Thursday, July 10, 2025

A Murder of Bots


I realized a couple of weeks ago that the time when I get right home from work and am feeling my most existentially aghast might be better spent catching up on some T.V. shows than the usual habit of staring into yonder abyss. And so that's how I caught up with the shows Murderbot as well as (finally) Squid Game -- well I'm only halfway into season two of the latter but I plan on binging it through this weekend to catch up. Anyway I'm enjoying both series (save the weird homophobia that Squid Game keeps mucking about with) so I was very happy to hear today's news that Murderbot has officially gotten a second season renewal. Anybody else watching Murderbot? S'good right?

7 comments:

MJL said...

I've read several of the books, but haven't seen the series. The books are great, but as I recall, very heavy on internal monologue. Curious how they're incorporating that into the series.

Dave R said...

Murderbot is great!

Anonymous said...

Love MURDERBOT. Alex is perfectly cast, you want someone for that role who is perfectly fluent in English but sounds like he's thinking in a different language. And has a dry, perverse sense of humor.

Daddy Bri said...

Murderbot is great. SecUnit and I share a need to be sarcastic.

Spideu137 said...

I just subscribed to Apple+. Murderbot is the Skarsgard show, which I love. He is phenomenal. Waiting for the final episode. The Studio is uneven, but thought provoking if you love movies. And Shrinking may be my favorite series since Schitt's Creek. Love every single character. But my beloved Hacks. Too much good TV.

ferretrick said...

I loved Murderbot but thought the ending, which I just watched, was a let down. Skarsgard was terrific. Hope Season 2 makes up for it.

Jeffery said...

I am reading the books. The first season is the first book. I suppose next season will be book number 2.

I managed to find most of the episodes on Dailymotion.

I like the books better.