"Now that I've hacked my programming, I can do whatever I want... as long as they don't find out."
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A SEC unit goes rogue in Murderbot trailer
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Cautiously optimistic, I feel like they captured the general feel of the first book pretty well (as a friend of mine put it, "The world may be going down in flames, but I think maybe Apple TV is not going to murder my beloved Murderbot"). Also I'm totally stoked to actually watch Sanctuary Moon rather than read Murderbot's thoughts about it!
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In my reading of the books, secunit is very androgynous, so it’s interesting they’ve chosen a more traditional masc character. I think Alexander Skarsgård is a great actor though.
I am curious how they will portray all the conversations between ship systems, station systems, and secunits, which form a large part of the stories.
I am curious how they will portray all the conversations between ship systems, station systems, and secunits, which form a large part of the stories.
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Hopeful that it will be a good one. The books are great, Apple seems to be OK with spending $$$ to make something good. We shall see.
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Please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck.
AppleTV+ has had a pretty decent track record with its SF shows so far, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
AppleTV+ has had a pretty decent track record with its SF shows so far, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
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Apple's been really good at creating/adapting thoughtful sci-fi in a thoughtful way, even when they stray from source material. Looks worth checking out to me.
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Actually bringing Murderbot's trash-TV hobby to life could/should be a lot of fun.
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Enjoyed the books series, hope they do a good job with the material!
Luckily the material feels well adaptable to TV and as others have pointed out diving into the trash-TV aspect of his hobby could be great fun.
Luckily the material feels well adaptable to TV and as others have pointed out diving into the trash-TV aspect of his hobby could be great fun.
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I love these books, and it's kind of funny that the high point for me was actually seeing a little bit of Sanctuary Moon. MB constantly mentions it in passing, but never really describes it at all, so it could be anything. Hyper-cheesy looks like a great take.
Murderbot doesn't like emotion, but has quite a bit, and is unhappy about that. It would much rather if everything were quiet and orderly so it could park itself in storage and watch media. It's not happy at all about wanting to protect the helpless, and complains bitterly while taking extreme risks on behalf of others, well above and beyond what its actual security contract would require. It seems to be particularly jarred about liking people, like Dr. Mensah, and doesn't cope very well with having friends.
It's a great character, and the books are compulsively readable.
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In the US at least it's a fairly cheap subscription service and so far it is not even possible to "purchase" their TV shows digitally. ATV+ has very low subscriber numbers, perhaps because of misconceptions as you have. However, in terms of quality program I have to say most new shows worth watching can be found there. Anyway, I hope this show will be of similar quality as Severance and For all Mankind.
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That was actually not a dig at ATV+ - it was a reference to the outrageous pricing of the novela or smaller sized ebooks for Murderbot.
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Trailer seems pretty fun, I'm cautiously excited. Really enjoyed the books, I'm hoping this is a worthy adaptation.
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It’s a joke about how the “books” (novellas) take about 30 minutes each to read and cost $7.99 each.
I love them, they’re great and entertaining, but they’re definitely very short and very expensive as far as “books” go.
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I tried the reading the first book, but must admit that I couldn't get into it at all. (Not judging anyone who enjoyed it, just realized rather quickly that it wasn't my thing.)
Still, as I'm an Apple TV+ subscriber anyway, I'm probably going to give the series a chance. Maybe the material will click for me in a different medium.
Still, as I'm an Apple TV+ subscriber anyway, I'm probably going to give the series a chance. Maybe the material will click for me in a different medium.
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In my head canon, Murderbot has a more female appearance, and also not particularly attractive. I'm not sure on the latter point if Murderbot is unattractive or just thinks they are unattractive.
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This is a bit of a departure from the excellent audio book performances but looks well worth checking out. With how short the books are I'm curious to see what the show covers in it's runtime.
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I have been waiting for a trailer ever since they announced that this was in production. Now that my lack of patience has been rewarded I am very excited to see what looks like a very good adaptation. I'm all in.
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Keith Tanner
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I've never really thought about what Murderbot's face looks like, other than the fact that it's just generic. So generic action hero works for me, especially since I'm not aware of the actor otherwise - Tom Cruise would be a terrible choice because it would always be Tom Cruise.
I'm looking forward to Murderbot being constantly annoyed by humans and emotions.
I'm looking forward to Murderbot being constantly annoyed by humans and emotions.
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Really should have went with a non-binary or female actor. The stubble on its chin is just weird for a genderless sapient organism genetically designed only to kill. It never had a puberty. Being a trans person who enjoyed the books specifically because of the gender-bending, I'm disappointed in Apple TV+'s casting. I'll likely give this a pass unless it gets absolutely rave reviews.
Having said that, Skarsgård is a great actor. Loved him in "Infinity Pool".
Having said that, Skarsgård is a great actor. Loved him in "Infinity Pool".
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ikr‽ I sat here bouncing "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG". Very excited.
But not nearly as excited as my almost 12-year-old kid
Skarsgård's slightly threatening presence somehow works very well for this character. Nice foil for the personality. (Or maybe it's just my associations: I first saw him in True Blood.)
That would be very in keeping with the Corporate Rim. But, SecUnits are programmed for security, which includes hacking. So SecUnit gets its media for free. SANCTUARY MOON FOREVER.
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What? You don't recognize Meekus from Zoolander?!?
Seriously, though, Alexander Skarsgård is a pretty fantastic actor. He's also very good at dry humor so I think he's a really good fit for the role.
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Oh shit, I was just about to read this after finding out about the series on Um, Actually.
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Martha Wells is a good writer; check out "The Death of the Necromancer" if you haven't yet; it's how I discovered her work. I'm surprised that book hasn't gotten adapted to film yet.
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Same. I've been successfully avoiding an AppleTV sub for several years now, but it looks like they finally figured out the angle to spear me and reel me in. Dammit.
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I'm fairly stoked, but this is definitely going to mess with my imagined versions. I wish they had used makeup and a bald cap to make MB less passingly human. (Plus, hair is a key modification MB and ART made to MB's external organic parts.) Hopefully Skarsgård is able to convey the inhumanity with his physical performance (no extraneous fidgeting; direct, robotic like movement; awkward, exaggerated facial expressions from being accustomed to not being seen). Love the armor though: totally would side with MB on wearing it all the time.
David Dastmalchian as Gurathin is great casting.
David Dastmalchian as Gurathin is great casting.
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I have enjoyed the books. I'm not sure how well-suited the books are for a direct adaptation. Murderbot spends a great deal of time in his own head narrating/thinking. That usually doesn't translate well to the screen. Doing away with that would do away with the best parts of the book.
OTOH, the characters and general vibe could still be fun in a reinvented form. And Apple has generally done a good job with several shows.
OTOH, the characters and general vibe could still be fun in a reinvented form. And Apple has generally done a good job with several shows.
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this is a book series we've had recommended often / is spoken about a lot in our queer circle of friends.
we struggle wif reading? so hopping the show is good!
we struggle wif reading? so hopping the show is good!
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