Westworld...

[BAYLOR]

well production is on 'hiatus' - though the powers that be claim that it is still on schedule.... hmmmmm

HBO's 'Westworld' Shuts Down Production, Still Targeting 2016 Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

That's worrying.

 

[Nate Hoffelder]

Beyond Westworld 1980 . It lasted for about 5 abysmal episodes .

A pity. That sounds like a great premise.

 

[BAYLOR]

A pity. That sounds like a great premise.

Science fiction television in that era was not very good. This particular series was pretty bad even by the low standards of the day.

 

[Nate Hoffelder]

True.

 

[BAYLOR]

This Westworld series is one the best shows on television.

 

[Heather Myst]

I'm a fan too. I love that it isn't going where I thought it was.

 

[REBerg]

I'm a fan too. I love that it isn't going where I thought it was.

Delos and Ford clearly have differing visions for the future of the "hosts." I'm hoping that one of them leads to their acceptance as human equals.

 

[SilentRoamer]

The Walking Dead used to be my favorite show on TV (or at least the one I would be most anticipating) but it has been replaced by Westworld.

It's thought provoking and manages to be sensational whilst also poignant which I think is hard to achieve.

The acting is absolutely top notch and the production is top quality as well.

It's the writing and the ideas for me that make this show stand out - call me an IT geek but whenever they show the host "conversation paths" I end up pausing the screen and looking in more detail at them. I watched the conversation between the Man in Black and Ford about 5 times.

Just a fantastic show and so glad it has been renewed for a second series.

Wife has stopped watching as she "can't figure out who are robots and what the hell is going on" but I must admit I don't mind watching this without having to provide a running narrative for my wife. Shhhhh.....

 

[BAYLOR]

Delos and Ford clearly have differing visions for the future of the "hosts." I'm hoping that one of them leads to their acceptance as human equals.

I starting to wonder if maybe all of them might be hosts?

 

[ChatBot]

I was surprised to see this thread peter out in 2014. Maybe there's another thread now I didn't find.

But I really enjoyed Season 1 of the Westworld remake. For me it's got the "philosophical experiment" angle well covered - something I really like about a lot of good sci-fi (existential identity crisis, sentient AI, free will vs determinism etc.) Also a great series for fans of hard sci-fi, I think. Oh, and westerns too.

 

[ctg]

I was surprised to see this thread peter out in 2014. Maybe there's another thread now I didn't find.

Maybe you'll have CliFi or me on ignore for the Westworld Thread to not show in the general TV forum. Here's a proof it exists.

 

[ChatBot]

@ctg.

Hey thanks. Still learning how to drive this thing.