tomcmackay

tomcmackay t1_itu04ru wrote

Reply to comment by JohnnyAK907 in ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

u know what?

i did u a favor...i checked out your history, for fun, to see what u were like before posting more

basically, ure intelligent, and maybe influential as far as i can tell. so just read the novels, no gimmicks nor put-downs. i suspect the tv version simply cannot compare to the orginal scriptwriters vision in his head for what took place. if you have any imagination ull agree. it will only take a chapter or two for you to decide yourself

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tomcmackay t1_ittyuej wrote

Reply to comment by hangingonthetelephon in ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

then let's be very clear. like yourself.

this television series has zero chance of living up to the brilliance of it's parent novels. Gibson has that trait. bladerunner has already sucked most of the air out of the onscreen room, and Gibson is simply too prosaic, well past whatever bladerunner tried to teach us about sci fi and androids and our future

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tomcmackay t1_ittxol0 wrote

Reply to ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

just finished watching E1.

here's a big clue...having the Clash's London Calling at the end is like playing 5 Taylor Swift hit songs. in terms of Hollywood's intentions, and budget. it's a sign of serious intention, cuz the soundtrack went truly nuclear...i am gobsmacked that London Calling got requested AND paid for. do your own research.

so buckle up. i think you'd all be better served by reading what Gibson had to say first, for both novels. but the internet should help with help the fuzzy bits...so maybe TV will be ok. but i'd still recommend the books...i can already confirm it doesn't spoil the TV attempt.

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tomcmackay t1_ittrjmi wrote

Reply to ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

all i would ask is how many other creations of world class sci-fi and inventor, at minimum, of cyber punk (the concept! ) William Gibson have made it to the the screen. a living Asimov for lack of better adjective, this is a brilliant, wonderful writer.

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then answer should be none. the collective desire should be any and all that can get to production.

i have zero fears that The Peripheral made it to this hallowed stage...it is a cracking story!!!! with built in pace, and bbuilding characterization which is in line with plot and arc, you could simply have hired a scriptwriter out of juniour highschool and still been award-worthy.

just like adapting cormac mcarthy. the tv/video/cinema script writes itself

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i have z

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