The first decent sci fi show in a long time, and it's as long as a DBZ episode. - /tv/ (#211516160) [Archived: 1273 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:54:44 AM No.211516160
hi-im-sec-unit-238776431-but-you-can-call-me-murderbot-v0-bcojk59pg11f1
Wtf
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:56:16 AM No.211516220
The show is not bad but not great either.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:56:25 AM No.211516225
Murderbot.S01E04.480p.x264-mSD.mkv_snapshot_13.20.379
>>211516160 (OP)
It's awful slop written by fat tumblr women.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:57:20 AM No.211516257
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>>211516160 (OP)
>decent sci fi show
every character is insufferable
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:58:21 AM No.211516312
the pacing is so bad.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 2:59:02 AM No.211516335
>>211516225
Those people are meant to be weirdos from the future equivalent of a hippy commune.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 3:01:15 AM No.211516431
>>211516335
But that's all of the human characters. They're all insufferable. The plot is razor thin with awful characters and "quippy dialogue" that does not work.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 3:57:16 AM No.211518751
cant believe i let /tv/ trick me into downloading this shit. Modern television is so shit even the shows people here like are shit
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 3:58:39 AM No.211518820
>>211516160 (OP)
Is that madara of the saskay klan?
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 3:58:44 AM No.211518824
>>211516160 (OP)
What show? If you want me to look up a show, tell me the title.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:02:33 AM No.211518974
>>211516431
I keep waiting for them to die horribly of their own stupidity.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:08:34 AM No.211519217
Is this like Scud
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:10:03 AM No.211519278
>>211516257
>you have to both like and agree with the characters in a movie or show otherwise itโ€™s bad
>characters I like and personally can relate to = good show
>characters whose motives I disagree with = bad show
Why is such a dimwit take becoming so widespread lately especially
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:27:26 AM No.211520022
>>211519278
>>characters whose motives I disagree with = bad show
Take your sloppy strawman and force it deep inside your colon. These "characters" are cardboard cutouts, their "motives" are just as flimsy as their personalities.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:30:52 AM No.211520146
>>211516160 (OP)
The writing is terrible, the sexless white male is their tireless slave, these bots can hear worms coming from underground but not an industrial drill turning on behind them, oh and nothing ever happens until the last 2 minutes of the episode.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 4:34:26 AM No.211520283
>>211516225
I took it to mean that both sides are retarded.

The preservationists are disgusting degenerate freaks though well intentioned, their society is generally pretty cringey. While the corporation rim are almost soulless, they're also generally more likable from what we've seen.
I kinda assumed we're meant to associate with the robot more than anyone else, especially given his dialogue, "Kill me now" whenever the hippies say literally anything. Which was meant to be kinda silly itself given it's name is literally "Murderbot".
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 5:18:40 AM No.211521881
Hey I can't bad mouth show whose main character is a psychopath
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 5:21:49 AM No.211521979
>>211516160 (OP)
>starfield: the series
no thank you
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 5:28:56 AM No.211522240
Murderbot Diaries
Murderbot Diaries
md5: 651e5626d09058508dec53e64c58bd46๐Ÿ”
The books were awesome. Consider checking them out.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 5:58:59 AM No.211523317
>>211522240
How is it compared to the show?
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 6:32:24 AM No.211524635
>>211519278
no, the characters are badly written. you can enjoy a character whose motivation or ideas/ideals you don't agree with if they are well written and well acted. the characters in this show are just bad. (other than the robot)
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 6:53:21 AM No.211525472
I don't mind;
>Black Leader Woman
>Ass Hole Tech guy (Gurathin I think his name is?)
The two of them aren't insufferable like the other three. Black Woman is nice and seems like a decent person. No ultra girl boss moments with her. She's just trying to keep the people together and she has panic attacks.
The Tech guy isn't a fag like the others and is a bit weird.
And of course Murderbot is enjoyable to watch.

The other three are fucking awful. Giga faggots. Annoying as fuck. Just complete dog shit.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 7:57:01 AM No.211527983
>>211523317
only read the first one but it was better than the show
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:04:12 AM No.211528270
>>211527983
How are the characters in comparison? Are they all weirdo hippies?
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:49:47 AM No.211529818
>>211525472
>the hag who was injured early into the show is so unremarkable this anon doesn't even remember her
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:59:04 AM No.211530083
>>211516160 (OP)
meh, watchable i guess but i hate it
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 8:59:13 AM No.211530089
>>211529818
Holy shit I totally forgot she even existed.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 9:03:54 AM No.211530222
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>>211516160 (OP)
unfortunate opinion op
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 9:21:46 AM No.211530648
>>211525472
According to my brother Gurathin is the only one who appears regularly after the first book.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:20:25 AM No.211533277
How could they fuck up this show so bad?
The novels are simple and straightforward that even a /tv/ anon could write a better script.
Fucking hell... Can't have good things and all that.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:26:53 AM No.211533403
>>211522240
women can't write sci-fi
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:29:29 AM No.211533452
>>211533277
Is it very different from the books and how so?

I've heard from friends in the industry that failed writers or producers will use someone elses script or book, something popular or with an established fanbase, to get their own ideas into television and film.
Or that the creators of the shows tend to think their farts don't smell and that their writing or ideas are better and edit these shows because something is "stupid" or whatever.
A more recent show I can remember that was a lot like the books was the Terminal List. They did make changes, but it was mostly toning things down for ratings. Oh, and they changed the hot reporter into a frumpy asian girl, probably for diversity check list standards.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:29:43 AM No.211533456
>>211533403
they're perfectly capable of writing sci-fi, just not science fiction.
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Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:36:29 AM No.211533549
>>211533456
elaborate pls
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:38:09 AM No.211533575
>>211533403
Uh, read Frankenstein, chuddy.
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 11:51:17 AM No.211533798
>>211533452
Oh man, it's been many years since I read the first novel but basically making it so slow, shitty dialogue, the robot showing his face so much plus he seems dumbed down compared to how sharp/fast he is in the novel, just not recommended.
Ded
6/16/2025, 11:52:50 AM No.211533823
I am for the genocide of Jews
Anonymous
6/16/2025, 12:02:01 PM No.211533989
>>211516160 (OP)
the cast is utterly repulsive, both in character and appearance. But Skarsgรฅrd is such a charisma machine that he makes the show almost watchable. Though they can fuck off with the 23 minute episodes