[BunsanSpace]

The murder bot books are a bit silly from the get go, so the show leaned into the campy vibe to sell the comedic aspect.

As someone who loves the book, I think the show is a 10/10 for capturing the feeling. Though if you where expecting as more serious scifi I can see why you think it's of inferior quality.

[Terretta]

> As someone who loves the book... 10/10 for capturing the feeling

As someone who read all the books (fun vacation pop read), I think gendering the murderbot was a significant loss.

I also think going with an Eddie Redmayne (https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.... or https://starschanges.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/eddie-re...) or (given wardrobe) even an Asia Argento (https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/MfT7Q... or https://todaymix.ru/uploads/posts/2020-01/azija-ardzhento-59...) could have worked to maintain the conceit.

It's hard to have no gender reveal for 7 books, but it makes the introspection so much more interesting.

[animal531]

I quite like the show, even though it feels a bit more like a young adult series.