ALTERED CARBON REVIEW SERIESIt does not store any personal data.In a series filled with misery, those two characters got some semblance of a happy ending. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Overall, I would recommend the show to both (i) fans of action-packed television and (ii) people whose interests are piqued by the interesting sci-fi concepts and can stand the violence and nudity. That doesn’t take away the fact that I thought Altered Carbon is a great show. Again, I haven’t yet read the books, but if the show would have been written for television I’d advise them to cut some of the storylines. The flashback story about Kovac’s former life, for example, is not as well fleshed out as the main story, and just looks a little less good on the screen. The acting and production values are great, but there are so many storylines that some are bound to turn out worse. It is surprisingly thoughtful at times, though it is not exactly high art. At its core, Altered Carbon is an action-packed detective story, with plenty of time spent exploring the main character’s motivations. The plot twists and turns, which is engaging but dizzying at times. The plot is perhaps a bit too complex for the show to fully capture (which makes me believe it might be a faithful adaptation of the book). The possibilities are endless and the show does a good job of exploring that premise and showing how it affects the characters. Grandma can come back from the dead, resleeved in a rented body for Christmas. The poor lose or sell their bodies to the rich. The richest never die, resleeving in clones if their bodies age. The result is a complete shift in the way people – especially rich people – view bodies. Unless the machine is also destroyed, your body – derogatorily called a ‘sleeve’ – can die, but you will survive. But in the case of Altered Carbon, it fits so well with the premise that it drew me in instead.Īltered Carbon takes place in a cyberpunk sci-fi world where your consciousness is saved to a stack, a small machine in the neck. Normally, it’d be a ding against the show for me as well. If that is not your thing, Altered Carbon might not be for you. Right from the start of the first episode, it is filled with violence and nudity – bullets spraying, blood on the screen, breasts every five minutes. When I’ve read it, I’ll come back to this review and see how the show stacks up against the book. Of course, I’ve got the book now – it sits on my shelf of shame, near the top of the list of to-reads (though I say that of everything on that shelf). I didn’t know it was an adaptation of Richard Morgan’s book, so I watched the first season of the series. I have a rule for myself: read the book first. This review pertains to the first season only.
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