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pilot episode, contains multiple extended sequences of an unintentionally glitchy digital ocean, the longest of which | pilot episode, contains multiple extended sequences of an unintentionally glitchy digital ocean, the longest of which | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 12 March 2024
wintermute
[1986]
Despite the abstract setting and obscure vocabulary of
William Gibson's
Neuromancer, the novel's cult success spawned
a handful of attempts at dramatization. All failed... mostly spectacularly
wintermute, a spin-off television
series
launched in 1986 set entirely in an exorbitantly costly and brutally indecipherable analog rendition of cyberspace.
Although the show managed to distill the novel's somewhat convoluted plot into a slightly more conventional tragic
adventure story, it was marred by a lack of conventional action and forward momentum.
Ghost Hieroglyphs, the series'
pilot episode, contains multiple extended sequences of an unintentionally glitchy digital ocean, the longest of which
spans over 1 minute and 23 seconds. Creator
Steven Bochco
later disavowed
participation in the development of
wintermute
after Ohio Valley test viewings resulted in aggressively negative audience reactions including two
separate
[possibly unrelated/bogus] episodes of induced seizure
1. The series was subsequently never aired. Despite
the profound
fiscal and dramatic failure of
wintermute
, the project helped solidify creator Steven Bochco's reputation as
a
visionary in the field of experimental entertainment television. Unusual for a network program, the progressive rock
group Octagon of Dex
2
was hired to score the entirety of the series, including the show's now iconic
opening credit
sequence
3
. Following the untimely cancellation of
wintermute
, the group released material composed
for the
show as
part of its debut (and only) commercially released album
4
.
1 In the wake of the infamous " <a href="../hyperbolic-time-chamber/pokemon-shock.html"> Pokémon Incident </a> ", it was posited that wintermute 's extended sequences of flashing block color squares could in fact be to blame.
2 A name taken from Gibson's slang for narcotics in pill form in Neuromancer .
3 Also titled Octagon of Dex .
4 Also titled Octagon of Dex .