altered carbon

[stooge]

very blade runner-ish new netflix flagship
looks good for sure but the story is a little thin -  no real thrill
lotsa tits and violence though

[Dylan Thomas]

I saw a little of it at the bar last night, it looked cool, and I couldn't really figure out what the hell was going on.  Women were taking off their clothes and fighting with swords?

[Dave J]

Six episodes in and I'm still watching it. I don't like some of the plot turns, but I am still interested in the mystery and some of the science fiction creativity. The idea of torturing someone in virtual reality I thought was pretty unique. I haven't given it a final grade yet.

[amadkins]

^^^

Agreed, some cool concepts throughout even if the execution isn't always spectacular.

[stooge]

actually i decided to quit after episode 5
good looking but somehow too boring
maybe ill give the season finale one last try

[EaterofBirds]

The first half hour of the very first episode was actually pretty well done. It's hard to sustain that for a season, and I dropped off as well. EVERYTHING these days is derivative, and almost redundant in this genre, but some of it, instead of paying homage, gets the eye roll reflex going. Duncan Jones [Moon} has a new one coming "Mute" that borrows heavily but looks a little tighter from the trailer.

[Dylan Thomas]

actually i decided to quit after episode 5
good looking but somehow too boring
maybe ill give the season finale one last try

Yeah, I agree.  The show has serious pacing problems.  It's boring because it hasn't really figured out how to shift gears, it's just balls to the wall all the time and that gets really stale. It's a bit of an overload.