The Man Who Fell To Earth on Showtime - Blu-ray Forum

Fiffy · 02-22-2022, 10:57 PM

Premieres on April 24.

The Roeg movie with David Bowie will be a hard act to follow, but perhaps this adaptation will be closer to the novel.

AKORIS · 02-22-2022, 10:59 PM

no thanks...........

Naiera · 02-23-2022, 04:36 AM

Cool story bro………..

isolar801 · 02-23-2022, 07:34 PM

After I read the novel (after seeing the movie) back in 76....I was convinced that much more of this story could be told.
Glad to see that someone else thought so too.

Fiffy · 03-14-2022, 09:33 PM

5-minute sneak peek:

Darev · 03-14-2022, 11:25 PM

I just watched the original movie in the last 6 months and was really impressed. I don't see how they're going to capture the same "feel" of the Bowie version, but the idea is good enough where it doesn't have to be the same.

I am looking forward to it.

TwinCitiesBluFan · 04-24-2022, 11:49 PM

Anyone else watch this today? I really enjoyed it! I’ve liked Naomie Harris since I first saw her in 28 Days Later almost 20 years ago and she delivered a great performance here. I also like the alienness of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Faraday. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!

isolar801 · 04-24-2022, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Darev

I just watched the original movie in the last 6 months and was really impressed. I don't see how they're going to capture the same "feel" of the Bowie version, but the idea is good enough where it doesn't have to be the same.

I am looking forward to it.

Nothing will ever have the same feel as the original movie....but it doesn't have to.
When I read the book in 78', I knew that this story could easily be continued. Glad to see it finally has.

TwinCitiesBluFan · 05-01-2022, 10:53 PM

A good second episode today! Nice to see

[Show spoiler]

isolar801 · 05-02-2022, 04:07 AM

Damn....am I impressed. Little nods..."wake up, you sleepy head"...X Ray machines...one of the techs who fused TJN's contacts permanently, still alive and hiding out.

TJN just answered my question at the beginning of this episode....Faraday not only fell to Earth, he was rushed to Earth...no prep to speak of...and was loyal to TJN to begin with.
Just hope they can keep up this level of excellence...looks like they can.

TwinCitiesBluFan · 05-08-2022, 05:23 PM

The action and story continue to build nicely in today's episode. I find myself really enjoying the pacing of this series, with each episode not only adding more information (which should be a given in any TV show, but doesn't always seem to happen), but the action also ramping up (so, we aren't trading off information and character development for on-screen action and interest).

HillSprinter · 05-10-2022, 07:21 AM

First 3 episodes were fantastic. I’m surprised this hasn’t got more buzz around it.

ps3bd_owner · 05-10-2022, 08:09 AM

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An alien arrives on earth with a mission: to learn to become human and find the one woman who can help save his species.

Out of all planets, the alien ended up on Earth? Kind of unfortunate for him.

I've not seen the original movie, to be honest, but the plot doesn't sound interesting to me and I tend to like stuff with "aliens."

kevin87 · 06-05-2022, 01:03 AM

Haven't seen the movie, is this a continuation so I need to see that first? or is the show basically a reboot from the start?

isolar801 · 06-05-2022, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kevin87

Haven't seen the movie, is this a continuation so I need to see that first? or is the show basically a reboot from the start?

It's a continuation....it expands on the basic plot of the movie/book.
The basic plot is....

An alien comes to Earth to save his world, bringing tech designs with him to infiltrate our big business to make money to finance his own space/tech company for said saviour mission and is subverted by the US government.

He falls into despair and just gives up....or so we thought.
New series kicks in...
He sends for another from his world to come also and pick up where he was thwarted.
This is where the series begins with the arrival of another Anthean (the aliens).

I read the book and saw the movie countless times (huge Bowie fan) and am thrilled to death about all this....the series is quite good so far.

The movie might not be what you expect from a sci-fi story....it's more of a statement on the human condition...but, it's a beautiful film. And in this day and age, you cant help but think "Elon Musk". By all means, the movie should be seen.

Darev · 06-26-2022, 10:40 PM

I'm watching the stream of Episode 9...."early" (since it's released on the app before it airs) and the sync is broken about 1/2 way through. Seems around 45-60 seconds difference between audio / visual.

The show has been amazing all along. Even with the sync issue, I'm still focused on it.

HillSprinter · 07-06-2022, 11:38 PM

Turned out to be fantastic series overall.

Darev · 07-07-2022, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HillSprinter

Turned out to be fantastic series overall.

Yes it was!

TwinCitiesBluFan · 07-08-2022, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HillSprinter

Turned out to be fantastic series overall.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darev

Yes it was!

I definitely enjoyed it, though I must confess that it lost some steam in the last few episodes for me. I don't think it's gotten an order for a second season yet, but I assume it will. Definitely still plenty of story to tell!

MifuneFan · 11-16-2022, 02:43 PM

This is getting a Blu-ray release on January 10th

https://www.moviezyng.com/the-man-wh...r/810103685710

02-22-2022, 10:59 PM	#2
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3656 Blu-ray reviews:19	no thanks...........

02-23-2022, 04:36 AM	#3
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	Cool story bro………..

02-23-2022, 07:34 PM	#4
isolar801 Banned Member since:Dec 2020 Home Theater Gallery:1	After I read the novel (after seeing the movie) back in 76....I was convinced that much more of this story could be told. Glad to see that someone else thought so too.

03-14-2022, 11:25 PM	#6
Darev Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:879 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2	I just watched the original movie in the last 6 months and was really impressed. I don't see how they're going to capture the same "feel" of the Bowie version, but the idea is good enough where it doesn't have to be the same. I am looking forward to it.

04-24-2022, 11:49 PM	#7
TwinCitiesBluFan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Twin Cities, MN 4K collection:942 Blu-ray collection:4248 DVD collection:445 MA collection:133 Digital collection:456 iTunes collection:136 Trading Score:321	Anyone else watch this today? I really enjoyed it! I’ve liked Naomie Harris since I first saw her in 28 Days Later almost 20 years ago and she delivered a great performance here. I also like the alienness of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Faraday. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!

05-01-2022, 10:53 PM	#9
TwinCitiesBluFan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Twin Cities, MN 4K collection:942 Blu-ray collection:4248 DVD collection:445 MA collection:133 Digital collection:456 iTunes collection:136 Trading Score:321	A good second episode today! Nice to see [Show spoiler]

05-02-2022, 04:07 AM	#10
isolar801 Banned Member since:Dec 2020 Home Theater Gallery:1	Damn....am I impressed. Little nods..."wake up, you sleepy head"...X Ray machines...one of the techs who fused TJN's contacts permanently, still alive and hiding out. TJN just answered my question at the beginning of this episode....Faraday not only fell to Earth, he was rushed to Earth...no prep to speak of...and was loyal to TJN to begin with. Just hope they can keep up this level of excellence...looks like they can.

05-08-2022, 05:23 PM	#11
TwinCitiesBluFan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Twin Cities, MN 4K collection:942 Blu-ray collection:4248 DVD collection:445 MA collection:133 Digital collection:456 iTunes collection:136 Trading Score:321	The action and story continue to build nicely in today's episode. I find myself really enjoying the pacing of this series, with each episode not only adding more information (which should be a given in any TV show, but doesn't always seem to happen), but the action also ramping up (so, we aren't trading off information and character development for on-screen action and interest).

05-10-2022, 07:21 AM	#12
HillSprinter Special Member Member since:Apr 2019	First 3 episodes were fantastic. I’m surprised this hasn’t got more buzz around it.

06-05-2022, 01:03 AM	#14
kevin87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Alabama 4K collection:283 Blu-ray collection:1136 DVD collection:46 MA collection:276 Digital collection:215 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:144	Haven't seen the movie, is this a continuation so I need to see that first? or is the show basically a reboot from the start?

06-26-2022, 10:40 PM	#16
Darev Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:879 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2	I'm watching the stream of Episode 9...."early" (since it's released on the app before it airs) and the sync is broken about 1/2 way through. Seems around 45-60 seconds difference between audio / visual. The show has been amazing all along. Even with the sync issue, I'm still focused on it.

07-06-2022, 11:38 PM	#17
HillSprinter Special Member Member since:Apr 2019	Turned out to be fantastic series overall.

11-16-2022, 02:43 PM	#20
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	This is getting a Blu-ray release on January 10th https://www.moviezyng.com/the-man-wh...r/810103685710

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