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Subject: Re: The Eternaut
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 12:49:49 -0400
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On 2025-05-03 2:47 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
> Rhino wrote:
>> On 2025-05-03 12:55 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
>>> Rhino wrote:
>>>> On 2025-05-03 1:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>> On May 2, 2025 at 7:31:47 PM PDT, "Rhino" 
>>>>> <no_offline_contact@example.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What is an Eternaut you ask? If seems to be the translation of the
>>>>>> Spanish original title El Eternauta. When I looked it up, I got "The
>>>>>> Eternalist", which suggests Eternity. It's a science fiction 
>>>>>> series from
>>>>>> Argentina and it just dropped on Netflix this week.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm two episodes into it; there are four more to go in the first 
>>>>>> season.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IMDB rates it 7.7. The reviews there say it is based on an 
>>>>>> Argentinian
>>>>>> equivalent to a graphic novel from the 1950s that is apparently much
>>>>>> beloved among the Argentinians. There are many reviews that give 
>>>>>> it 9 or 10.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is a hot summer day in Argentina when the story begins. A strange
>>>>>> light in the sky startles three young women in a boat just offshore.
>>>>>> Then, back on land, it begins to snow despite being hot out. The 
>>>>>> snow is
>>>>>> toxic: anyone who has snow land on them is dead in just a minute 
>>>>>> or so.
>>>>>> The main characters are playing cards at one of their houses when the
>>>>>> snow falls. All the power goes out as does cell service and all
>>>>>> electronics and even the gas for the stoves. One friend ventures 
>>>>>> outside
>>>>>> and drops dead before they understand how dangerous the snow is. All
>>>>>> over the city, anyone who was outside when it started snowing is 
>>>>>> dead.
>>>>>> The friends debate what to do and one of them finally improvises a
>>>>>> hazmat suit with a mask and goes outside to check on his daughter, 
>>>>>> who
>>>>>> is supposed to be a couple of miles away. He sees several people (and
>>>>>> pets) dead in the snow as he walks along.
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, if this snow is killing all fauna, you can expect the entire 
>>>>> biosphere
>>>>> to collapse in mere weeks. No food. Everyone dies. The end.
>>>>
>>>> I won't rule that out on the basis of what I've seen so far but some 
>>>> of the IMDB reviews express enthusiasm for a second season so people 
>>>> aren't all dead yet by the end of Season 1.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A second season has been ordered, and it will conclude the story:
>>>
>>> ‘The Eternaut’: Inside Netflix’s Argentinian Sci-Fi Survival Drama & 
>>> Ambitious Season 2 Plans  (May 2)
>>>
>>> https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-eternaut-series-netflix-season-two- 
>>> sci- fi-argentina-1236383838/
>>>
>>> --Robin
>>>
>> Wow, that was fast! It's only been available a couple of days and 
>> they've already committed to Season 2. That's a lot quicker than the 
>> norm.
>>
>> I'm also a little surprised that they are going to end it with Season 
>> 2. Usually, given a hot show, networks try to prolong them as long as 
>> possible to get the maximum amount of money and viewers out of them. 
>> Kudos to the network for examining the story and realizing it 
>> shouldn't be stretched beyond that second season.
>>
> 
> Well, the article quotes the creative team saying that about 14 episodes 
> is all they need to tell the story. So it seems to have been their 
> decision, not Netflix's. And if all they want to do is tell the story 
> from the graphic novel, it's probably a good idea not to try to create 
> new material.
> 

I agree but a lot of producers would be seriously tempted by the 
prospect of an ongoing income stream and let themselves be convinced 
that they could add new elements to the story. We see that in Hollywood 
all the time. For instance, Ted Lasso was designed as a three-season 
show but it was so popular that it is being extended despite having told 
the story it meant to tell. So kudos to the producers of The Eternaut 
for NOT going that route!


-- 
Rhino