Altered Carbon, wow! What a series and how awesome was it a true Cyberpunk genre. To be honest Cyberpunk is something what the world will probably be like in the future and not really a utopian future where tech advances society to be free and clean. It will still be dirty, drug fueled pursuit of sex and violence.
The whole adage of haves and have nots will always continue, just a human nature issue. There will always be crime as long as there are people and depending on the laws of the era crime will be different to what it is today or was in the past.
But enough about Cyberpunk genre which is totally awesome and builds on Sci fi. I want to talk about Altered Carbon.
We meet the star of the show Takeshi Kovacs who we learn is a solider turned good guy who fights against the current new age war against the world power who is controlling everyone and everything.
In this world no one dies instead an alien technology allows people to transfer their consciousness to another body called a sleeve.
In my opinion it's the only show that has successfully been able to change lead actors and seamless include them in the story line as if nothing had occured.
In season one as the story begins to unfold Kovacs is booted up in a sleeve to undertake an investigation, after being sent to prison for what he thought would be eternity he is quickly on the hunt for someone inorder to regain his freedom.
The fight scenes and tech used are beautifully integrated and the budget has been estimated at $7Million per episode.
A factor in Netflix's decision to cancel the show, which is why I am so devastated. It feels like the world is inundated by crappy reality T.V shows like the Kardashians and shows like Tiger King amassed millions of viewers. Just utter garbage in my opinion.
Yet time and time again we are graced with great shows that go to the chopping board because they fail to attract viewers.
Season 2 got even better when we got to see Kovacs enter a super solider sleeve with added features and abilities. Again he was on the hunt to find an assassin or he ended up being blamed for it.
A great T.V show, one that I was in the hopes of watching more of this fantastic Cyberpunk world unravel with stories but I won't be able to anymore :( 😞
Netflix decision to cancel the show after 18 episodes made headlines as many took to Twitter and social media to air their frustrations and without a solid reason why it was cancelled but it is thought that the costs were a big reason behind the decision.
Did you get into Altered Carbon, was it a show you enjoyed? What are some of the shows highlights and what will you miss most from it?
Season 2 definitely picked up where we found the source of the alien tech and I was really hoping for the show to peak more. But another one bites the dust and we are left without an adequate ending.
