Hey, it’s Greg Dyro and Tom Burka, your hosts here at Serious Nonsense—the show where we take the absurd, the intriguing, and the just plain weird, and run it through the nonsense filter for your entertainment.
So let’s talk about this: If you think a cyborg with a bad attitude, corporate overlords, space colonies in chaos, and a metric ton of dry, cutting humor sounds like a good time, then buckle up, because Apple TV+ is about to drop something wild on us. It’s Murderbot, a brand-new series based on Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries—the sci-fi book series that’s already built a cult following among readers who like their robots snarky, their future dystopian, and their plots served with a side of chaos.
Now, Murderbot isn’t your typical robot hero. It’s a rogue AI, technically a “SecUnit,” who’d honestly rather binge-watch soap operas than save the galaxy. But too bad for Murderbot—because trouble seems to have it on speed dial.
The books are known for mixing sharp humor, social commentary, and a good dose of existential dread, all wrapped up in a future that feels a little too close for comfort. And now, we’re about to see how all that translates to the screen. Will it be the next sci-fi obsession that keeps us up past midnight, or a swing and a miss for Apple TV+? Either way, we’re here for it.
So grab your popcorn, charge your emotional support drone, and let’s dive into Murderbot.
