1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. REC.ARTS.SF.WRITTEN

  • Re: Apple TV just released the =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9CMurderbot?= =?utf-8?Q

    From Default User@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Thu Apr 10 01:53:23 2025
    Lynn McGuire wrote:

    Apple TV just released the “Murderbot” trailer on Youtube.

    Hmm. They did go with an internal voiceover, so that's going to help.
    More androgynous would have been better, but that could be tough.
    Frankly the actor looks too old.

    I didn't like the tiny bit where it seemed it risked one of the crew.
    That didn't happen, at least not without the full knowledge of the
    person, like Dr. Mensah pretending to be a hostage in All Systems Red.


    Brian

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Default User@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Apr 11 01:12:24 2025
    Lynn McGuire wrote:

    The trailer is not linear nor it is contiguous. The blood spot on
    the wall is from where Murderbot threw the good doctor through the
    open doorway as the sand pit monster was getting ready to eat
    somebody. All very much documented in The Murderbot Diaries, "All
    Systems Red".

    What are you talking about? MB didn't throw anyone through the doorway.
    It carried Bharadwaj in, while two of the others dragged in Volescu.

    The dialog from the trailer was,

    "What the hell, you could have killed me!"

    "There was a chance, yes. But everything turned out fine."

    Where from the book did anything like that happen? Before you go
    correcting me, know that I've read these many times.


    Brian

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Default User@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sat Apr 12 03:38:33 2025
    Lynn McGuire wrote:

    I skimmed "All Systems Red" last night and believe that you are
    correct. I did not find the throw through the door event. I guess
    that the show and the book are going to have differences.

    Sure. Even that bit where MB says, "Stop looking at me." I don't think
    it ever said that, although it certainly wanted to. If that took place
    before the Preservation team found out it was rogue, then that
    certainly wouldn't have happened, as SecUnits didn't say things like
    that.

    More likely it's after. Regardless, I don't think that happened. BUT,
    there's no way anyone (except maybe Gurathin) and I am guessing that
    was supposed to be Overse, would have responded like that. They were
    falling all over themselves to be solicitous and respectful of MB's
    feelings. Usually to its dismay.

    There will little things that bug fans. The "older model" was nothing
    ever mentioned. Pretty much all SecUnits are identical. You have to
    move to a different class, like Combat SecUnits to see any differences.
    And there was nothing about them selecting their SecUnit. The Company
    assigned them one. Preservation didn't want one at all.

    I saw it elsewhere that the entire first season is going to be "All
    Systems Red". Lots of stretching and new events might be required to
    make that happen.

    Yeah, I'm sure. It's kind of the opposite of the usual, where a movie
    isn't long enough to really do justice to a book. I remember the first
    season of Dexter, which was based on the first novel. They had to add a
    bunch of stuff to pad it out. And with All Systems Red, they are
    working with a novella. I don't know how many episodes are planned.


    Brian

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Default User@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sat Apr 12 05:52:36 2025
    Lynn McGuire wrote:

    I did not know that there was a Dexter book.

    There was a whole series of books, but only the first season of the
    show was based on them. They changed the ending so much that first
    season that they couldn't use any other books after that.

    Many of the tv series are making 10 episodes per year now so I expect
    that to be this case. It was 13 recently. The first couple of
    seasons of "Law And Order" were 22 in the early 90s.

    Ten wouldn't be too bad, although still would require some padding.


    Brian

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)