Science fiction can be a harsh mistress: what is incredibly futuristic idea today might seem quaint and ridiculous by tomorrow. The term “zeerust,” coined by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd in their delightful book The Meaning of Liff and codified by TV Tropes, is defined as, “datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic.” In practice, it refers […]
We’re used to films adapted from books, but the reverse form of adaptation holds a certain stigma among book lovers. Just as some insist the book is always better than the film, many naturally assume the novelization of a film can’t be as worthwhile as the original. The stigma is so pervasive, some readers who love film or […]
This weekend, the adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon arrives on Netflix, bringing to life a gritty, violent world of cheap death and enforced immortality by way of consciousness-downloading. But once you’ve binged your way through every episode, there’s a high chance that its vibrant, dark world will be hard to leave behind. Luckily, there […]