Haven't actually read any of his stuff but I've heard carrion comfort is amazing. I should really pick it upI'm kind of hoping they're adapting other Simmons books for other seasons. Carrion Comfort, Drood, Song of Kali, etc
Haven't actually read any of his stuff but I've heard carrion comfort is amazing. I should really pick it upI'm kind of hoping they're adapting other Simmons books for other seasons. Carrion Comfort, Drood, Song of Kali, etc
Aww no subtitles on amazon? =\
Also /man/ I feel old at people referring to Ciaran Hinds as Mance Rayder and not Julius Caesar. Especially given that 'ol Brutus even directly pokes fun at it in the show ;.;
Is there a legal way to watch this outside of the U.S? (Europe to be precise)
I don't really get the Taboo comparison in their review. The shows are nothing alike beyond being period. Taboo is pulpy period crime thriller, Terror is bleak man vs nature horrorYeah that A grade on AVClub wasn't lying. Best AMC show since Mad Men premiered.
It's on Prime Video in Germany and should be available for a lot of other European countries (and other countries in the world). Give the free trial a shot and see if it's available for you.Is there a legal way to watch this outside of the U.S? (Europe to be precise)
Not quite sure I understand your response linking to your OP. I've read it and still don't see anything saying the entire series is available to those with amc "premium"
MARCH HIGHLIGHTS
The Terror
- Entire series, ad-free, including unaired episodes
That's what I thought I saw in the diving scene too.I'm going to have to rewatch the diving scene.You guys are saying we got a glimpse of the monster during that scene? I thought I was paying good attention, and only saw the corpse of the guy who fell overboard.
I loved the book, and thought these first two episodes were fantastic.
I rewatched that scene a bit ago, and paused it every so often to see if I was missing anything.
Awesome thanks for doing this!I rewatched that scene a bit ago, and paused it every so often to see if I was missing anything.
It's definitely just the dude's corpse. You can see his face for a second.
I did pause the scene a bunch to look at stuff in the distance. There are definitely weird shapes in the ice that could be hints of sinister things, but I don't think any of it is meant to be taken as the monster lurking in the distance.
It's not like those. The entire season is one storyHow does this stack up against other recent anthology shows?
I generally like Black Mirror but found the latest season kind of weak.
Didn't like what I watched of Electric Dreams.
That Junji Ito show is awful (and I like the comics...)
Drood is fantastic! It's Charles Dickens and his writer friend on a walkabout in the Victorian London underworld visiting opium dens and other dark fiends, on look for authoric inspiration :PHaven't actually read any of his stuff but I've heard carrion comfort is amazing. I should really pick it up
It's not like those. The entire season is one story
As for what the show is, think historical Northwest Passage disaster + The Thing (frigid isolated atmosphere and a crumbling situation) + Jaws (something...out there on the ice)
Haven't actually read any of his stuff but I've heard carrion comfort is amazing. I should really pick it up
I'm trying to be sensitive to people who haven't read the book, considering we were talking about things from the book that have or haven't shown up yet.
I'm trying to be sensitive to people who haven't read the book, considering we were talking about things from the book that have or haven't shown up yet.
Not quite sure I understand your response linking to your OP. I've read it and still don't see anything saying the entire series is available to those with amc "premium"
But I heard things go bananas in episode 3 and 4, so waiting patiently for next couple of weeks.
I'd like to have a mod come in and clear this up because I really like this show as well as the book and I'd love to openly discuss what I see and spoiler tag my comparison to what i've read to share it with other viewers and/or readers. and in the same way I'd like to be able to view other user's thoughts, without having to hit the tags for x posts in a row.
that's what I'm thinking, but it isn't what i'm reading.Just label your spoilers. (Book spoilers) (Show to book comparison) (Speculation based on book) or whathaveyou.
But I heard things go bananas in episode * and *, so waiting patiently for next couple of weeks.
It's really hard to go through my day just doing what I think is normal and then realize someone in some other part of the world is deeply bothered by it. Didn't mean to cause trouble or make the thread hard to read. Sorry. I understand that trepidation with regard to clicking unmarked spoilers. I'd just like to clarify my reasoning for doing it in spoilers, vs doing it out in the open. Because the show hadn't revealed the thing we were discussing, I didn't want to openly say that 'it' wasn't the thing. I'm the least spoiler sensitive person in the world, so I try to be careful, because I know other people really care. In my mind, let's play out a hypothetical situation here to explain why I'm not a thread ruining jackass for posting that correction in spoilers:i'm all for spoiler-tagging book info that preceeds aired episodes for the sake of keeping this thread alive and not making a second one for book readers, but having a discussion in tags over multiple posts concerning an user mistaking a floating body with a giant sloth in the arctic sea in an aired episode is absolutely unnecessary, because there is nothing spoilerish in correcting what has been aired, it makes the thread harder to read than needed and kills the discussion because people who want to participate are unsure about what they actually can post after watching the legally streamed (not even watched live) content without upsetting someone.
there was no sloth underwater in episode one, it was clearly the body of the sailor who was shown drowning earlier, the one the diver tried to save by jumping into the arctic water in plain clothes, but wasn't let by his fellow mates. a poster who watched the ep made a wrong observation which was plain to see for everyone watching - why does the correction have to be spoiler tagged? people make mistakes and discussing and correcting them is pretty much what internet forums, aka discussion boards were made for.
I'd like to have a mod come in and clear this up because I really like this show as well as the book and I'd love to openly discuss what I see and spoiler tag my comparison to what i've read to share it with other viewers and/or readers. and in the same way I'd like to be able to view other user's thoughts, without having to hit the tags for x posts in a row.
There was a big ad for it after the show aired, at least on Xfinity. "Say AMC Premier into your voice remote."
http://www.amcpremiere.com/?utm_source=SEM&utm_medium=socia&utm_campaign=TWD S8 Sneak Peeks
ugh. I have cox so no amc premier for me. I'd watch them all right now if I couldDrood is fantastic! It's Charles Dickens and his writer friend on a walkabout in the Victorian London underworld visiting opium dens and other dark fiends, on look for authoric inspiration :P
Awesome. I'll check out all these once I'm done reading the latest Neal Asher book. I've been burning through my backlog and wasn't sure what to start nextExcellent, I had no idea this was being made.
Carrion Comfort is pretty cool as well. Didn't like it quite as much as The Terror or Hyperion, but it's worth a read, for sure.
Well yeah. I'm from the U.K. and just came in for some impressions about a show based on a book I really like. We don't have the show yet, so I don't really want to read open spoilers.
i'm from austria and can watch it it legally "for free" (amazon prime)... do you think every movie thread should be a spoiler-tag fest until the movie is on free tv in every corner of the world?Well yeah. I'm from the U.K. and just came in for some impressions about a show based on a book I really like. We don't have the show yet, so I don't really want to read open spoilers.
i get and appreciate your reasoning, but it was a human body. i do not consider it a spoiler if you correct someone mistaking it for a giant sloth.It's really hard to go through my day just doing what I think is normal and then realize someone in some other part of the world is deeply bothered by it. Didn't mean to cause trouble or make the thread hard to read. Sorry. I understand that trepidation with regard to clicking unmarked spoilers. I'd just like to clarify my reasoning for doing it in spoilers, vs doing it out in the open. Because the show hadn't revealed the thing we were discussing, I didn't want to openly say that 'it' wasn't the thing.
i'm from austria and can watch it it legally "for free" (amazon prime)... do you think every movie thread should be a spoiler-tag fest until the movie is on free tv in every corner of the world?
i get and appreciate your reasoning, but it was a human body. i do not consider it a spoiler if you correct someone mistaking it for a giant sloth.
I also have amazon prime, but it's not out in the U.K.
...that's why there are spoiler discussion threads. Show came out like yesterday man, it's not unreasonable.
OK, the rule is you either need to keep all book stuff under spoilers or take it to it's own thread. If you all decide to have book discussion be spoiler tagged in this thread please mark it with "book discussion" or "speculation based on book" or something to indicate that it features spoilers from the books.i'm all for spoiler-tagging book info that preceeds aired episodes for the sake of keeping this thread alive and not making a second one for book readers, but having a discussion in tags over multiple posts concerning an user mistaking a floating body with a giant sloth in the arctic sea in an aired episode is absolutely unnecessary, because there is nothing spoilerish in correcting what has been aired, it makes the thread harder to read than needed and kills the discussion because people who want to participate are unsure about what they actually can post after watching the legally streamed (not even watched live) content without upsetting someone.
there was no sloth underwater in episode one, it was clearly the body of the sailor who was shown drowning earlier, the one the diver tried to save by jumping into the arctic water in plain clothes, but wasn't let by his fellow mates. a poster who watched the ep made a wrong observation which was plain to see for everyone watching - why does the correction have to be spoiler tagged? people make mistakes and discussing and correcting them is pretty much what internet forums, aka discussion boards were made for.
I'd like to have a mod come in and clear this up because I really like this show as well as the book and I'd love to openly discuss what I see and spoiler tag my comparison to what i've read to share it with other viewers and/or readers. and in the same way I'd like to be able to view other user's thoughts, without having to hit the tags for x posts in a row.
i'm from austria and can watch it it legally "for free" (amazon prime)... do you think every movie thread should be a spoiler-tag fest until the movie is on free tv in every corner of the world?
i get and appreciate your reasoning, but it was a human body. i do not consider it a spoiler if you correct someone mistaking it for a giant sloth.
There are spoiler threads for major blockbusters and the rare series with similar high popularity/viewership like GoT. dividing a topic like this among three groups (readers, viewers, people interested) kills the topic. If you want impressions, visit a review site, not a discussion board thread.I also have amazon prime, but it's not out in the U.K.
...that's why there are spoiler discussion threads. Show came out like yesterday man, it's not unreasonable.
OK, the rule is you either need to keep all book stuff under spoilers or take it to it's own thread. If you all decide to have book discussion be spoiler tagged in this thread please mark it with "book discussion" or "speculation based on book" or something to indicate that it features spoilers from the books.
I'm adding this to the OP so this is the rule going forward. Any book talk should be under clearly marked spoiler tags.
I do not want to read. I do not want to know whether unaired episode x or y is considered bananas by people with early access and I consider that a spoiler although nothing of actual content has been posted.
Did this air on another channel or something already?There are spoiler threads for major blockbusters and the rare series with similar high popularity/viewership like GoT. dividing a topic like this among three groups (readers, viewers, people interested) kills the topic. If you want impressions, visit a review site, not a discussion board thread.
But that's MHO and I do not want to derail this thread further by discussing general spoiler policy. I reported one of my posts in the hope that a mod will come in and make the rules clear once and for all.
Cool. Now what about the rest - "if it aired, it's fair game"? "I heard from people that've already seen it early that *upcoming episode x* is awesome/stinks"?
And it's not a big issue, but in relation to spoiler tagging stuff that has already been aired it's a real spoiler.To be fair, the "back half of the season is bananas" comments are being dropped by a lot of different critics in their reviews.
Anything in a review is fine so long as it's not a blatant show spoiler. If someone's going "oh, episode 7 is really good" that's whatever, there's no real spoilers there. If they start giving away or alluding to actual plot points then that needs to be under marked spoiler tags (future show spoilers).The comments he's referring to I believe are things that critics mentioned in their reviews.
The entire season is available to watch early on certain providers, but I haven't personally seen any impressions from people who have seen the whole season early.
The problem you have is that you're coming in pre-spoiled as you read the book. So you'll know what any teases, no matter how vague, are referring to. I don't really see a way to help you specifically without forcing the creation of a spoiler thread.And it's not a big issue, but in relation to spoiler tagging stuff that has already been aired it's a real spoiler.
Me personally, I avoid review sites for a show like this, in which I'm interested in because I like the source material and while I know that, i do not need to get info about in which episode exactly this will happen. It evokes certain expectations, gives away on the pacing. I'd like to avoid that.things WILL go bananas
What I'do do like is discussing what I just saw with others and occasionally mention the source material, or differences to that - in spoiler tags or a seperate thread. Like I said, I wouldn't mind a seperate book reader thread and banning all discussion about the source material from the tv thread, but having to spoiler tag discussion about the recent episode I do mind and I'd rather not participate than having to do that. Likewise I'd rather not participate (even passively) if people that are not just speculating on the grounds of the source material, but rather know facts about this iteration that the general public doesn't, keep posting their opinion without the appropriate spoiler tag.
Anything in a review is fine so long as it's not a blatant show spoiler. If someone's going "oh, episode 7 is really good" that's whatever, there's no real spoilers there. If they start giving away or alluding to actual plot points then that needs to be under marked spoiler tags (future show spoilers).
Given the show is billed to the thread as "Mondays on AMC," spoilers for a specific episode are spoilers until that episode airs on it's corresponding Monday. Then it's not a spoiler anymore.
We don't want anyone to be spoiled, but we also want people to be able to discuss the show. So this is what we've all got to do unless you want to make a spoiler thread for people that binged it or are watching ahead.
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I think the rule everyone will need to follow is this: anything that hasn't aired on the most recently shown episode on AMC needs to be under spoiler tags. Beyond that I'm not sure what to tell all of you
To this I do not agree. This is a different version of the story I know and weball know that a TV or movie adaptation of a book can greatly differ from the source material. I do have my expectations, true, but that does not mean that I cannot be surprised and/or spoiled by the adaptation.The problem you have is that you're coming in pre-spoiled as you read the book. So you'll know what any teases, no matter how vague, are referring to. I don't really see a way to help you specifically without forcing the creation of a spoiler thread.
I'm not sure what you want outside of me forcing a spoiler thread for those who have seen the show already. I already said all TV spoilers need to be under tags until the episode airs on AMC. There's not much else to do outside of another thread. In which case it's unfair for those who haven't read the book to have to dodge book spoilers in this thread.I can agree to all of this - again: i only wanted to point out that the discussion of an already aired episode in spoiler tags makes no sense, especially if unaired episodes are openly mentioned in comments like "episode x will be bananas".
To this I do not agree. This is a different version of the story I know and weball know that a TV or movie adaptation of a book can greatly differ from the source material. I do have my expectations, true, but that does not mean that I cannot be surprised and/or spoiled by the adaptation.