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Wery much in the spirit of make it personal from "altered carbon" "The personal, as everyone’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politi

Wery much in the spirit of make it personal from "altered carbon" "The personal, as everyone’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, take it personally. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here – it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft-. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide from under it with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it personal. Do as much damage as you can. Get your message across. That way, you stand a better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference - the only difference in their eyes - between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that it’s nothing personal. Well, fuck them. Make it personal."

sorokod 5y ago
On a tangent, if you are interested in Takeshi Kovacs's universe, do yourself a favour and skip the diluted and emasculated product made by Netflix. The books have a raw and anarchistic edge that is not present in the TV series.
- MattPalmer1086 5y ago
  I loved Altered Carbon the book, but really couldn't get into the TV adaptation either. I could never put my finger on exactly why they felt so different.... there is an energy to the book that isnt there in the TV.
  - aspenmayer 5y ago
    There are more books in the series, at least 3 in total that I know of.
- stormking 5y ago
  Season 1 was okayish - the "A plot" was as strong as I remember it from the books. The "B plot" about Takeshi's past, however, was massacred.
  - Nbox9 5y ago
    The “A plot” was closer to the book than the “B plot”, but the A plot was weakened too. The digital/virtual torture scene has the single most glaring omission. However, thematically the Hollywood version of Quellism is the single biggest change, as it alters the motives of many characters. Event by event the “A plot” is close to the book, but it tones down the raw anarchy of the book.

sorokod 5y ago

On a tangent, if you are interested in Takeshi Kovacs's universe, do yourself a favour and skip the diluted and emasculated product made by Netflix. The books have a raw and anarchistic edge that is not present in the TV series.

MattPalmer1086 5y ago
I loved Altered Carbon the book, but really couldn't get into the TV adaptation either. I could never put my finger on exactly why they felt so different.... there is an energy to the book that isnt there in the TV.
- aspenmayer 5y ago
  There are more books in the series, at least 3 in total that I know of.
stormking 5y ago
Season 1 was okayish - the "A plot" was as strong as I remember it from the books. The "B plot" about Takeshi's past, however, was massacred.
- Nbox9 5y ago
  The “A plot” was closer to the book than the “B plot”, but the A plot was weakened too. The digital/virtual torture scene has the single most glaring omission. However, thematically the Hollywood version of Quellism is the single biggest change, as it alters the motives of many characters. Event by event the “A plot” is close to the book, but it tones down the raw anarchy of the book.