Talk:The Last Ship

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Information in the article (as of January 2014) comes from this trailer on Youtube: The Last Ship trailer

Orca1 9904 (talk) 10:06, 6 January 2014 (EST)

Based on a book it takes almost nothing from

If you're going to adapt a book (which I haven't read but am familiar with the synopsis), at least keep the core plot the same instead of stick-riding the title and a few names (like USS Nathan James). I expect a lot of the book's fans will be unhappy with this series. Spartan198 (talk) 08:06, 7 January 2014 (EST)

Well it is Michael Bay after all, and that seems to be a sad trend in modern adaptations; take the last two Star Trek movies JJ Abrams did, for example. Orca1 9904 (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2014 (EST)

Probably didn't want too many comparisons with Last Resort. --Ben41 (talk) 19:44, 7 January 2014 (EST)

The JJ Abrams flicks are still Star Trek, though. He didn't dream up his own idea and simply tack the name on. And about the only thing Last Resort has in common with the book's plot is the crew of a US Navy ship left to fend for itself. Beyond that, there are hardly any parallels one can draw. Nuclear war is as much of a threat today as it was during the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, so there's no reason they couldn't have stuck with it. This show might as well just be Contagion: The Series, since it has a heck of a lot more in common with that movie than the book. Spartan198 (talk) 18:00, 1 June 2014 (EDT)

I read the book many years ago, I liked it. The show has little in common with the book, not even character names! Laqueesha (talk) 09:34, 16 January 2014 (EST)