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Disney has Mandalorian. Amazon has The Expanse and recently picked up Ringworld for a tv-series too. Another unnamed network is supposedly currently consideri
by bduerst 7y ago
Disney has Mandalorian. Amazon has The Expanse and recently picked up Ringworld for a tv-series too.
Another unnamed network is supposedly currently considering Red Rising series as well.
Sci-Fi dystopia is hot right now.
- gumby 7y agoIs Ringworld really dystopian? I mean the ring world civilization(s) did fall, but Known Space and the puppeteers were pretty much doing OK.
- bduerst 7y agoFor the majority of the story, the fallen-empire setting of the ring is dystopian. Earth itself is a utopia, which bores the main character and is their motivation to explore the ring to begin with. So both? Even if they don't follow the main plot, the ring presents a great backdrop for exploration and the freedom for some pretty interesting stories.
- ghaff 7y agoSort of a problem with a lot of Niven's novels more generally, but they became travelogues to a large degree. I agree not especially dystopian (or interesting). I liked his short stories a lot more.
- closetohome 7y agoI always loved that about them. Not all sci-fi needs to crawl into its own navel and reveal the condition of Man. Sometimes it can just create and explore a fantastic universe.
- ghaff 7y agoI thought it worked better in shorter formats though. (And I was a huge Niven fan.)
- closetohome 7y agoSure, I can see how that style could drag a little in long-form.
- Pfhreak 7y agoNetflix has Altered Carbon and Black Mirror.
- unreal37 7y ago"3%" fits that definition too.
- munk-a 7y ago3% is a solid dystopian show - it's clearly got a lower budget for CG but it tends to use practical effects when possible and the CG doesn't terribly detract. It's also nice to see a Brazilian show get an international audience.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago3% was originally a few web shorts... and honestly I think I liked those more. Not as flashy, but they were punchier and managed to create the hustled, panicky feeling that the screening process was about. The actual series expanded on this, but felt hollow by comparison.
- munk-a 7y agoI will need to track these down - thanks!
- ethbro 7y agogrinds teeth to dust at Netflix Altered Carbon's bastardization of the Envoys
- anp 7y agoHey, Richard K Morgan said he was ecstatic with the adaptation. I prefer the novels’ Envoys too but am willing to follow the authors lead overall.
- geuis 7y agoI don’t really consider Red Rising dystopian at all. In that world what the Golds do to humans on Earth is considered ancient history. The main character’s rise as a Red is certainly a struggle. And the plight of all Reds and the other colors is equally similar. But overall the story arc is more similar to the Biblical story of Noah, but with gladiators and space ships. To be fair, the story of Noah might be considered dystopian to prosperous Jewish cultures a few thousand years ago. But at some point everyone’s plights become history.
- bduerst 7y agoEh, Red Rising is a dystopia in that it is not equal for all, in that the low colors are essentially slaves. The author is a history buff, and describes his motivation for the society as looked back on mankind's history and seeing that it's not a gradual progression towards becoming better, but a cyclical process oscillating between egalitarianism and authoritarianism (fascism). Either way, it will be a damn good story to see play out as a series. Despite the first three books being from only Darrow's perspective, the characters rival Game of Thrones IMO.