Halfway through Altered Carbon. It has the usual affliction of Netflix shows: the pacing gets slower and slower as the series progresses. Maybe they should just commission fewer episodes.
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Agreed, but in this particular case, it makes sense. What’s the point of money if you don’t buy a good body?
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Makes sense for the meths, not so much the starving cop.
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This seems correct. Consider the level of acting that you get in pro wrestling, where the selection process is highly weighted to looks and, these days, athleticism. Once in a while you get Dwayne Johnson! Mostly you get giant steroid monsters and cosmetic surgery enthusiasts.
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Yeah, it's not completely disabling -- look at how Chinese cinema is selected for athletics -- but eg 1960s Sean Connery would be considered a lumpy schlub today.
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There is also the effect of eliminating actors with strict nudity clauses in their contracts. Smaller pool thus lower quality? The book is substantially about torture, btw, so that's accurately reflected in the series.
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saying the same thing, extra filter = smaller pool
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