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Apple TV+ Show 'Silo' to Return for Second Season in November
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My guess is that they won't finish this series to the end of story - or so much will be changed / pruned that it won't matter.
The books are a fast read - enjoy that story and then watch to see what this becomes.
The books are a fast read - enjoy that story and then watch to see what this becomes.
This and Severance are two of my current favorite TV shows, and the wait for them to return has been excruciating. Can’t wait!
The books are actually much better than the movie. I didn't know about the books until I watched the first season. After that, I've read all the books in the series. At this point, I have no interest in watching the second season.
The only issue I had with the books was the science parts were not realistic. (I'm a retired engineer)... But it's still a great story.
I hated the show. Very unrealistic. If one critical part breaks, they are all dead.
You will like it.
As always more details in books but TV was good.
It has been said over the years that there are only seven basic plot lines for movies to use so people will watch. The struggle for freedom from power and control is one of them.
SciFi movies and series in recent decades all use the same plot. It’s always the post-apocalyptic struggles of survivors of some cataclysm that involved climate change or an evil alien invasion. There hasn’t been a bright future ScFi movie since Close Encounters of the Third kind. In the 1950s it was all about monsters created by nuclear bomb testing. Now it’s all about climate change and mankind destroying themselves because of it. Remember the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly? Klatu didn’t come to warn mankind about being warlike (like the original), he came to exterminate all of the humans because of what they did to the Earth.
That gets addressed in the books at least. Don't want to give anything away
I finally finished reading the books a couple of weeks ago. No spoilers below, don't worry.
Wool (book 1) was great. The show is at around the 40% mark of the book. I'd imagine season 2 will cover the rest.
Shift (book 2) I didn't really enjoy. It took me almost a year to read because it felt like a chore. It's split into two parts. The first half is a prequel which is pre-silo and the second half is also a prequel, but directly before Wool. The reason people live in the silo and the why/how are absolutely not believable at all imo. I don't think it makes any sense and they try to make it more believable multiple times in the third book but I just don't buy it. The second half of the book is better but the characters are nowhere near as interesting as Wool.
Dust (book 3) was excellent. I read through the whole thing in a week. It takes place after the events of Wool. I loved it, the ending was great as well.
Now despite not liking Shift, I think the show is actually in a better position to fix many things about it. The use of flashbacks, while continuing the story will make it feel less of a drag. The show is already doing that, they can do that for pre-silo scenes and make it much more interesting. Change the reason the world ended, the "how" is silly and the "why" also needs improvements.
I can't wait for season 2.
Wool (book 1) was great. The show is at around the 40% mark of the book. I'd imagine season 2 will cover the rest.
Shift (book 2) I didn't really enjoy. It took me almost a year to read because it felt like a chore. It's split into two parts. The first half is a prequel which is pre-silo and the second half is also a prequel, but directly before Wool. The reason people live in the silo and the why/how are absolutely not believable at all imo. I don't think it makes any sense and they try to make it more believable multiple times in the third book but I just don't buy it. The second half of the book is better but the characters are nowhere near as interesting as Wool.
Dust (book 3) was excellent. I read through the whole thing in a week. It takes place after the events of Wool. I loved it, the ending was great as well.
Now despite not liking Shift, I think the show is actually in a better position to fix many things about it. The use of flashbacks, while continuing the story will make it feel less of a drag. The show is already doing that, they can do that for pre-silo scenes and make it much more interesting. Change the reason the world ended, the "how" is silly and the "why" also needs improvements.
I can't wait for season 2.
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I won't spoil it but did you ever wonder why there are no elevators? Maybe things are done this way for a reason. Keep watching, you'll eventually find out why
Coming quicker than expected and happy to see that. I'm interested where they will go with the second season as I don't expect it'll be exactly the second book.
There can never be enough Rebecca Ferguson as far as I'm concerned...
Apple TV+ has announced that the second season of its sci-fi show "Silo" will premiere on Friday, November 15, 2024.
"Silo" follows the last ten thousand people on Earth who live in a massive underground bunker to escape the toxic environment above. The inhabitants are unaware of why the silo was built, and those who seek the truth face deadly consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer who uncovers deeper mysteries while investigating a loved one's murder. The second season will continue to explore the storylines from the first season, with new twists and revelations.
The first season of "Silo" premiered on May 5, 2023, and production for the second season was delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes. Based on the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey, the new season will feature ten episodes, releasing weekly until January 17, 2025.
The announcement was made at Comic-Con 2024 (via Deadline), where it was also revealed that Steve Zahn will join the cast. Zahn made a surprise appearance at the fan panel alongside creator and showrunner Graham Yost, author and executive producer Hugh Howey, executive producer Rebecca Ferguson, and star Common. In addition to Zahn, the returning cast includes Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McCrae, Remmie Milner, Clare Perkins, Billy Postlethwaite, Rick Gomez, Caitlin Zoz, Tanya Moodie, and Iain Glen.
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Personally, I thought the books were fine… but I love season 1 of the show!
This TV series is about half of the first book in a three-book series.
The first season ends on a similar note to the original Planet of the Apes movie. In the final scene you get a big reveal that there is a lot more to this world than you thought, but it doesn't really explain what happened.
Suspension of Disbelief
Every story is a metaphor created by the human psyche to wrestle with archetypes.
You assume they're supposed to live. They are this close to all being dead, even if the mechanical parts work perfectly.
Maybe they all will die. Maybe they're already dead, and this is like LOST.
Okay, it's not like LOST.
You may not buy the origin story once it has been revealed, and the ultimate ending ranks up there with Atlas Shrugged and The Celestine Prophesy for being implausible given the setup. But the world-building in this show has been excellent.
Have you watched Dark Matter? Not everyone gets a happy ending.