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Re:Amazon developing three new sci-fi series: Lazarus, Snow ... by Animats on Saturday September 30, 2017 @02:05PM (#15374121)
Bleah.

Chloë Grace Moretz ("Hit Girl") would make a great YT. She's convincing as a snarky tough girl.

The Raft would be quite do-able. After all, there was Waterworld. (I met the guy who did the Softimage water shader for that. It worked out much better for him when he did the water shader for Titanic.) Worn-out ships are easily available. Chase scenes in open water are easier than ones near land, and you can add all the background ships in CGI.

There are ways to get the cost down. Watch this trailer for the Blade Runner remake.[1] Nothing expensive there, except old Harrison Ford. A smoke and fog world brings the costs down.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T2b0mp2hco

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Re:Amazon developing three new sci-fi series: Lazarus, Snow ... by pavel_lishin on Saturday September 30, 2017 @08:02PM (#15375657)
I'm being sarcastic at someone's suggestion that Hiro's name ought to be changed. I'm not actually suggesting any of this happen; it would be a travesty.
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