Plain Old Tele Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Holy shit, this is awesome. AMC is adapting Dan Simmons' "The Terror" as a new series. Ridley Scott's production company is producing. For those who aren't familiar with the book, it's "based" on the real-life story of Captain Franklin's 1845 search for the Northwest Passage with his ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The expedition was lost with all hands and never heard from again. It's a great read, lots of intriguing and scary stuff.... the book comes across kinda like a mix of LOST and The Thing. http://io9.com/5984286/amc-is-making-an-arctic+explorers+vs+monster-show-that-is-somehow-not-the-thing Edited February 14, 2013 by Telemachos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I've always wanted to read this book, but at about 1000 pages its a bit too long for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Sounds good, I would definitely check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 @The Stingray @baumer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Never read the book either. But this sounds pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJackSparrow Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I absolutely can’t wait to see this!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I am anticipating this one! I feel like this could be a winner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aabattery Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Digging the costumes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 never read the book but I'm definitely interested in this tv series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I'm watching this now and I do think the episode I'm watching is very well executed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I saw the first two episodes last night and I'm enjoying it. It may have been my ears were a bit clogged but it took some getting used to what they were saying that I even had to put on closed captioning to stop from rewinding But after a bit, I was able to turn that off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Strong start, IMO. I liked the first two episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) Well, shit, episode 3 was really something. Read the book which is awesome. No wonder this is a ratings performer for AMC so far despite an ugly cast, ha, ha. Who'd think? Anyway, my only concern is the same that I had with the book romance, ugh. It was a tough sell in the book where you can imagine Francis to be younger and handsomer than he is (cause Silence was about 15, yikes), but damn this Mad Men dude! He's about 60+ and looking like a ginger toad! I dread their love scene more than Tuunbaq Edited April 7, 2018 by Valonqar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 On 4/8/2018 at 2:26 AM, Valonqar said: No wonder this is a ratings performer for AMC so far despite an ugly cast, ha, ha. Who'd think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 This show is ace. Everyone should watch. It's also great that has a definitive ending (10 episode mini-series) instead of going on and on past its due date like most regular serialized shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhasmid Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) One episode deep, and I am thoroughly enjoying this seafaring yarn. Impeccable production value. Exemplary screenplay, and strong acting from UK's greatest character actors. My favorite piece of naval filmmaking since Master and Commander. Not that it was that hard to accomplish considering the competition, but it's a very good show all the same. If Harrris, Writing, and Cinematography are not nominated, I would be most surprised. People compare it to The Thing. I actually find it has more in common with the oft overlooked "Ravenous". A mixture of a dark chapter of mostly forgotten history with a dash of horror. Edited April 18, 2018 by ThePhasmid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 14 hours ago, ThePhasmid said: One episode deep, and I am thoroughly enjoying this seafaring yarn. Impeccable production value. Exemplary screenplay, and strong acting from UK's greatest character actors. My favorite piece of naval filmmaking since Master and Commander. Not that it was that hard to accomplish considering the competition, but it's a very good show all the same. If Harrris, Writing, and Cinematography are not nominated, I would be most surprised. People compare it to The Thing. I actually find it has more in common with the oft overlooked "Ravenous". A mixture of a dark chapter of mostly forgotten history with a dash of horror. Cinematography has the best shot. As great as Harris is on this show, his category is pretty damn stacked by the look of it - McLachlan for playing multiple characters on Twin Peaks, Cumberbatch for playing a recovering addict (right down to losing weight for the role) and you bet there will be some movie stars who always have advantage over TV actors. As for writing, it's a genre show and such shows make it big only if they are ratings and/or critical phenomena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Finished this just now. One of the best shows I've watched in years. Terrific stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
