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New episode tonight. I'm really digging the remake. I loved the book.
Shit, I love all Crichton's shit. Eaters of the Dead, Pirate Latitudes, Sphere, etc. Anyhow, what do you guys think of it? I'm hooked.
HBO is on fuckin' fire lately.
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never heard of it, whats it aboot?
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It's about this western-themed amusement park filled with androids that people pay big money to go do whatever the fuck they want. Has some really cool existential shit going on with the robots and some good acting/writing to boot.
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sounds silly as shit
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Hmm Il have to check it out. Never read that but I've read quite a few of his books as well.
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I can't stop watching Westworld, but I am not sure I understand a lot of what's going on. 
Thinking of going back and re-watching each episode....
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The pilot will hook you. If it doesnt, dont bother with the rest of the season.
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Oh, it did hook me, and I have watched every episode already.
I am just having a hard time following all the stories, especially the stories within the story that are happening inside the park.
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Yeah some of the side stories are confususing due to lack of information but I think thats somewhat intentional. rewatching the episodes might help. there's also the decoding westworld podcast.
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So what exactly is so complicated about this show? Never seen it or even heard about it til right now, sounds weird as fuck
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West world is amazing!
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It's weird. Imagine a bit of Blade Runner mixed with Matrix and a western theme setting. From the initial trailer I thought it would be hokey but I got hooked right away.
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Re: westworld [Re: TGS]
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This show is really turning up.
I wonder if Dolores and Will come across Ford's Church (and if that's indeed the start of the Arnold's "Maze" You know they are headed for something serious in that canyon. Also the Men in Black character (Ed Wood) is renewed for the 2nd season so maybe he isn't going to be able to reach the maze like he originally planned. I have a feeling Dolores and Will are going to run into the MIB and it's not going to be beneficial for the MIB.
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such a great series. i hope the entertainment industry's money men are seeing how profitable actual science fiction is. between westworld, another season of the expanse and motherfucking altered carbon coming to netflix, 2017 is looking great for sci-fi.
now, if someone who is not ridley scott could get a ridley scott budget and faithfully adapt the culture cycle into a big screen franchise, that would be great.
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Re: westworld [Re: millzy]
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Ok ima watch this but if its dumb ima be pissed
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I'm really not that impressed with it, I watched what's out so far and it's not all that great, certainly not as much as it's hyped up to be
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It is pretty extraordinary sci-fi that weaves together deep theoretical physics, AI/transhumanist theory, Shakespeare, with a pretty dope instrumental soundtrack. I have been a sci-fi geek since my teens and I would say it's some of the best I have seen depicted on the big or small screen ever.
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Im not the biggest scifi fan but when its good it tends be really good no what i mean and this has def peaked my interest
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i had to re-watch the episodes to get really into it. don't get me wrong, i was hooked the first time watching. but there's a lot of detail that was initially missed.
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mycoprog said: New episode tonight. I'm really digging the remake. I loved the book.
Shit, I love all Crichton's shit. Eaters of the Dead, Pirate Latitudes, Sphere, etc. Anyhow, what do you guys think of it? I'm hooked.
HBO is on fuckin' fire lately. 
Which of all these mentioned is your favorite?
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millzy said: such a great series. i hope the entertainment industry's money men are seeing how profitable actual science fiction is. between westworld, another season of the expanse and motherfucking altered carbon coming to netflix, 2017 is looking great for sci-fi.
now, if someone who is not ridley scott could get a ridley scott budget and faithfully adapt the culture cycle into a big screen franchise, that would be great.
^I will have to check out this Netflix show you mentioned. Thanks for mentioning it.
I also heard a while ago that they're turning Atwood's Madaddam Triology into an HBO series as well with Daren Aronofsky directing. If done right, this could be fucking EPIC. I haven't heard anything else about it in about a year though.....
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I just caught up on last weeks episode, ive really liked this one so far, the park idea is good but so many little story lines also going on, with twists and such, a good show so far i have been enjoying the episodes right to the end, eager for next weeks 
I heard the last episode is extended, that should be cool ^_^
Im pretty sure is more we dont know thatll come out, i didnt know was a book i must go look for it
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mycoprog said: New episode tonight. I'm really digging the remake. I loved the book.
Shit, I love all Crichton's shit. Eaters of the Dead, Pirate Latitudes, Sphere, etc. Anyhow, what do you guys think of it? I'm hooked.
HBO is on fuckin' fire lately. 
Which of all these mentioned is your favorite?
ahh man that's a hard one. For literary reasons I'd have to go with Sphere, but his posthumous Pirate Latitudes is fucking awesome because pirates!
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mycoprog said: It's about this western-themed amusement park filled with androids that people pay big money to go do whatever the fuck they want. Has some really cool existential shit going on with the robots and some good acting/writing to boot.
this sounds like the lamest , most idiotic premise for a show I can imagine , but all the reviews have been stellar.
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I'm conflicted about this show. I feel like the direction of the show is to make me care about the droids, but why the fuck should I care about the droids? They are nothing but a program.
The rest of the show is kind of interesting, I just get bored with the droid narratives. By the way I've not read the book and I'm on episode 3.
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Re: westworld [Re: Mojo]
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like if you could build hyper advanced androids Cowboys has got to be the stupidest most boring thing you could ever make them into.
hey what should we do with this million dollar android ?
um... cowboy hat? yeah that would be cool! and like, a horse ?

Now that we have this space age technology we can finally make realistic... Cowboys!
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Re: westworld [Re: Mojo]
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Mojo said: They are nothing but a program.
Or
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Keep in mind the premise of this show was a book written well over 40 years ago.
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it's just as stupid a premise 40 years ago though.
The idea of using something super high tech like androids to create something totally simple and boring like Cowboys that could easily be done with simple costumed actors is ridiculous.
if you have the tech to make realistic androids you would make aliens or dinosaurs or monsters not god damn dudes in hats.
that s like using a million dollar robot to simulate a janitor.
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I agree, but it's really just a neo-western. It's a blend of the western-genre many are fond of, along with science-fiction. I love both so this show really hits the spot for me. You really have to watch it or read the book to get a better feel. In the park you can have shoot-outs and all that jazz and pretend you are in that era, killing, robbing, raping, etc. without all the ramifications.
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yogabunny said: I can't stop watching Westworld, but I am not sure I understand a lot of what's going on. 
Thinking of going back and re-watching each episode....
It sucks wet donkey balls compared to the movie.
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Dismissing an idea or even show without attempting to understand either is stupid.
"Trompe-l'œil", the name of s01e07, is french for "Deceive the Eye" and applies to the show deeply. The show is really not about cowboys and indians as it is consciousness and artificial intelligence, which are both massive concepts to tackle. The setting is in the corporate world and spans multiple timelines, really, not in an unexplored western world.
If you have seen the series, it's pretty clear Westworld is a grand slam for the Sci-Fi genre, and expertly produced/filmed. I have a feeling you would like it if you shut up and watched a few episodes.
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gotta disagree. The movie was good. The book was better, but this rendition really nails it for me.
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falsereality said: Dismissing an idea or even show without attempting to understand either is stupid.
"Trompe-l'œil", the name of s01e07, is french for "Deceive the Eye" and applies to the show deeply. The show is really not about cowboys and indians as it is consciousness and artificial intelligence, which are both massive concepts to tackle. The setting is in the corporate world and spans multiple timelines, really, not in an unexplored western world.
If you have seen the series, it's pretty clear Westworld is a grand slam for the Sci-Fi genre, and expertly produced/filmed. I have a feeling you would like it if you shut up and watched a few episodes.

well said.
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like I said , all the reviews are great and I fully expect to enjoy it when I watch it. the concept is stupid , doesn't mean the show won't be great.
You really nailed the role of asshole with that post , well done !
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falsereality said: Dismissing an idea or even show without attempting to understand either is stupid.
"Trompe-l'œil", the name of s01e07, is french for "Deceive the Eye" and applies to the show deeply. The show is really not about cowboys and indians as it is consciousness and artificial intelligence, which are both massive concepts to tackle. The setting is in the corporate world and spans multiple timelines, really, not in an unexplored western world.
If you have seen the series, it's pretty clear Westworld is a grand slam for the Sci-Fi genre, and expertly produced/filmed. I have a feeling you would like it if you shut up and watched a few episodes.
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The show is alright. Im a sucker for hbo/sho series, ive kept up with westworld but it hasnt really got me hooked or anything.
Its very dreamlike and there are a lot of things that they dont explain. Plenty of things that dont make sense or add up.
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Even if you take out the two main aspects Falsereality stated, there is still a good reason why actors would not work for Westworld Park. It is only able to exist because of the technology. The show really has little to do with the concept of exploring the west though. If you don't count the recurring scenarios (which is a script that is followed almost to the letter every time) then maybe 1/6th (or less) so far has been devoted to showing the story lines the park offers.
As for the thread in general. I'm not really sure why people are having difficulty understanding what is going on or why anyone would need to rewatch it to figure it out. Seems pretty straight forward to me . The only thing I'm really in the dark about is the maze. I'd already figured out last episode's plot twist. It was subtle, but there were clues. I didn't expect him to have her killed though. That I didn't see coming.
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This show hits hard and deep beyond the surface. It should 'speak' to everyone who watches it.
Sadly, it doesn't seem to nor does it resonate with everyone equally..
True Detective was similar in that many of the themes and deeper aspects went over a lot of people's heads.

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Re: westworld [Re: phio]
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Kudos guys. I just watched the first episode of westworld and it was a lot better then I imagined from the description. I'll let you know what I think after I've binge watched these episodes.
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PartoftheSource said: Kudos guys. I just watched the first episode of westworld and it was a lot better then I imagined from the description. I'll let you know what I think after I've binge watched these episodes.
I've seen some of your commentary in other posts... Give yourself time to digest the content of each episode. There's some gems in there for you
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So....I am about finished with re-watching all the episodes, and it definitely all makes waaaaay more sense now.
Man, you can not miss one single line in this show.
spoiler/theory: There's a popular theory that the storyline with Dolores and William is taking place in the past and that either William or Logan eventually turns into the Man in Black. I'm not so sure about this based on my rewatch. If it's the case they are going to great lengths to make it appear otherwise, and as though the whole storyline is taking place linearly.
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I really doubt that. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that just completely shoots down that theory but if I did go back and watch it all with that theory in mind, I bet I could find the proof that it's not the case, although I'm betting it would be something subtle, like another guest who has been shown in scenes with both of them.
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Westworld is phenomenal. I just finished ep. 6. I haven't read yogabunnys spoiler/theory yet, but i have a good idea of my own I'm working with and reflecting on after each episode. I'll probably finish the rest of the series tonight after I get off work.
The music is soooo good and sooo familiar. I kept noticing a few different instrumental tunes and then I finally started to catch the radiohead they've been throwing in there. Pretty sure there was a Nine Inch Nails lick in there. Good shit guys.
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definitely sounds like a must see.
reviews are all overwhelmingly excellent.
everyone loved stranger things too, so far I haven't liked it but I'll have to give it more time.
I'll have to check out westworld soon as well.
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Definitely Radiohead and The Rolling Stones. I didn't catch the NIN, will keep my ears open as I continue to re-watch.
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Honestly, I didn't care for stranger things. I watched it for the novelty of a new series. It had a very familiar "super 8" feel to it...
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yes it was too slow and I have no interest in the ordinary small town lives that seemed to make up 90% of the show. I hope someone edits a compilation of all the cool alien / monster parts because I'm not watching all the boring stuff in between just for 5 seconds of an alien every 2 episodes.
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Shroomslip said: I really doubt that. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that just completely shoots down that theory but if I did go back and watch it all with that theory in mind, I bet I could find the proof that it's not the case, although I'm betting it would be something subtle, like another guest who has been shown in scenes with both of them.
Dolores' gun sort of refutes that story. She didn't have the gun before she met the Man in Black but yet she has it "earlier" with William.
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Dolores' gun sort of refutes that story. She didn't have the gun before she met the Man in Black but yet she has it "earlier" with William.
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AhhhhhH! I'm so stoked! I just got home and am streaming westworld ep 8 followed by a new episode of the walking dead as well!
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How do you know she didn't have it before the MiB? Her finding/using it could just be part of her loop.
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This show is such a mind-fuck.
I hope the season doesn't end without some answers and explanation as to what and when the fuck is going on.
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I think I have a better grasp on what's going on since I re-watched all the episodes and read a bunch of theories on /r/westworld.
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lol what book? you mean the screenplay of the original movie? there is no novelization of westworld...
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no it was movie...
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really? the written screenplay of the movie was better than the actual movie?
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yes the book written in script format.
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Westworld is great. Definitely one of the best shows out right now. Another 2 great shows to check out if you're into this sort of future tech sci-fi stuff is Humans and Black Mirror.
Humans
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/humans/
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I just finished the first episode of Incorporated which was pretty good. It's another sci-fi future show.
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My brothers been raving about this show to me for weeks.
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One of the best shows that's been around lately.
I hate being wrong but I was. It just seemed too obvious for a show that has so much mystery embedded throughout it. I figured out the maze thing an episode or two ago though, at least I got that one right.
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i didn't know Michael Crichton directed film before...PS: the show looks cool, ima check it out!
is this on HBO...well, fuckee-doo.
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Black Mirror nearly sent me into a bad spin...i was having a no good day existentially, and the first episode (season 3?) sent it over the top. it was funny. i was literally reeling and ready to jump out of my skin.
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that finale left me like:
   
fucking great stuff. i can't wait to see what happens next.
i always had the suspicion that 'ends' - as in, "these violent delights have violent ends," - referred to ends in the sense of goals, not outcomes. if dr. ford was planning to drive the park into chaos the entire time, that word play would make a lot more sense, although i'm sure it could probably just as easily mean both.
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I wonder if Ford was really killed, or if that was just his own host. The dude always seems ahead of everyone.
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Beatiful finale to season 1
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I hate being wrong but I was. It just seemed too obvious for a show that has so much mystery embedded throughout it. I figured out the maze thing an episode or two ago though, at least I got that one right.
It is starting to get more and more confusing but, I probably need to watch it sober, chill the fuck out, and pay closer attention. Also, Rachel Evan Wood HNNNNNNNNNNG!
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That they did.
So Season3 GoT IMHO...
Curious is curious... which of the cast will be back?
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I Watched The First 3 Episodes Last Night. Seems Alright I GuesS.
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That they did.
So Season3 GoT IMHO...
Curious is curious... which of the cast will be back?
Season 3?
I've watched all the episodes and read all the books twice, so you're asking the wrong person if you're looking for speculation about anything other than the upcoming season. 
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Logan
Someone said in an earlier episode that they have explosives built into the hosts which detonate if they leave, he was sent over the border strapped to a host, so...
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yogabunny said: Welp, they pullled a Game of Thrones & I'm not surprised in the slightest!!!
That they did.
So Season3 GoT IMHO...
Curious is curious... which of the cast will be back?
Season 3?
I've watched all the episodes and read all the books twice, so you're asking the wrong person if you're looking for speculation about anything other than the upcoming season. 
There's a GoT thread as well. 
I meant
WW finale and GoT S3 finale comparison.[/Spoiler]
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Someone said in an earlier episode that they have explosives built into the hosts which detonate if they leave, he was sent over the border strapped to a host, so...
Yeah but it doesn't make sense to put guests in jeopardy like that. Seems more likely the explosive would've only been big enough to kill the host and not harm any guest who might happen to be nearby.
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I thought he sent the horse back the way they came once they got to the border.
Off topic, but I almost feel like Hector's design is based on Logan.
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I get the explosives thing, but then wouldnt there be ANY kind of investigation into Logan's disappearance? Or does Will somehow get into contact with Ford and have it covered up (since he is a potential client and hadnt actually invested in the company.
Don't get me wrong, I get that there can be "accidents" in the park, but Logan was suppose to be there on business. It's also a question of ethics if you got people running around the park killing each other. It just seemed like lazy writing unless they show a flashback in the upcoming season of how Will ACTUALLY came to be head of Delos.
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If Logans not dead he's going to be nuts, and William also said his father will want someone more stable to run the company. I could see Logan being alive going back home and telling everybody what an animal William is and no one will believe it and William will convince everyone that Logan has lost it and is unstable.
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So Logan aside, who cares about Logan anyway?
Did Robert program Maeve to get off the train, or was that her consciousness? If it was Robert, why wouldn't he have the droids leave the park, I mean if he really wanted this to be a new beginning for them?
And what is the power source for the droids? I feel like the idea is that they are basically built like humans, at least the latest one. But do they ever show them eating?
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That whole thing I think was more of a way to distract security, but I really couldn't tell if it was her own decision to get off. Bernard knew her itinerary and said something about after she got to the "mainland". By the way sounds like they are on an island.
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I think it was a choice just like Dolores had to make a choice of her own free will at the end too.
Also Anthony Hopkins is signed on for season 2 so it will be interesting to see in what ways he'll be back. Considering that the hosts can 'relive' memories and there is plenty of time in the past to explore it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be playing a part in the present/future. Although my money is on him either having a host in his place at the dinner or he uploaded his consciousness to a host somehow/he has a host replacement. We did see him building a host in that one basement that no one knew about
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Bravo I just binge watched it in 2 days. Ep 9-10 were true mind fucks. Just incredibly unexpected but what do you expect in a show dealing with creating human concuisness.
Well played. I had a feeling that was what the maze truly was. As the man in black was searching and the ones who know tell him it isn't meant for him. It's meant for these created consciousness. Very intriguing. Wp.
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My speculations. It's pretty obvious that hosts can be built in a creators image. Meave clearly can not be controlled or shut down by anyone. Can control hosts etc. By just adapting her code.
Essentially they are still controlled. Yet at the end of the episode they absolutely can harm hosts and kill them. This is the beginning of the maze. Now these sentient beings will probably end up taking the world over.
With an army of easily fixable and immortal beings. They've all died for 30+ years and the next day they clean rebuild and have them out for guests.
Maeve is obviously the easiestly seen part of that. She knew the layout of a huge building the 2 humans that have worked there for who knows how long in a couple minutes of dicking around on there tablet.
It's terminator 101. Don't build a robot that can build a better robot. Ie Bernard. Don't give them human consciousness and ridiculous rebuild able parts.
My thoughts.
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Don't get me wrong, I get that there can be "accidents" in the park, but Logan was suppose to be there on business. It's also a question of ethics if you got people running around the park killing each other. It just seemed like lazy writing unless they show a flashback in the upcoming season of how Will ACTUALLY came to be head of Delos.
Will seemed like such a weasel throughout. Don't know how he landed the roll. I remember him in House of Cards. Was a dweeb then too. Ed Harris seems a bit nuts on the show. Like, he is all for D (likely wants to give her the D) then starts slapping her around cause he wants to play board games and puzzles? It just seems sloppy.
I hope we see Hannibal Lector next season.
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But she was never in control? Ford was making her do all of those things
Ford is the overlord. So to that end when he brings Theresa to that place she came to as a kid. Maeva is out. Dor blows his brains out and kills 5 other people. The man in black is dead..
They can kill guests now. That's what the show is going to be about. The maze with human consciousness the choice is theres. Ford was continuing his partners dream that I have no doubt of.
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Essentially they are still controlled. Yet at the end of the episode they absolutely can harm hosts and kill them. This is the beginning of the maze. Now these sentient beings will probably end up taking the world over.
With an army of easily fixable and immortal beings. They've all died for 30+ years and the next day they clean rebuild and have them out for guests.
Maeve is obviously the easiestly seen part of that. She knew the layout of a huge building the 2 humans that have worked there for who knows how long in a couple minutes of dicking around on there tablet.
It's terminator 101. Don't build a robot that can build a better robot. Ie Bernard. Don't give them human consciousness and ridiculous rebuild able parts.
My thoughts.
Ford wrote her narrative as shown on the finale. She freaked out when she was told. Then, she got off the train doing what she was suppose to do. Get data out and play her little narrative. The entire escape was a diversion to free other hosts, take out the rest of the crew, and Ford's final narrative could play out.
Anybody here watch the Movie Her?
Similarly, D reaches the singularity.
Arnold's dream is reached. Ford's fate is irrelevant at this point. He made a choice. That choice was greater than all else and his final narrative leaves the audience suggesting one of the following:
1. he was being put out by the board 2. allows D to take him out
In either event, it was not going to end well for him unless, he left some sort of legacy behind; his final narrative!
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That world wasn't built for humans. It was Ford and Arnold's building of consciousness. With robotics that are immortal and obviously easily put back together by college kids.
They created it. Ford will be rebuilt and probably lead them by Bernard. Now they are wise to what there world is and going to take ours.
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But she was never in control? Ford was making her do all of those things
Ford is the overlord. So to that end when he brings Theresa to that place she came to as a kid. Maeva is out. Dor blows his brains out and kills 5 other people. The man in black is dead..
They can kill guests now. That's what the show is going to be about. The maze with human consciousness the choice is theres. Ford was continuing his partners dream that I have no doubt of.
Reaching...
I Ep 1, The man in Black is shot at by a host. Nothing happens. In the finale Ep 10, he is hit in the arm, not shot dead (though, who knows forsure?) and he laughs. He laughs because he acknowledges the Singularity. Hosts, particularly Dolores has made a conscious choice. Maybe the other hosts have too. Both the Man in Black and Ford's fate is irrelevant.
I don't necessarily agree with the part underlined.
Ford had no choice. The board was colluding to take Ford out. Ford and Arnold were the genius behind the park. Ford would kill as seen throughout the show in order to protect his investment. Again, the fate of either character is irrelevant at this point assuming, they've reached singularity. We are given a perspective; Dolores had looped for over 30yrs chasing a maze in order to set off the singularity.
I have a question. Lets play devils advocate?
Did Dolores actually reach the singularity? Ford programmed every narrative. Dolores was updated with the Wyatt narrative. Was it conscious or was she just acting out the narrative she had already been programmed with?
What is so exciting about Season 2 is that, there is the premise of Meave and Dolores having reaching singularity or on the cusp of having done so. Maybe something else is going on? Maybe it is all part of a crazy narrative to suggest the possibility. Does it matter?
Its terminator the amusement park at this stage.
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Just my thoughts. I thought it was meh until the end there. We'll played jj Abrams.
They can't hurt them. Williams first got hit and asks Logan owe fuck. I didn't say you couldn't get shot but it's more like a paintball gun shot.
Which how can they blow them away but it doesn't effect them. That was something I was confused about.
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One thing I didn't much care for was that the entire story was based in the past. Except for the man in black and the the whole storyline about the company that nobody cares about.
I guess that's a pretty good twist but
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If the company wasn't trying to take the park and Ford's dream, then the show would just be about some psychopathic old guy with a god complex. It's already been said that these awakenings are nothing new and he had no problem just rolling them back and continuing with business as usual. Without the company trying to muscle it away from him, he'd have little motivation to have set the entire show into motion.
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Man, this show hits all the right buttons for me. It's definitely more than the sum of its parts, and it nods to and developes themes from Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runnner(Do Androids Dream...) and Frankenstein through a weird but effective pastiche of futurism and Western. The storyline is truly sad, darkly beautiful and affecting and the characters/performances are complex and sensitive. It is kind of depressing and existential in a artful way, and I'm not sure I will continue to like it. So far Dolores has been true neutral, and I really don't want her to go full stereotypical evil terminator. They gave her a sense of wonder and love for the world and seeing that degenerate into vengeful evil will just not be acceptable. I love GoT too but I hate when stories sacrifice heart and character in favor of drama, suspense and surprise. Twists can make a story, but they can also ruin it. We'll see where this goes. The first season was amazing though.
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How do guests not kill each other?
Watched the first episode last night. Not a big fan of sci fi, but I am a big believer in the coming AI and automation revolution. Show was good I thought.
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Re: westworld [Re: klhouse]
#23932977 - 12/16/16 04:43 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's a semi virtual world so the bullets don't actually kill people, they kind of taze/stun them or something. They explain it in a later episode. It's not a big plot point just a side note so I wouldn't consider that a spoiler.
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Watched the first episode last night. Not a big fan of sci fi, but I am a big believer in the coming AI and automation revolution. Show was good I thought.
We are nowhere near the singularity. Nevermind AI. Quote:
krypto2000 said: It's a semi virtual world so the bullets don't actually kill people, they kind of taze/stun them or something. They explain it in a later episode. It's not a big plot point just a side note so I wouldn't consider that a spoiler.
Good point.
I like the revelation of Dolores.
Victim one sec with the whimper and water works, perpetrator the next moment. Classic depiction of the female chameleon. The message and theme was not lost on me.
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Perfect. I totally thought of that movie when they did the MiB reveal.
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Bumpin this thread because I rewatched the series recently and god damn so fucking good, gets better every time I watch it.
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SARAtonin said: Bumpin this thread because I rewatched the series recently and god damn so fucking good, gets better every time I watch it.
 All the little clues they snuck in foreshadowing things that I totally missed the first time but are now so obvious are great. I don't use the word lightly but this show is just fucking magnificent.
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Just got done watching episode 10 with the boyfriend, show is fantastic.
Its a great show for surface level viewing while maintaining a deeper level of story and thought provocation
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Re: westworld [Re: TNK]
#23985340 - 01/05/17 10:09 PM (7 years, 25 days ago) |
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Westworld was fucking awesome. Everybody needs to see it already so we can talk about it without using the mouse.
Great show though. Very impactful and real and fascinating and pretty true too.
I can't believe it came out of Hollywood.
Real good though.
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Gearing up for season 2 in a few weeks.
I don't think I've ever anticipated a tv show this much.
From the new trailer, it looks bad ass.
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I guess that's a pretty good twist but 
Yeah well they never explicitly say the storylines occur in the past, that is part of the slow reveal and when you finally realize who the man in black is it's like. Ahhhhhhhhg
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Re: westworld [Re: koods]
#25107622 - 04/02/18 12:07 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yea for sure. Anyone know when season 2 is supposed to come out. Loved the show. That opening sequence with the piano score is great.
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April 22. Erf day. also my little boy's birthday. gonna be a fun day
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anyone catch the season premiere tonight?
i thought it was dope.
glad it's back
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Nah and i'm blocking this thread. I like to binge do it with GoT as well. Why wait every week when I can just wait a while and watch it all. I forget things if I don't watch it in order. Netflix was a godsend
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lol. I wish i had the time to binge shit anymore. I miss doing that. I do, however, hate waiting all week especially when most good shows always try to leave you with those fucking cliff-hangers every week.
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mycoprog said: anyone catch the season premiere tonight?
i thought it was dope.
glad it's back

yet to see this didn't know it was out already, but in all honesty i think it worked well as a single season, kind of novel take on the film a really good show but potentially easy to fuck up with more seasons offering more of the same...we'll see i guess
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Thank fucking god.
Not the best show, but I've been waiting to see where they take it.
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Bump because I just found this show and binged the fuck out it.
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It's a great show. I'm gonna have to do the same before I get back into season 2 so I can really understand it though. All the time jumps kinda messed me up.
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fucking ninjas.
this show just went over 9000.
binged the latest 3 episodes just now.
I attempted to watch them last night but was coming down from a day-trip and it was too hard to follow while fucked up.
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Ohhh Ima get highhh tonite 
and watch wesssworlll
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mycoprog said: fucking ninjas.
this show just went over 9000.
binged the latest 3 episodes just now.
I attempted to watch them last night but was coming down from a day-trip and it was too hard to follow while fucked up.
It's still too hard to follow sober. 
How does everybody feel about this season? I really loved the last one, but I could tell from the final episode that the really compelling, interesting character arcs were exhausted.
So I'm not surprised that the dynamics, chemistry and overall feel of the show have completely changed, I was expecting season two to be a different beast. But I'm finding it less satisfying. It is entertaining as hell, totally fun, but it's more an action movie now than the drama it was.
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Re: westworld [Re: millzy]
#25275387 - 06/17/18 09:19 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Damn. shit got real tonight.
this season is awesome.
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So to all on this thread I am just now watching season 1 of Westworld. I'm trying to binge watch them on HBO so I can catch up with season 2. A friend of mine mentioned something about it and told me to check it out. I'm so glad he did. Talk about mind blown....
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