Murderbot

I "read" the books from Audible. I am a big fan.

This adaptation although somewhat faithful is just not as good as the books I read. Ther's something off and I can't figure it out.

The author, Martha Wells, wrote some complex characters that complement each other.

I feel like this adaptation makes light of their character traits and tries to turns everything into a joke. Would be jokes if it was funny, but it's just cringe inducing at times.

The episodes length is definitely bad. Almost feels like they cut it like that to run the show for more weeks in order to milk out more subscription money... At this point, I'll just wait for the season to be over and watch it in one go.

I hope they make a second season and improve on what they have. The story is only beginning. I can't wait to meet ART and see Preservation.

The entire premise of the series, despite being a bit goofy with the space hippies, is actually very interesting.

The first two episodes are bit of a introduction, and slightly less interesting but from episode 3 things start to evolve and pick up a lot.

Frankly, the amount of directions that this series alone can go, is very high. But a series with only 25 min episodes and 10 in total, just feel too short. Especially with the amount of worldbuilding that is possible.

Where are the time that we got nice Sci-Fi series with 26 episodes / 50 minutes per episode on a yearly basis. *sigh* ...

What i am seeing of Murderbot is a series that can spark its own universe.

Murderbot offers a fresh, engaging plot with a unique central character and a ok sci-fi world genuinely compelling.

Each episode though clocks in at around 20 minutes of actual content, stretched to about 25 minutes with previews, credits, and ads. It feels like just as you're starting to sink into the story, it's already over. The result is a stop-start experience that doesn't quite let the emotional or narrative weight land.

It's disappointing, because this world and several characters have the depth to sustain longer episodes. Instead, we get something that often feels more like a high-quality teaser or mini mico series than a fully satisfying viewing experience.

I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. My main complaints are the short episode runtimes and the mischaracterization of our main cast for the sake of humor, I guess. The books are very funny on their own. I don't understand why the show is portraying Preservation Aux (who are scholars, scientists, and political leaders) as "space hippies", undermining Mensah as a well respected and highly capable leader, and making the queer & poly normative world into a cringey love triangle type joke. I'm going to continue watching because I love the book series so much and I want a show based on them to do well, but so far I'm sitting at a 6/10. Will update as we get further into the season.

The work is good. Acting, directing, set and scenes are all acceptable. The show has the feel of the books. But what a rip off on the management side! 22-25 minutes a week for 10 episodes. I'm tempted to cancel my subscription until it's over just to fox the f'ers. I feel cheated because they are obviously just drip drip. It's a long series. So I guess this isn't really going to be multiple books. I hate Apple TV management for playing coy with this series. Just give them the money to make the whole series. Just give them the opportunity to make the entire book series. We will watch it. The books are awesome.