Silo (Apple TV+) | Rebecca Ferguson, David Oyelowo, Tim Robbins
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Looks pretty good and feels like a spiritual sequel to Snowpiercer (which I loved and I'm still pissed we might not get to see the final season).
You forgot to mention that Rashida Jones, Iain Glen, and Common are also in the show. They're just as strong selling points as Ferguson, Oyelowo, and Robbins.
Edit: Also of note: Graham Yost (Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Justified) is the showrunner!
You forgot to mention that Rashida Jones, Iain Glen, and Common are also in the show. They're just as strong selling points as Ferguson, Oyelowo, and Robbins.
Edit: Also of note: Graham Yost (Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Justified) is the showrunner!
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Been a few years since I've read them (in fact I looked up on my blog and it seems I read the three books* between 2014-2016) but from what I remember it looks pretty faithful, certainly in the world building.
Reading the blogs again it seems I loved the world building and plot, but the characters less so, but hopefully that's something the writers can help with, and hiring actors with the calibre of Ferguson, Robbins, Oyelowo etc bodes well.
*Something of a misnomer because they didn't start out as books but as online stories/novellas etc that were pulled together by the publishers. My reviews try to be spoiler free but I still wouldn't recommend reading them unless you've read the books, certainly books two and three because it's impossible not to mention stuff that's happened in previous books.
Reading the blogs again it seems I loved the world building and plot, but the characters less so, but hopefully that's something the writers can help with, and hiring actors with the calibre of Ferguson, Robbins, Oyelowo etc bodes well.
*Something of a misnomer because they didn't start out as books but as online stories/novellas etc that were pulled together by the publishers. My reviews try to be spoiler free but I still wouldn't recommend reading them unless you've read the books, certainly books two and three because it's impossible not to mention stuff that's happened in previous books.
I need to listen to the audiobooks for Wool, Shift, and Dust again. It's been ten years and I barely remember what happens.
The first two episodes were good! My wife and I are big fans of the books and are very excited to see the adaptation. The production design seems very cool and the cast and writing is great so far.
I don't remember the details, but here there is a good recap of the last book
As Rebecca Ferguson is an executive producer, I assume her character Juliette survives her peril. I didn't get around to listening to the audiobooks again. I'm enjoying this series much more than For All Mankind and Foundation on Apple TV+.
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I wonder how much expensive is this show compared to the other two.
From what I've seen so far (the same sets and a couple of screens), it could probably have been done in the 80's as well for a reasonable cost!
The mystery box elements are well used and have logic in their backstory, unlike some other shows I could mention. The claustrophobic nature of the society in the silo reminds me quite a bit of the miniseries Ascension and the movie Logan's Run, although this show is much better and the premise (assuming it's the same as the original stories/novels) is more believable. I presume this season will cover most of the events of Wool. I wonder how season 2, if greenlit, will deal with the radical change of focus in Shift, or whether they'll intersperse events from Shift and Dust. The Apocalypse Triptych is additional material from which the show runners can draw, provided they can acquire the rights from the various authors.
I final decided to watch this series and motored through the 5 episodes currently available. Pretty entertaining, decent cast and production values are good for a TV budget. Several plot holes had to be overlooked in order to stay in the story (Really? No pressure relief valve or steam vent system? Did OSHA or good process safety engineering practices suddenly go out the window?). All in all, gonna stick with it. I'd also recommend watching this in pretty big chunks (2 - 3 episodes at a crack), story flows a bit better that way. First 3 episodes should definitely be watched together as a "movie"... 7/10
Been enjoying it so far. Wasn’t aware of books until I saw the opening credits. Probably won’t read them (I read 100-150 books a year for work and research purposes—not much time for others and I have many unread books for fun sitting on my shelves). But I’m happy to watch the show.
The fixing of the steam turbine system was an eye roller for me. Yes, let's just bash the precision engineered blade back into shape and start up the system again with half of it exposed, thus filling the silo with scalding vapour. IIRC, the repair isn't described in much detail in the novel version of Wool, but it seems to have been played up here for dramatic purposes. They could have done with asking a real engineer for advice. Anyhow, I've chosen to ignore it for now as the rest is enjoyable, even though I know how it probably turns out. It'll be interesting to see how they adapt Shift and Dust, particularly Shift.