Westworld

[misterBee]

I'm late to the party but holy fuck.

 

Possibly the greatest TV show I've ever seen.

[Disciple0fAnrky]

You need to watch Altered Carbon then

[misterBee]

On 3/7/2018 at 5:10 AM, Angel said:

You need to watch Altered Carbon then

 

I already have. 😃

[Darc_Requiem]

Honestly I haven't seen it. What makes it so special?

[misterBee]

The premise is that in the future, people build an old-western style theme park filled with androids. They are indistinguishable from people in every way -- they look like us, sound like us, and have emotions, dreams, and aspirations. The only problem is that they have no free will. They're like RPG NPCs, living every day in the same loop, giving out the same quests to guests, living their lives following pre-ordained 'storylines' written by park staff.

 

Guests visit the park and do whatever they want. Every couple of days the park resets itself, and the androids are reset. No matter what horrible things are done to the android 'hosts', they are simply wiped and reset so that a new set of guests can have their way with them. It's a playground for the insanely wealthy with no morals or consequences.

 

The show explores themes about what it means to be human. When does a machine stop being a machine and become a living thing? Can it be considered life when every choice you make is controlled by someone else? What happens when a machine that is just like a person finally slips free from its master's control? What happens when you wake up one day and realize you've been living the same day over and over again, everything that ever happens to you was set up by a writer, and no choice you've ever made was really your own?

 

It's really thought provoking, has insane production values, and has some serious actors in it. I'd really give it a try if you get a chance.

[Darc_Requiem]

I'd give you an "Insightful" if we had the button.

[misterBee]

On 3/7/2018 at 5:05 PM, Darc_Requiem said:

I'd give you an "Insightful" if we had the button.

 

Heh I'm trying to avoid having too many reactions, so the +1 is fine. 😉

[Chadouken]

When does season 2 come out?

 

And Altered Carbon is worth checking out?

[misterBee]

Season 2 starts on April 23.

 

Altered Carbon def worth it. Story isn't on the same level as Westworld, but it's a pretty interesting murder mystery set in a cool world.

 

The premise made me think it was a Ghost in the Shell rip-off, but it's really pretty inventive.

[bittersweet]

On 3/7/2018 at 8:23 PM, misterBee said:

Season 2 starts on April 23.

 

Altered Carbon def worth it. Story isn't on the same level as Westworld, but it's a pretty interesting murder mystery set in a cool world.

 

The premise made me think it was a Ghost in the Shell rip-off, but it's really pretty inventive.

Agreed about Altered Carbon. I still need to finish that show as well. Curses, my list will be the undoing of me.

 

How is season two? I've heard mixed opinions about it. If it's truly worth watching, I'll make the effort to watch all of season one over the next week or so.