- Uninspired cinematography (some shows nowadays really spoil us) - Future London relies on too much flashy CGI instead of building the setting more subtly -

- Uninspired cinematography (some shows nowadays really spoil us) - Future London relies on too much flashy CGI instead of building the setting more subtly - Flamboyant villain with stock henchman character - Relationship complications that weren't in the book (although the book characters were a little flat) - The near-future South is too Hollywood with very clean-cut characters and silly things like hover-Roombas (in the book the near-future parts struck me as far more grungy) - The show relies on cheesy exposition whereas the book made you fill in the blanks yourself