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Altered Carbon is excellent. It’s also a very different kind of show; more of a crime-drama that takes place in the far future than an actual sci-fi show.

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Agreed on Altered Carbon. Some of the nudity is gratuitous, but most is not. I know the clone room scene was on some of the news sites, but why wouldn’t clones be naked? In a future where sleeves are changeable vessels, I would expect nudity, body image, etc... to be very different from today’s values.

Today's American values. The attitudes toward nudity are different even today.

Yup, and based on decent writing (books).

(Spoilers) I especially like how all the implications of the few base assertions are being explored: renting bodies to visit with dead relatives, class separation, immortality and untouchable lawlessness for the rich, on and on. Just well done.

The show actually felt quite shallow to me, like it focused entertaining over presenting a coherent world. E.g. I'd expect to see identical cheap mass produced body running around everywhere.

I more fondly remember the near two decade old ghost in the shell fancies, especially for it's time. But then I don't plan to go back and may ruin my memory of it by re-watching.

It's Noir, redone with modern standards, and in a sci-fi setting, but it's completely Noir. And it's very good.

I also enjoy The Expanse.

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