Altered Carbon

I can't say enough how much I absolutely loved Altered Carbon, especially Season 1! I loved Season one so much I just binged it for the second time recently. I know a lot of people didn't like Season 2 but I didn't think it eas that bad. It's just not close to Season 1. Joel Kinnamon and Martha Higareda were both excellent in that first season. They also had a fantastic supporting cast filled with good actors like James Purefoy, Chris Conner, Will Yun Lee, etc. This is a must watch for any sci-fi fan but even if you're not a big sci-fi fan this show is still worth checking out. Bottom line...is Season 2 as good as 1? Of course not, it would've been nearly impossible, but it's still a decent show worth watching!

All I have to say, is that season one was much more tightly written. Fewer characters, better director.(s) better cinematography, better camera manipulation? It took me a while to watch season two based off of my trust in those who said it was nothing like season one. But eventually I decided to watch it. I love the lore of altered Carbon, but season two was way more bloated and sort of directorially all over the place. I really can't emphasize the fact that it was such a bloated eight episodes. Which really makes sense when you watch it. But I really do love the first season. It goes down in history as far as on my favorite seasons of any show ever.

Season 1 of Altered Carbon is among the greatest Sci-Fi shows ever created so of course Season 2 wasn't going to be as good but it's still not nearly as bad as some of these reviews are saying. It's just that Season 1 was so incredible that when people compare S2 to it they are of course going to be a little disappointed. If season 1 never happened I think more people would like season 2 but because that first season is so amazing people automatically compare them. Don't. Everything about this show is great...the acting, writing, production, cinematography, etc. Are all as good as it gets. It's really too bad they only did two seasons because it's one of the better sci-fi shows I've ever seen.

They did the series a disservice by miscasting Kovacs in season 2. Anthony Mackie is a great actor in his own right but failed to capture and continue Joel Kinnaman's and Will Yun Lee's take on Takeshi Kovacs. Takeshi is a serious Japanese guy and that didn't translate.

This could have been Anthony's opportunity to show his acting range. All I could think about was his Falcon character in the Marvel movies.

I'm so sad they cancelled the series, I really loved the idea of the immortality of consciousness.

A futuristic world of stolen bodies (sleeves) and wins to be made right.

There are many threads to this complex tale, but enjoyable even when I lost the plot (due to ADHD not poor production).

The main characters are a cop with a fiery persona and a newly awakened criminal of epic proportions.

The attention to detail in mortice and world building were fantastic and well thought out.

Fantastic multilingual characters, religion vs science vs justice, fast paced action, humour, mystery and nudity. All the facets you need for dystopia.

The second season didn't rock my boat, but after season one was anything going to stand up? Probably not. Will I watch season three? Absolutely.