I've intentionally not re-read George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers recently, because I never want to have the book fresh in my mind when a new adaptation is on the horizon.
I have, of course, been wondering just how SyFy was going to get ten full episodes out of a novella. So, apparently, has Martin (Who sold the TV rights years ago and forgot about it).
So far, while perhaps less than faithful to the book in details, the show's looking...pretty good. The best part is the extremely clever use of incidental music. The occasional suggestion of the flapping of wings recalls the title and gives the show an ominous feel.
So did starting with the ending, although some might disagree.
Alien, it is not, but it's been a...actually, I can't think of another out and out space horror TV show right now. Can anyone else?
The biggest problem?
Their absolutely terrible ship design. Guys, guys. At the very start, so it's not a spoiler, we see a character turn on the artificial gravity.
Unfortunately, the Nightflyer also has a spinning habitat ring.
It also has a deck plan that indicates they might be using thrust gravity (the ship is a "tower").
Make up your minds people.
Sorry, but it's pet peeving me...
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