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Apple TV's Fantastic "Silo" Plays Out Like Great Sci-Fi Literature (2023)
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- demondemidi 3y agoReally? I found it succumbed to the standard adaptation failure: fit as many plot points from the book into one season in cut-and-paste fashion, and link them together with some powerful overacting designed to direct the audience to the proper emotion. Three Body is failing the same way. A good adaptation needs a talented screenwriter, which is as hard to find as a good author.
- myko 3y agoMy only complaint about Silo's adaptation is that it leaves so many things mysterious for so long, things that the books make clear in the earliest chapters. Also, the entire season is roughly half of book 1, so I'm concerned it will be canceled before it gets through the entire series.
- politelemon 3y agoPerhaps they didn't finish the title. Great sci-fi literature that's been run into trite mediocrity.
- aosaigh 3y agoI really enjoyed this. Any suggestions from Hacker News for other shows for those who liked Silo?
- Nux 3y agoI loved Silo and while different I love Shogun so far. Great series.
- propercoil 3y ago"Severance" on Apple TV, "Dark" on Netflix.
- CharlesW 3y agoEven though it’s incredibly different on the surface, Severance comes to mind because it’s also a world-builder with interesting mysteries.
- dimgl 3y agoSeverance and Shogun
- hank808 3y agohttps://m.imdb.com/title/tt3696720/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_25_act https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3696720/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_25_act
- telesilla 3y agoTangentially related: Dark. 3 seasons of sci-fi parallel-world-travel intensity with a satisfying ending. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5753856/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5753856/ Westworld season 1 & 2 are pretty spectacular too if you missed it. Same producers made the Peripheral, and their adaptation of Fallout is coming in 2 weeks which looks fun. Trailer: https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg?feature=shared https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg?feature=shared I loved Severance so much and I'm not sure anything else better will be along for a while, but there is plenty of good stuff out there to pass the time.
- solumunus 3y agoI thought Westworld S1 was the best television I’d ever seen, S2 I couldn’t even get through 3 episodes. So disappointing.
- propercoil 3y agoWe just need to know when it will renew for the 2nd season. Silo, Severance, and Slow Horses are next level.
- aeruder 3y agoActually just saw news that they’ve wrapped filming on season 2 of Silo and they’ll be airing 2025. :)
- propercoil 3y agoIt's like waiting for a GTA game to drop. 2025 could be a 20 months from now.
- wslh 3y agoI was bored and watched a few episodes. IMHO it was a sci-fi cliché. A context about my tastes in my IMDB rankings [1]. I don't watch many series but I think the sci-fi one Severance (2022) was really great. Also the Three Body Problem is very good (haven't read the books). Nowadays I am very entertained with Tokyo Vice and Shogun. I watched "The Fall of the House of Usher" completely but beyond the excellent production it is void (I am a Poe's fan). Ahhh, before I forget, I really enjoyed The Peripheral (2022). Older, but excellent: "The Main in the High Castle". The first chapters are a bit slow but you should pass them to truly appreciate the terrific acting of Rufus Sewell and the series. [1] https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0601133/ratings https://www.imdb.com/user/ur0601133/ratings [2] https://www.primevideo.com/dp/0G0V91T4S396GV99H5BQ27PH5I https://www.primevideo.com/dp/0G0V91T4S396GV99H5BQ27PH5I
- dimgl 3y agoCan confirm Severance is phenomenal. Shogun is just as good. I'm extremely impressed with Shogun actually. I haven't seen good storytelling like this in years.
- propercoil 3y agoWe have found one of them Rotten Tomatoes critics.
- wslh 3y agoDon't get your comment.
- chamomeal 3y agoSeverance was fantastic. Silo was fun, but yeah kind of cliché. And some of the acting was pretty subpar
- ku1ik 3y agoI find it the same, cliché. It had great potential but after the first season I decided I’m not going to watch the next one. Also agree on Severance - fantastic.
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- lubujackson 3y agoHaving read the Wool trilogy a few years ago, I had no idea this was in production and happily stumbled upon it. The series is a fantastic adaptation and a fully realized world.
- anderber 3y agoFor anyone who liked Silo, I'd recommend a quirky sci-fi from 1980's Poland called Sexmission [1]. Similarly, they live underground and try to escape. Fascinating ending too, and I wonder how it matches with what will happen in Silo. [1] https://letterboxd.com/film/sexmission/ https://letterboxd.com/film/sexmission/
- wslh 3y agoThank you very much, I have something to watch today!
- ChoGGi 3y agoI haven't seen Silo, but if you like quirky sci-fi like Seksmisja then: Kin-dza-dza![1], Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu[2], Akumulátor 1[3], Dark Star[4], Na srebrnym globie[5], Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem[6], The American Astronaut[7] Bonus round (quirky not sci-fi): Hausu[8], Sedmikrásky[9], Einstein's Brain[10], Gyakufunsha kazoku[11] [1] https://letterboxd.com/film/kin-dza-dza/ https://letterboxd.com/film/kin-dza-dza/ [2] https://letterboxd.com/film/ivan-vasilyevich-changes-his-profession/ https://letterboxd.com/film/ivan-vasilyevich-changes-his-pro... [3] https://letterboxd.com/film/accumulator-1/ https://letterboxd.com/film/accumulator-1/ [4] https://letterboxd.com/film/dark-star/ https://letterboxd.com/film/dark-star/ [5] https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-silver-globe/ https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-silver-globe/ [6] https://letterboxd.com/film/tomorrow-ill-wake-up-and-scald-myself-with-tea/ https://letterboxd.com/film/tomorrow-ill-wake-up-and-scald-m... [7] https://letterboxd.com/film/the-american-astronaut/ https://letterboxd.com/film/the-american-astronaut/ [8] https://letterboxd.com/film/house/ https://letterboxd.com/film/house/ [9] https://letterboxd.com/film/daisies/ https://letterboxd.com/film/daisies/ [10] https://letterboxd.com/film/relics-einsteins-brain/ https://letterboxd.com/film/relics-einsteins-brain/ [11] https://letterboxd.com/film/the-crazy-family/ https://letterboxd.com/film/the-crazy-family/
- wslh 3y agoThank you very much. East European movies are underrepresented in the "global community" despite their productivity. In the vein of your recommendations but from Spain I recommend "El milagro de P. Tinto" [1], mainly satire with its ups and downs but recommended. [1] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0151572/?language=es-es https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0151572/?language=es-es
- deergomoo 3y agoI enjoyed it so much I read all three books back-to-back after watching the first season. I really recommend them, they’re terrific.
- exhilaration 3y agoI just want the Expanse to continue
- tracerbulletx 3y agoI thought it was just OK Way too much was not thought out well. The society they had and the power structures didn't really make any sense and that was the whole crux of the show.
- jsz0 3y agoAs far as adaptions for the illiterate masses go I thought the series was pretty good. I couldn't personally get past the stink of soap opera SciFi Channel quality acting and writing myself but if you have no plans to ever read the books it's better than nothing. One positive thing I can say is the art design was pretty good especially the computers and their interfaces.
- ThrowawayTestr 3y agoI thought it was pretty compelling.
- anotherhue 3y agoI watched it and I wish I hadn't. Overlong and under-interesting. Typical streaming bloat. Just like 3BP. If you want quality look at Severance, Station Eleven, Dark, Watchmen, early Westworld, and my absolute personal favourite The Leftovers. There are scenes in The Leftovers that are seared into my psyche, Silo is vapid shovel-ware by comparison.