Anyone here watching Silo? The 8th episode just aired which means there are two episodes left. So far I’ve been enjoying this a lot despite some people claiming it was a little slow in the middle. It’s only 10 episodes long so even the whole thing goes by pretty quick.

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Is it based on the three book series, arg I forget their names now. I think one is Wool.

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Wool, Shift and Dust are the names of the books. I believe the first season of the TV series will only get part of the way through Wool.

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I see from another comment that you haven’ read the books yet. I don’t know if you have avoided spoilers, so I won’t g8ve anything away here BUT:

The books, especially Wool, takes a long time to build up to revealing anything big to help the reader understand how the characters ended up where they were. I fact it’s not until the second book that you start getting to the meat and potatoes of the story.

Given that, I’d suggest you get into Wool if you don’t want the series to possibly spoil the big reveal for you.

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There’s also the three prequel books in the Shift series (Legacy, Order, and Pact) that are really good. Explains how the silo came about to begin with.

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I just started watching it and didn’t realise there were books. I’ll give them a read.

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I keep forgetting about it because I don’t look on Apple TV much. I love Rebecca Ferguson and Rashida Jones so I should. Thanks for the reminder!

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This show has been so good, so much fun. Such a great mystery thing going on. I saw a great interview with the author on the Ty and That Guy podcast (which I highly recommend), and he’s super interesting.

Purchased the first book and I’m excited to start it.

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I’ll likely start reading them as soon as the first season is over. Although season 2 was already announced. It will take at least a year or so to actually air and I can’t wait that long.

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The books are great! Definitely worth reading them now.

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yes, this is exactly what I plan to do.

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Like another commenter I keep forgetting to watch it because I don’t check Apple TV often. I loved the books when I read them years ago and was glad to see it got renewed. I think I found some weekend plans

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Apple TV has had a few nice science fiction shows recently. I really liked Severance and Foundation was ok.

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Severance was excellent. I haven’t watched Foundation but I’ve heard mixed reviews.

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I think most of the mixed reviews are from people that read the books and don’t like some of the changes.

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I enjoyed foundation. A lot of people are unhappy because they made big changes from the books but I feel the changes were necessary for tv.

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There’s also For All Mankind

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Yep, great show! A little slow to evolve the story line, but it has huge potential and I look forward to each episode.

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