Re: The Eternaut

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>
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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.
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I'm two episodes into it; there are four more to go in the first season.
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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A second season has been ordered, and it will conclude the story:
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‘The Eternaut’: Inside Netflix’s Argentinian Sci-Fi Survival Drama & Ambitious Season 2 Plans  (May 2)
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https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-eternaut-series-netflix-season-two-sci- fi-argentina-1236383838/
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--Robin
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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.
--Robin