looks strong.

The script unless the totally stray from the source material will be fan-fucking-tastic.

 

[4down20]

So let's get this straight, Mr. 'Hollywood recycles ideas', I post a link to a show based on ORIGINAL sci-fi source material (and good source material to boot) and I get a 'bullshit' response from you?

Heh, this outta' be awesome.

Drop some knowledge on me Mr. Garcia.

Getting a negative rating from that guy is like getting a positive one.

 

[romeo212000]

Getting a negative rating from that guy is like getting a positive one.

That guy is the poster child for not drinking during pregnancy.

 

[Godstree]

Show looks pretty cool.

 

[chf]

New trailer:


Drops early February.

 

[chf]

Tuesday bitches.

 

[Omar 382]

Tuesday bitches.

Pretty sure it drops Friday, nerd

 

[chf]

Pretty sure it drops Friday, nerd

That makes me an idiot, not a nerd.

Though art a stinking pustule erupting on a camel's labia.

I stand corrected.

 

[Bridgeburner]

If chf is excited about this I'm gonna pass.

I kid. How you doin fool?

I'm actually pretty geeked about this one too. Been looking for something new to watch.

 

[chf]

I'm okay, putting in time till I die binge watching Altered Carbon.

I'm tired today, finished binging AC last night.

 

[calsnowskier]

I am watching ep 8 now. The show is pretty good.

 

[chf]

I've been trying to find my copy of the book.

Pretty sure there's one major plot divergence, but I'll have to re-read to be sure.

Art direction was fan-fucking tastic. Loved the AI/hotel dude.

The one downside (same is true of any dense source material I suppose) is that it was hard to unpack all the info hitting you. The social/political/religious intertwining has WAAAAY more time to play out in the book. You struggle to get it all straight as a TV viewer I think.

My other critique will depend on my re-read.

8/10.

 

[Duffman]

SO. MUCH. NUDITY.

 

[Battlelyon]

I've been trying to find my copy of the book.

Pretty sure there's one major plot divergence, but I'll have to re-read to be sure.

Art direction was fan-fucking tastic. Loved the AI/hotel dude.

The one downside (same is true of any dense source material I suppose) is that it was hard to unpack all the info hitting you. The social/political/religious intertwining has WAAAAY more time to play out in the book. You struggle to get it all straight as a TV viewer I think.

My other critique will depend on my re-read.

8/10.

I will start by saying I never read the book, so its a new fresh take on the show. I agree, the art direction, and the technology give it fresh unique feel. The show needed to work on character development and a little less politics in the first show, IMO. A little too fast paced. 6.5/10

 

[Cave_Johnson]

Still about 4 episodes left but I'll say this:

I'm happy we got to see that Mexican chick's tits a few times, but I would have given up the titty shots in exchange for her not having so many lines of exposition. Especially all the stuff that was 5 minutes into the first episode. Rewound that part like 3 times because I had no clue what she was saying due to the accent. Ended up having to just Wikipedia that shit. Definitely glad I did. Helped with a bunch of stuff later on.