Sci-fi is back on the SyFy channel. Get in here and let's watch it, the show starts in 10 minutes.
Hope they don't fuck it up too bad.
child hood's end
>>63650439
>physically mature male of an age that was considered adult for 90% of human history
>child
C'MON
Did they want Boyega?
>>63650558
Is this the main character? Am I going to have to look at those nostrils for two hours?
ITS STARTING
Let's do this!
...Yep. This guy is the face and voice of humanity. Wow.
>upbeat song redone as melancholy
This is off to a bad start.
Syfy aint good for much but they usually deliver on the mini series front
hope this isn't the first one to drop the ball
also is anyone here legitimately not familiar with this story?
>BSG mini on the tv
kek
>>63650773
I just read the book synopsis today, that's about all I know of it.
>>63650773
I've waited almost 10 fucking years to finally see Karellen brought to life
>>63650773
I read it in school
How's it so far lads? I'm in the shower at the moment
That's a big ship.
theoretically how would aliens pull this off
some kind of gravity regulator or dampener?
This is incredible. Just like the book.
I don't think it happened this way in the book.
>No tears
kek
O'Brien's put on some weight.
wouldn't it have been more logical to just copy the appearance of one random human and use that as an Avatar
granted they're aliens and social norms are alien to them, but even still....
>>63650966
It feels like SG1 episodes with Ashurans
>>63651036
"age of man"
they understand nuance of language and our understanding of it. They use unequal language in their rhetoric about injustice
and removing choice
I'm glad Colm Meaney is in this.
>>63651104
tumblr pls
>>63651137
That man doesn't age.
>>63651181
Not at all, but why would aliens have our understanding instead of their own about injustice is my point?
The use of language is contentious academically which is where tmblrshits get it from
That traitor's clearly never seen The Twilight Zone.
I just want Diesel to survive this
>>63651275
The logic doesn't make sense, humanity would never roll with being imprisoned on our own world. Which is basically what these guys do by removing choice.
Just read the synopsis of the book. Overlord's purpose for doing this is really fucking stupid. It could be the writer of those few paragraphs poorly summarized the story, but I fail to see the purpose why Clarke even wrote this story.
>>63651229
Normal people don't care about phrases like "age of man." If the Overlords were communicating with cultural studies professors, they'd phrase things differently.
I like how that kids mom name dropped Signs, since they turned out to bedemonsin that one too.
>>63651399
You should probably read the actual book before commenting on it. It's not a hard read.
>>63651400
>oogo booga, end to whitey's rule muh niggas!
Would that be more appropriate these days?
>>63651384
imprisoned, no
but an all powerful being watching over us, people like to talk shit about big brother but alot more people are open to it then you would believe
>>63651432
>>63651400
a species that can do what they can do like traveling vast distances across space wouldn't show up on our door and quote impractical nonsense that is rudimentary and impractical by our standards and then be defended by an idiot.
It is bad writing from the book and thru the re-write into a script. It is something from mind of a bad writer that slipped through many iterations.
>>63651443
Never heard of this story until today. I'll read it I this break when I don't have grad school.
>>63651489
If God was actually real and we knew about it, we would try to fight it. The concept of a god is a benefit to temporal leaders to control masses and give safety in the knowledge that we all know we're going to die.
An actual alien that was real and we could see it with our senses would lead us to try to kill it, just like anything else.
>>63651518
funny how you assume an advanced alien culture automatically has to be a species of ass holes without any sense of decency or courteous
granted those are very human characteristics but it is not necessarily limited to humans
>>63651586
The alien is suppose to make the world a way better place though. No war, hunger, suffering or any of that. I think a lot of people could get behind that.
>>63651586
more people would side with god, not saying its right and the people who would fight for him are right
it's just really fucking likely because humanity is inherently weak
>>63651518
Oh, you're an idiot. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, but I'll just ignore you now.
>>63651622
>very human characteristics
>not limited to humans
Yeah the other anon is right, aliens are far more likely not to act like these overlords. But does that not mean they'll be hostile.
would have gone with the 82 year blind Korean desu
more sympathetic and less anti American animosity
>>63650323
syfy has been a universal seal of unquality for a decade. Have they improved yet?
>>63651722
we only have humans to act as a comparison is what I'm saying, if aliens exist we don't know if such qualities could be applied to them or not
who the fuck knows, Rodenberry might have had it right all along, or perhaps Lovecraft was
>>63651779
They're starting to, they're phasing out the reality shit and coming out with some legit sci-fi.
>>63651779
Slowly, but significantly. They are actually doing science fiction again
They stole that pod design from Flight of the Navigator
holy shit hes dressed up as CIA
>>63651923
or did they put that idea in the creators heads?
>>63651622
If we developed that level of technology, we would be very different from what we are now.
"The stars are not for man" This story is the ashurans.
It isn't who or what they are, they remove choice and our entire civilization is built upon the idea of choice and having the ability to break rules and suffer consequences. That is where war comes from. If we ever do fix our current morass of decisions, it will be to fight outsiders or other species since we need something to fight, it is our animal nature.
if we evolve into humanity+ then maybe we will be different, but while we remain mostly animal, choice or illusion of free will is tantamount.
>>63651657
Not if it removes choice. We basically had 3 wars in a row about this through authoritarian (Socialist, Communist), (Facists, Dictators) and (Authoritarian democracy) and after the longest war in history ended, we went into another world war where we fought over ideas.
Notice a lot of communism around still? No. They became progressives and altered leftists because the brand got crushed in machinery of capitalism.
Ideas and the engine that pushes them matters. Utopianism in our current state is impossible.
Mr. Stormberg, I'm CIA.
Look at his outfit!
>>63651943
>KARELLEN?
CIA
>>63651824
Definitely true. Although there is nothing wrong with being cautious. Hell you're more likely to connect/relate with them by stating such reservations.
>>63651958
Socialism and communism doesn't work because the greedy nature of humanity makes it so everyone wants to be better off than the other
if an all powerful being is able to actually enforce it, outside of it all as a third party as it were it could work
>>63651700
We can agree to disagree for sure.
>>63651694
I never said we wouldn't have people that wouldn't side with it, I am saying people would fight it.
The composition of forces would largely depend on the situation.
>>63651998
YOU DONT GET TO BRING GIFTS
>>63652072
But then that means communism still failed because it required oversight by "superior" individuals which goes against the "everyone is equal" motto.
>>63651958
Communism doesn't make you an all powerful being capable of curing diseases and all kinds of other shit. This situation isn't really comparable to human history, its a science fiction story.
>>63652072
"enforce it" Removing free will
>>63652199
No that is true but utopianism can only occur in a science fiction/fantasy setting because human mind could never exist in that setting, but it is nice to think about just like heaven or nirvana.
Oh shit I missed it.
Was it anything like the book?
>That one chick secret service agent
think she will matter later on?
The book was pretty cool. I always felt bad for the Overlords. They got the cosmic dick in the metaphorical butt.
>>63652207
you can choose to accept it or to test the leniency of the enforcers, the choice is yours
>>63652354
They were slaves, had to watch species get to join the overmind while they do its bidding
thanks to fargo, ayy lmaos rule tv monday
>>63651958
>war
>fought over ideas
wew lad
>>63652440
they weren't slaves so much as being evolutionarily fucked to being stagnant and not join the overmind
they were just desperate to fit in, the ultimate nerds
>>63652475
Such a good episode ruined by ayy lmaos
God damn what was the point of that
>>63652501
ideas = path to wealth
I never said it didn't have to do with money.
>>63652533
>>63652440
Overlords confirmed betas. Helping the alpha species bang the overmind hottie chick. Overlords are keks.
>>63652326
It's still going.
And I don't remember all this "appearing as familiar people and places" stuff being in the book. Maybe it was, it's been a while.
>>63652533
Way to spoil it, dude.
This is actually my first time watching TV in years outside of football. These commercials blow.
>>63652739
without an ulterior motive their would be no-show, because everyone would be happy so obviously there is something else going on.
Stop being a child.
>>63652739
that isn't even a major twist, that's just something that they sort of tell us so we don't feel sorry for them
>>63652774
Aren't they?
I didn't realize that freedomleague commercial was part of the show.
>serving the Saudis they're own oil
THE BALLS ON THIS MAN
>>63650773
What is Ascension?
>An alternate universe where no one's watched SG-1.
>>63652809
>spoiler tags are enabled
>choose to spoil something anyway
>get called on it
>STOP BEING A CHILD
Hey look! /pol/!
Who #freedomleague here?
>>63653075
one of the tv's someone was watching was airing the re-imagined BSG, SG-1 logically does exist in this universe
>>63653075
What balls? He's just implementing the will of the space gods hovering overhead.
>>63651923
Reminded me of good ol' Max as well. I wonder if they still have the model at Disney World?
>>63650323
All I know is if they turn Kerellan into a villain and try to halt the evolution of Humanity, I will curb-stomp a bitch.
Hopefully the Supervisors will look like Demons as they did in the book.
Do the overlords watch you fap?
>conveniently ignoring how he shot a cripple
>>63651958
Most people just want to go about their daily lives. We've gone through many various social systems, and modern democracy itself hardly matches its ideal of "freedom". The entire Western notion of freedom had to radically dilute itself during the 19th century when people transitioned away from economic self-sufficiency and into wage-slavery. Wars are generally fought over the interests of rival elites or for the suppression of resistance against these elites. Since these elites are inherently self-interested and competitive, utopianism is impractical because it tends to propose the non-existence of any ruling class or high-level competition. What these aliens are doing is bypassing that whole dynamic, installing themselves ostensibly as a benevolent dictatorship. Resistance isn't really feasible and most people would psychologically accept them if they genuinely started improving living standards.
He dindu nuffin.
>>63653978
Yes. And if you don't do it properly, they'll zap you.
Wait a minute, that's Tywin Lannister's voice.
Get some god damn perspective woman. He's the ambassador for an alien race and she just nags him because he might be thinking about somebody else.
>man is trying to reshape the world for the better
>woman thinks he's trying to skip out on her with his dead ex
Women, amirite?
are these fucking cartel enforcers?
>>63654089
Well, can you fuck the overlord zombie people?
Praying to ayylmao
Women erryone
>>63654151
Maybe if you just pull your dick out and hump the air
bullet time oh sheeit
>>63654348
He's gonna do it. He's gonna fuck a zombie, the absolute madman
Christ, is this what modern tv is like? 8 minute long commercials every 5 minutes
>>63654088
typical women, making it all about them
>>63654089
She's right though.
>>63654538
Unfortunately, yes- gotta get that ad revenue, and it lets them write and film less material.
The Genii are always up to no good
>>63654538
Welcome to Hell. This is why everybody DVRs or pirates now.
>>63653984
Nothing prevents you from becoming an elite yourself. You cannot become an alien. To become an elite is a finite, almost infinitesimal chance but there is a chance, like the lottery. Alien power is beyond the grasp of humanity and that is the problem and why we want to fight them, for control.
Do tons of people get caught between fighting elites? Yes. But it is still a human controlled landscape which keeps your options open even in wage slavery.
What these aliens are doing is essentially removing possible choices and control.
Even in the system we're in now, you can do whatever you want. The system will come down on you in some way but you have a choice and possibility to get away with it.
Hell that is why anonymity is allowed to exist. We're cynical and know it can be subverted but the fight is still there to keep spaces like this alive.
You're living my point right now in this place. Choice.
>>63650323
I can't fucking believe they are making this. It was such a shitty book. I can't believe I read it all. Fuck.I wonder if they will cut out all the naked wild kids and their orgies?
>>63654538
Network TV that isn't online is a dying dinosaur.
Booo
do they see the star of david in that window?
Is church girl dtf or what's the deal
>>63650323
So far I like it.
I missed the first half hour, is there a reason the black kid is near a noose in every scene?
wake me up when everyone turns to tang
>>63654897
Is SuperGirl online?
Network TV always makes such quality shows
homeless guy seems to have done pretty well for himsel
>>63655007
She looks like young Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years.
>>63655138
I'm not really sure what you are implying. Regardless, SG is fucking shitty.
>Everything didn't regress.
Bullshit.
oh hey it's Morello
Here we go, only reason to watch this.
>>63654780
>I wonder if they will cut out all the naked wild kids and their orgies?Wasn't it like an entire planet of kids rolling in mud and the rain fucking like wild animals at the end or something? And they joined the super galactic hive mind and left the rest of human civilization behind to die off.
>>63655241
They were dropping hints about how science is a dying field and stuff like that.
kek, church girl is fucking losing it
Man he looks like the Devil from Legend.
They did it! Thank God!
They made the flat-outdemonic? They didn't even try to do something like Barlowe? Pathetic.
Good stuff
I guess I'll watch The Expanse now.
>>63655341
read the book
>>63655282
They just did weird synchronized dances nonstop
Pretty spooky. Would humanity still be onboard knowing the Overlords look like Satan incarnate? I'd imagine it would lead to a resurgence in religious belief.
Was that CGI or a costume?
We fedoras now
>>63655399
I did. This is too on-the-nose.
>>63655704
it poses an interesting question. would you accept utopia from something that looks like a devil or demon? Space demons, rofl
>>63655480
it all looked practical
>first time watching a tv show in years
>commercials and show are almost equal in screen time
>annoying as fuck but want to stay for the reveal
>interesting twist but too bothered by commercials to watch the next episode or the expanse
how the fuck do yall deal with it? there's hundreds of other tv shows on amazon or netlfix that don't have commercials. i was pulling my hair out near the end after the tenth commercial in a row. and it ruins the immersion too. how is cable still in business?
>>63656346
Same.
What amazes me is how they now preview scenes that spoil parts literally minutes away, are attention spans that shirt now?
>>63656346
Honestly
That 2 hours with commercials was a total
Drain, I want to watch Fargo but I'm just gonna download it tomorrow.
>>63655480
He looked great. Goes to show nothing beats a real man in a costume.
>>63655480
I know a person who worked on the show's CGI. Mainly a bunch of background stuff though, so idk.
>>63650323
Daily reminder that Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a Savile-tier pederast.
>>63656346
By making the "free" option so unbearable, cable companies are creating a demand for a product that they control the supply of. Enjoy paying for TV shows in the future, commercials are only going to get worse. This system is no different from pay2win or micro-transactions in video games.
>>63655341
Pics?
>>63650480
He was 17 you mongoloid. That's legally a minor.
>>63656734
Why do you say that?
>>63655756
Well on the other hand, would you prefer something you know or the incomprehensible?
>>63656903
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-mysterious-sri-lankan-world-of-arthur-c-clarke-1142640.html
>>63650323
It was nice to see something that wasn't about elves, crocodile tornadoes or zombies sent by the devil
>>63650323
holy shit, i didn't know about this, it's my favourite sci-fi book, is it good?
>>63657237
Not bad, better than I expected.
The first episode is over and they already gave away the big surprise but there is more tomorrow
>>6365728
non book fag here
I didn't see anything that was a surprise, what do you mean
>>63657285
>first episode is over
>they gave away the big surprise
what's the bleeding point then?
OH SHIT
>>63657365
>Oooh now we know what the aliums look like!
Big deal, that's not the story and if you think that's all that matters you're an idiot.
>>63657411
a close up
>>63657480
Clarke couldn't characterize for shit and was basically O. Henry redux, so yeah, the twist was essential to the boring stupid stale story which otherwise isn't too exciting and also fuck you, you're the idiot, I achieved perfect SAT scores, what were yours?
>>63657552
top kek
>>63657526
>tfw could have explored all of space and time but instead you're stuck babysitting retards at the end of the universe
>>63657526
At least it doesn't look like bad CGI.
>>63657526
>>63657411
I liked it
Its good to see syfy channel has started to re-embrace actual science fiction shit in the last few years.
>>63657526
Like Barlowe's better
>>63650323
stream, I can't watch it with the folks over they hate anything with aliens or u.f.o
>>63657411
>>63657526
just how I pictured them in the book
where is the belt that has the tank of oxygen ?
>>63657411
>>63657526
what's going on here?
book any good?
>>63658223
book is great
>>63652340
maybe
>>63658171
I'd totally trust this guy, wouldn't you?
>>63657677
What?
You don't like Dominion?
>>63661154
This book is literally hedonism 2.0
"Oh boy, lets let the demons that look like Satan come here and remove our free will"
"Oh boy, isn't this great? I always knew God was bullshit, lol"
"Oh boy our children all have telepathic abilities, they are evolving, isn't that great?"
"Oh boy, guess we should all kill ourselves now that the Overlords told us the whole point of this thing was to feed their Overmind entity that feeds on the mental energies of the children"
"Oh boy, lets detonate a nuke in a huge city with everyone just chilling around agreeing with it cause its <insert current year here>"
"Oh boy, these little kids are all fucking around naked and wild on earth now, this is wonderful vision"
"Oh boy, now Earth is destroyed as the evolved children are consumed by the Overmind"
"Oh boy, what a great story, definitely no attempt to subvert morality of the general public to things like getting used to seeing Satan/Demons in a positive light, getting used to the concept of killing ourselves out of evolved thinking, and how about little kids with god-like mental powers rolling around naked fucking each other in huge orgies"
Yea this totally sounds like a reasonable tv adaptation of a crazy new-age writer's edginess towards God and mankind. Author was paying homage to Lucifer when he wrote this, look up his history and tell me he wrote this book out of ~le uniqueness~
>>63662025
This.
We don't have to be enlightened to go into space! The overmind knows humans are a threat because we can evolve into a threat. It wants ultimate instrumentality of the entire universe! It's a parasite that needs to be stopped the overloards are afraid of it and keep it fed to prevent the destruction of their race that's the agenda. We would find a way to stop the overmind.
>It's a CIA episode
>>63650558
HOL UP
stream anywhere?
t. Australian
>>63664666
Torrents, nigger.
>>63662025
>Oh boy, what a great story, definitely no attempt to subvert morality of the general public to things like getting used to seeing Satan/Demons in a positive light
Why must butthurt Christians always make themselves so obvious? Is it just impossible for you to white knight against degeneracy without filling everyone in on your kooky superstitions?
>edginess towards God and mankind
Is it just me or is the word "edgy" beginning to get used on this site almost exclusively by Christians?
>>63662698
The Overmind isn't destroying us, it's absorbing us. That's how hivemends become smarter and stronger or whatever. They expand and increase their numbers.
putlocker dot is/watch-childhoods-end-tvshow-season-1-episode-1-online-free-putlocker.html
Started watching now.
Starts good. Of course the last man had to be a negro this day and age.
Here's to hoping Syfy will start making good science-fiction shit now. There's a ton more Clarke books that are fantastic. Or Stanislaw Lem.
Why is there a nigger?
I don't remember anyone in the book being nigger
