• M137@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 month ago

      Based on the many great sci-fi shows we’ve gotten from Apple TV I feel it’ll at least be ok and worth a watch. If I was forced to pay for one subscription for shows it’d absolutely be Apple TV (I pay for none 🏴‍☠️).

  • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    1 month ago

    By making the world and characters super-cool and attractive they already missed the point completely. This looks horrible.

      • WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 month ago

        Not a single scene in this trailer reminds me of the book I have on my bookshelf and have read several times. Also Gibson said in the past that he was happy for Neuromancer to be a book and maybe a video game, but not made into a 'Hollywood Property". He could have changed his mind, or thought it would make a great troll in his later years( he is famous for trolling the CBC in the late 60’s about what life was as a barefoot hippie that shared everything with strangers played by all his friends) but when he wanted something made into a movie or a TV show it was. Except Irodru for some reason.

    • neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 month ago

      Showrunners get distinct “creator” credits for TV series that have been adapted from previous works, with distinct “based on ____ by ____” credits for the source material.

      I’m not a huge fan of the wording either, but I’m trying to stick with industry standard nomenclature until I figure out something better.

  • yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    edit-2
    21 days ago

    Hopefully it’s only loosely based on the source material. Neuromancer is among the worst books in the genre it invented.

      • yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 month ago

        The story has almost zero action, the characters are insipid and undeveloped, and the prose is wholly unremarkable. I think Neuromancer is popular because it’s popular, which is not uncommon.

        • BaroqueInMind@piefed.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          What do you think about the cyberpunk genre?

          Edit: went through your comment history, and you seem to have a pattern of shit takes. At least you’re consistent.

        • JillyB@beehaw.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          1 month ago

          The prose is one of the best parts imo. The main character has had his mind and body modified and drugged to the point of constantly being confused. The chaotic writing helped put the reader in that headspace.