Good news for fans of Kovacs

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:43

Netflix are making an Altered Carbon series.

Awww yeah!

H/T to Curio.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5439

Yeah, saw this last night. Great news.

Altered Carbon should be relatively straightforward to film, but I can see the two sequels would be a bit trickier to bring to the small screen.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

I was expecting Watchmen.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:32

Yay.....

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:45

LewieP wrote:

I was expecting Watchmen.

Why??

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Because of the character named Kovacs.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11909

I don't get it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:35

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Altered Carbon should be relatively straightforward to film

I'm interested to see how they handle the re-sleeving. Whether they go for a different actor each time, or do it Quantum Leap style.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5439

Grim... wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Altered Carbon should be relatively straightforward to film

I'm interested to see how they handle the re-sleeving. Whether they go for a different actor each time, or do it Quantum Leap style.

That's the big concept that they'll need to introduce right at the start and make quite clear what's going on - something that the book didn't do all that well IIRC.
My bet is they'd have to do it with different actors - he spends most of the first book in the same Sleeve anyway so there's no real problem there.
If they do a follow up they can either move on to the next book with a new actor, or do an entirely new story with the same Sleeve.

That reminds me - must buy the third Ringil book....

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

That's the big concept that they'll need to introduce right at the start and make quite clear what's going on - something that the book didn't do all that well IIRC.

What? Tak does a whole narrator piece really on, then there's another exposition dump when he describes Envoy training to the client. I think it's pretty clear.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 14:58

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

That's the big concept that they'll need to introduce right at the start and make quite clear what's going on - something that the book didn't do all that well IIRC.

What? Tak does a whole narrator piece really on, then there's another exposition dump when he describes Envoy training to the client. I think it's pretty clear.

yes, even I understood it

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5439

Must be my crappy memory or I was half asleep when I first read it.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

MrChris wrote:

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

The lurid sex scenes that appear out of nowhere are a questionable decision, not least of which because they don't really fit the writing style; it's like a wailing porno-sax starts up in the background just as Kovacs is about to do it.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 15:13

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

MrChris wrote:

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

The lurid sex scenes that appear out of nowhere are a questionable decision, not least of which because they don't really fit the writing style; it's like a wailing porno-sax starts up in the background just as Kovacs is about to do it.

In real life, too.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 15:22

MaliA wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

MrChris wrote:

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

The lurid sex scenes that appear out of nowhere are a questionable decision, not least of which because they don't really fit the writing style; it's like a wailing porno-sax starts up in the background just as Kovacs is about to do it.

In real life, too.

Yes I have it as a settign on my ipod :DD

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I'll set 'em up, you knock 'em down.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

KovacsC wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

MrChris wrote:

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

The lurid sex scenes that appear out of nowhere are a questionable decision, not least of which because they don't really fit the writing style; it's like a wailing porno-sax starts up in the background just as Kovacs is about to do it.

In real life, too.

Yes I have it as a settign on my ipod :DD

I would have thought Yakety Sax, tbh.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 15:56

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

MrChris wrote:

There is literally nothing wrong of any sort with any of the Kovacs books.

The lurid sex scenes that appear out of nowhere are a questionable decision, not least of which because they don't really fit the writing style; it's like a wailing porno-sax starts up in the background just as Kovacs is about to do it.

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH

I want to see the hot rich lady gettin' busy.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Tbf, the welsh Yoda does have a point. Whilst theyre still basically perfect, there was some randomly shoehorned faintly misogynistic sex in the books.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2016 17:35

MrChris wrote:

Tbf, the welsh Yoda does have a point. Whilst theyre still basically perfect, there was some randomly shoehorned faintly misogynistic sex in the books.

That'll be Ywdda to you!

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