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Post by SpiralScratch on Sept 24, 2024 12:24:46 GMT
Silo only needs three seasons to finish the book stories, probably, so hopefully they can see that one out with the second close to release and the third presumably in pre-production. The first season of Silo covers only about half of the first book. I reckon they could milk it for 6 seasons. Though I will say the stuff they added to pad it was all good... Not read the books, I enjoyed Silo but thought the 10 episodes in S1 was at least 2 too many. Could have got to that big reveal in 6 tight episodes. |
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Post by Phattso on Sept 24, 2024 12:29:43 GMT
It did drag a bit in places, but then so did the book. Pays off by the end. I reckon they might start blending what they take from each book. We'll know after S2.
Controversial: I enjoy having read the three books, but I didn't enjoy *reading* the three books. Found them a real slog.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 24, 2024 13:14:39 GMT
Im finding that with The Passage, another book with a failed TV adaptation. I like everything about it but how much of a chore they are to read. Someone will take a dump and it will flashback for three chapters to explain where the toilet was was made.
I think they managed to condense the first quarter of the first book of the trilogy down to one series. Its just absolutely unfilmable, I don't know why they even tried.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 24, 2024 20:53:11 GMT
Another Apple series with a ridiculous cast and crew (and Spicer!):
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Post by dfunked on Sept 25, 2024 7:25:34 GMT
Heh, I'd totally forgotten they tried to make an adaptation of The Passage. Pretty forgettable stuff.
I didn't mind the first book, but the second one was a slog and I don't think I even bothered with the third.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 25, 2024 7:58:57 GMT
Im just over halfway through the second book. The 'plot' finally seems to have started after the slightly baffling trip down memory lane with the guy who likes Thomas The Tank Engine.
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 25, 2024 8:28:58 GMT
I have found that Apple TV + any one other streaming service is more than enough content to get through. If you’re into crime drama and sci fi there’s plenty.
They do need more of the mass market stuff otherwise they’ll never come close to making any money.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 25, 2024 9:25:22 GMT
My family got a 3 month free trial of Apple TV last year and we all kept checking it occasionally for fun things to watch, and basically watched almost nothing. (A few episodes of Fraggle Rock and one season of Life by Ella, I think)
Then the trial ran out.
And rubbish included movies, though they do seem to have a very big catalogue of rentable/buyable movies.
There was a whole bunch of serious looking prestige tv, but it all looked like it'd be a big commitment.
Not much that looked like drop-in fun.
Then again, I'm always complaining about iTV and all4 being full of reality tv / love island trash, so maybe I'm just impossible to please.
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Post by zisssou on Sept 25, 2024 9:26:19 GMT
That's why I haven't started Silo properly yet, because I don't want it to have no ending. I couldn't get enough of the books.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 14, 2024 15:59:15 GMT
Silo Season 2 15th of Nov.
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Post by mrpon on Oct 14, 2024 16:20:18 GMT
\o/
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Post by Tomo on Oct 14, 2024 16:40:04 GMT
Can't wait to see Academy Award Winner, Common, continue to learn his trade on the job.
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Post by Whizzo on Oct 15, 2024 15:55:20 GMT
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Post by dfunked on Nov 5, 2024 13:27:08 GMT
Sunny reportedly not renewed for S2
Shame, as it was supposedly quite decent and up next on my watchlist. Probably won't bother now if it ends on a cliffhanger.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 5, 2024 13:32:03 GMT
My final trial has expired and I can't load any more vouchers onto my account. RIP, AppleTV+. You were just good enough to miss but not enough to actually subscribe to.
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Post by dfunked on Nov 5, 2024 13:39:04 GMT
Heh, mine expires at the end of the month so hoping we get through Pachinko before then (3 episodes in and it's excellent)
I have a spare code from Currys that I'd been waiting to redeem, as those have always seemed to work. It was mental when they allowed stacking of different free subscriptions. Like they didn't want people to bother paying at all.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 5, 2024 13:44:16 GMT
Ive got a couple in the bank but I get a 'maximum amount of codes applied to this account' when I try to apply them. Can't really be arsed with creating a new account so piracy it is.
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Post by Syrette on Nov 5, 2024 13:58:55 GMT
Sunny reportedly not renewed for S2 Shame, as it was supposedly quite decent and up next on my watchlist. Probably won't bother now if it ends on a cliffhanger. Starting any new show these days feels like a gamble. I don't want to invest too much time in something that ends unnaturally early. |
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Post by elstoof on Nov 5, 2024 15:43:26 GMT
Shrinking S2 is very good. I doubt I would sub to TV if it wasn’t bundled in with Music
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Post by Dougs on Nov 5, 2024 15:48:15 GMT
Ive got a couple in the bank but I get a 'maximum amount of codes applied to this account' when I try to apply them. Can't really be arsed with creating a new account so piracy it is. Use your wife's? Means fucking about if you actually want to watch stuff in your library mind you |
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Post by mrpon on Nov 5, 2024 15:56:51 GMT
My final trial has expired and I can't load any more vouchers onto my account. RIP, AppleTV+. You were just good enough to miss but not enough to actually subscribe to. How many have you applied do you think? Maybe it's a years worth. |
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Nov 5, 2024 16:25:11 GMT
I used to think this part of my apple one subscription was the pointless part. Turns out it's apple arcade that's pointless  |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 5, 2024 16:41:47 GMT
How many have you applied do you think? Maybe it's a years worth. Yeah, I reckon its probably 2 years. I think I've had like 2x 6 months and 4x 3 months. |
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Post by askew on Nov 13, 2024 19:11:25 GMT
New season of Bad Sisters has arrived: hope it’s good…
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Post by imamazed on Nov 14, 2024 8:56:48 GMT
Sunny reportedly not renewed for S2 Shame, as it was supposedly quite decent and up next on my watchlist. Probably won't bother now if it ends on a cliffhanger. I persevered with it and...it's a very strange show. It does some very cool things with storytelling but, at the same time there's loads of expositional nonsense and tell don't show dialogue. I don't think it's that good to be honest, and the biggest tell is that I didn't care at all about the twist/cliffhanger ending, but that said I watched til the end, so.... |
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Post by mrpon on Nov 14, 2024 9:00:19 GMT
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Post by Bill in the rain on Nov 14, 2024 9:07:57 GMT
More interested in this bit:
Wish all the streaming apps had that.
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Post by jeepers on Nov 14, 2024 9:17:15 GMT
Wish it wasn’t needed and that film-makers weren’t quite so self-indulgent.
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Post by TheSaint on Nov 14, 2024 9:49:43 GMT
The first few episodes of Sunny were good, but I was only half-watching them by the end. I did like the weird alternative Kyoto vibe, though.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Nov 14, 2024 10:04:32 GMT
It does feel like the person/people in charge of Apple TV+ don't actually like watching TV
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