![]() ![]() ![]() The TV show is set 250 years in the future (the book is 500 years in the future, for the record), where a human’s memories and personality can be stored digitally and downloaded into new bodies called sleeves. ![]() But for those unaware, Altered Carbon is based on the book of the same name by Richard Morgan. It’s going to be tough to talk about the Altered Carbon TV series without spoiling it, because a lot of its enjoyment stems from its many twists and turns (fear not – we will remain true to our word of being spoiler-free). What’s more, the series is presented in such a way that avoids some of the cheesier moments that we might expect in science fiction television nowadays, and instead, presents us with something unique in the genre. While that story line has been done to death, it’s not quite what Netflix’s latest original series, Altered Carbon, goes for. We know, we know - technology is going to far surpass the human race, and one day, machines/computers will start a war with the human race and we’ll all be helpless. So many great futuristic movies - Blade Runner, Escape From New York, and Back to the Future, to name a few - were such a major part of 80s pop culture that the idea of a tech-driven future is basically ingrained in us by now. Note: This is a spoiler-free review of Altered Carbon Season 1, which will debut with 10-episodes on Netflix on February 2nd.įuturistic sci-fi has always been my personal favorite subgenre, and if you’re a product of the 80s, it’s likely that you’re a big fan as well. ![]()
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