Is a mix between Blade Runner - Matrix - Ex Machina and others. But the atmosphere is more Blade Runner than the others, great series!
General / Off-Topic Altered Carbon
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Just watched the first episode. Though I love the premise, I have to say that in all other regards I found it quite dreadful. The writing is painfully bad, and the acting is just cringe worthy. Aside from the ultra violence, solid special effects and visceral t&a, this is just straight up (US) syndicated television aimed at the easily pleased.
I'm waiting for a decent Atlas Shrugged series. The three part film suffered badly from funding issues.
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I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
The jury is still out for me on this one. I've seen a couple of episodes now, and while I really enjoy the effects and all, but characters have yet to really click for me. In particular the main dude and that cop are 'meh'. Maybe they'll grow on me. I do want to see more, though, so it's doing something right. 
Just finished Episode 10, what a fantastic series.
Now to read the book so I can point out holes...
Now to read the book so I can point out holes...
I couldn't bring myself to watch those; the trailers were bad enough.
Yeah, it wasn't exactly on point.
I'd have to agree.
What kills the series for me are all the typical painfully cheap hollywood movie cliches. I cannot stand them.
I am sad about it. I was hoping that a good director would take all the excellent ideas from the books and create something extraordinary and solid with it, that has the quality of the two Bladerunner movies or the excellent Westworld series.
This does not even come remotely close.
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Agree. I greatly enjoyed the newest Blade Runner, even more so watching it for the second time on disc, but a side effect is that it sets the bar really high for movies/shows in this genre. AC just doesn't cut it.
I feel that way about the rebooted Dr. Who that has been a round now for about a decade or so. I can't watch it because it's a string of over-dramatised, over-acted, cheap and totally worn out Hollywood cliches...... totally average.
I like you avatar and will still like it in the year 2112.........
I noticed all the T&A on the first run through.
We are completely on the same track it seems.
I tried watching the new Doctor Who series, but I couldn't stomach it.
I think I am too old now, and perhaps I am too critical.
I owned a video store back in the day and did movie reviews for our franchise.
I have seen too much and can't switch of my analytical mode anymore.
I was very disappointed by the last few episodes - it felt like they were trying to cram a 13 (or even 20) episode story into 10 episodes, which caused continuity problems.
Rome is in my top list of all-time favorite shows. And I agree, James Purefoy made a tremendous Marcus Antonius.
As for Altered Carbon, I enjoyed it for a scifi cyberpunk that didn't takes itself too seriously. I didn't like the second half's constant flashbacks as the backstory is far less interesting than the "present", and some of the acting felt far too forced. It's definitively no Blade Runner, but entertaining enough.
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Loved the new Blade Runner (as well as the old). They totally landed the original's "feel".
I love Blade Runner's highly credible depiction of a future society, with towering buildings, lights, futuristic gadgets but mixed with smoke, darkness, rain, puddles, and vices. It makes it feel human and natural.
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