Altered Carbon, released today by Netflix, is adapted from a science fiction novel by Richard K. Morgan. It tells the story of Takeshi Kovacs, a one-time rebel who’s forced to take on the role of detective and track down a rich man’s murderer. In this week’s episode of TechCrunch’s Original Content podcast, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha offer their… Read More
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Netflix video explains the fascination that would lead to ‘Altered Carbon’
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What is humanity’s fascination with immortality? In a fascinating featurette preparing for the premiere of Netflix’s Altered Carbon, experts and influencers speak about humankind’s history of chasing immortality and continued strides toward it.
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In Altered Carbon, citizens of a futuristic society contain all their mind’s information – their souls, depending how you look at it – in a “stack” at the base of the neck. So long as the stack is in tact, it can be stored in different bodies (“sleeves”) and continue to live.
The “History of Immortality” shows human society around where we’d expect it to be, pre-Altered Carbon; We continue to ask if death is inevitable. In the video, Steve Aoki describes death as a disease that can be cured. Read more…
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Altered Carbon, Netflix’s new sci-fi thriller, is set in a futuristic world with limitless potential. Immortality is finally attainable—for the very wealthy, at least—thanks to AI tech that can download a person’s consciousness and memories to a new body.
Given the show’s hyper techie premise, CES was the perfect venue for Netflix to hold an exclusive pre-screening event. Mashable Brand X was onsite to capture audience reactions to Altered Carbon. We predict the rest of us will be happily binge watching this new sci-fi series when it drops on Feb 2. Read more…
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View More Netflix’s new show about AI is blowing people’s minds – literallyHeading to CES? Don’t miss Netflix’s exclusive pre-screening of Altered Carbon, your next sci-fi obsession
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Altered Carbon, Netflix’s new action-packed sci-fi series, is set in a futuristic world where the new currency is life itself. With mankind able to download both consciousness and memories from body to body, death is obsolete—for those who can afford not to die, at least.
If you’re heading to Las Vegas for CES, get in on the action with a special screening of Altered Carbon on Thursday, 1/11 at 12pm at the Aria Hotel (Bristlecone 4 Room). Be sure to RSVP here as seating is limited.
Reality isn’t far behind Altered Carbon’s sci-fi vision
With a premise that lends itself to stunning visuals and a sci-fi plot that makes us question what it means to be human, to say we’re excited for this Netflix original series is an understatement. Netflix’s Altered Carbon is based on the 2002 classic cyberpunk sci-fi novel by Richard K. Morgan; fast-forward to 2018, when we’ve reached a time and place in the evolution of A.I. that makes the show’s central theme of brain augmentation a new reality. Read more…
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