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My fear with any Snowcrash adaptation is that it will feel like John Carter of Mars (or Warhammer Online [1]). John Carter was a groundbreaking novel, but its i

by madrox 7y ago

My fear with any Snowcrash adaptation is that it will feel like John Carter of Mars (or Warhammer Online [1]). John Carter was a groundbreaking novel, but its ideas became so adapted and universally understood that revisiting them in a movie felt ironically like derivative work. If I have to endure years of my non-cyberpunk friends talking about how Snowcrash feels like a rip-off of Ready Player One, then I will flip tables. [1] https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/i-hope-you-like-text https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/i-hope-you-lik...

ljm 7y ago
But of course it's HBO so it'll have plenty of softcore porn embedded within the plot. Despite the jokes, HBO tend to do a decent job of this stuff. Ignoring the shitshow that was GoT after season 4. The Wire, The Sopranos, Westworld... probably better in their hands than, say, Netflix.
- utopian3 7y ago
  I wish they’d spend more time on sub-plots, character development, etc. If HBO removes all the sex scenes, they could probably squeeze in an extra episode of actual content per season (I’m being slightly sarcastic).
  - ljm 7y ago
    They should really branch out into proper porn spinoffs considering how masterfully they mix story and titillation. The production value would be immense. Game of Boners - Aiden Gillen returns to his brothel to make use of his Littlefinger namesake. The Sopranals: Gandolfini enters Bada Bing! through the back door etc. etc. Which is to say, HBO actually seem to be quite tasteful with this while also being gratuitous.
Balgair 7y ago
I think it has enough stuff in it that it'll be just fine. The Raft is still new 'territory' for most sci-fi, the closest we ever got was Waterworld with Kevin Costner. Reason remains sufficiently insane as a weapon to this day (like Project Pluto). Raven is, however, a bit 'old' now and I think may need an upgrade. Smartwheels are still out of reach and car surfing still is cool as hell. RatThings are just on this side of lovable in a Cthulhu-esque sort of way, so I think it'll be good merchandizing (which, reading that back, really drives home the dystopic feel of 2020) The metaverse is, yes, very old now. I'll be interested to see how they deal with it. Uncle Enzo and L. Bob Rife scream out for parallels to Bezos and Gates. So, not really 'new' but still fertile ground. All that said, the first chapter is literary genius and it would be extremely difficult mess up. All the build up to find that Hiro is a ... pizzaguy. So good.
dreamcompiler 7y ago
That's also my worry about Neuromancer if it's ever filmed: The Wachowskis ripped off Gibson, but modern audiences would think the opposite.

by madrox 7y ago

ljm 7y ago

But of course it's HBO so it'll have plenty of softcore porn embedded within the plot. Despite the jokes, HBO tend to do a decent job of this stuff. Ignoring the shitshow that was GoT after season 4. The Wire, The Sopranos, Westworld... probably better in their hands than, say, Netflix.

utopian3 7y ago
I wish they’d spend more time on sub-plots, character development, etc. If HBO removes all the sex scenes, they could probably squeeze in an extra episode of actual content per season (I’m being slightly sarcastic).
- ljm 7y ago
  They should really branch out into proper porn spinoffs considering how masterfully they mix story and titillation. The production value would be immense. Game of Boners - Aiden Gillen returns to his brothel to make use of his Littlefinger namesake. The Sopranals: Gandolfini enters Bada Bing! through the back door etc. etc. Which is to say, HBO actually seem to be quite tasteful with this while also being gratuitous.

Balgair 7y ago

I think it has enough stuff in it that it'll be just fine. The Raft is still new 'territory' for most sci-fi, the closest we ever got was Waterworld with Kevin Costner. Reason remains sufficiently insane as a weapon to this day (like Project Pluto). Raven is, however, a bit 'old' now and I think may need an upgrade. Smartwheels are still out of reach and car surfing still is cool as hell. RatThings are just on this side of lovable in a Cthulhu-esque sort of way, so I think it'll be good merchandizing (which, reading that back, really drives home the dystopic feel of 2020) The metaverse is, yes, very old now. I'll be interested to see how they deal with it. Uncle Enzo and L. Bob Rife scream out for parallels to Bezos and Gates. So, not really 'new' but still fertile ground. All that said, the first chapter is literary genius and it would be extremely difficult mess up. All the build up to find that Hiro is a ... pizzaguy. So good.

dreamcompiler 7y ago

That's also my worry about Neuromancer if it's ever filmed: The Wachowskis ripped off Gibson, but modern audiences would think the opposite.