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This is very “annoying” as I usually am able to dismiss most modern TV shows because of mediocre to bad writing. Each and every show I am able to skip is a huge
by musha68k 9y ago
This is very “annoying” as I usually am able to dismiss most modern TV shows because of mediocre to bad writing. Each and every show I am able to skip is a huge win in life/time – most good old Star Trek and TV shows of the 80s and 90s let you skip episodes without you losing track of (most of) the story.
I digress. I’ve read Snow Crash and Ringworld – for the most part they were genuinely fantastic, let’s hope they don’t over-polish (most new productions don’t have “soul” IMHO) and over-stretch the TV adaptations (mini series ought to be enough in these cases).
While they are already at it - time to see a show based on Ursula K. LeGuin’s writings as well.
- arethuza 9y agoI'd dearly love to see something based on the Culture books - though I appreciate that stories about atheistic, space faring, hedonistic, drug taking communists who are more or less kept as pets by god-like AIs might make the pitch a bit tricky to anyone other than the BBC...
- musha68k 9y agoCue the "outrage dollar" but you could be right there... The most far-out sci-fi needs to be read anyhow – so many images today, so little imagination. "Be conservative in what you choose to binge-watch and be more liberal in taking time to read instead."
- arethuza 9y agoI'd rather like to have a snarky SC drone (if that's not a tautology) voiced by Peter Capaldi in a detuned Malcolm Tucker mode. The Scottish accent would, of course, be appropriate...
- MikusR 9y agoBasically any existing TV show or movie can already be considered part of Culture verse. Take any character and imagine it works for Contact.
- Sharlin 9y agoHey, this is a fun game. Some ideas: Game of Thrones - Varys The Expanse - Chrisjen Avasarala. Or maybe her bodyguard, Cotyar. Narcos - Bill Strechner Archer - Lana Kane
- zelos 9y agoThe TV Earthsea series was pretty terrible, unfortunately.