Humans CH4

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Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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I am really enjoying this, is has a good balance of pace and mystery.
Although we did not see Anita why would a non sex synth bother to have any 'real' lady parts? Why not be just like a Sindy doll?

ajprice

27,314 posts

195 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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colonel c said:
Morningside said:
JustinP1 said:
Did anyone notice the scene where the male CID bloke gets into the female officer's car?

She's stationary, looking straight ahead, and then rather robotically rotates her head than then smiles as she greets him.

I can't imagine that was random...?
HA. Glad I wasn't the only one to notice that. Maybe there are more robot out in the wild than first thought of and hiding in plain sight.

50p says that the cop bloke tracking them down (cannot think of name) turns out to be a synth.

Edited by Morningside on Thursday 25th June 16:27
Just watched it again. I think you might be right.
A bit robotic again tonight at the murder scene in the brothel.

Yep, good one again tonight. Definitely going to watch the original Real Humans after this series has finished.

Was not expecting the sudden cry for help from Anita when she got plugged into the daughter's computer.

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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Really getting into this now and Gemma Chan is scarily brilliant as Anita!

Morningside said:
I am really enjoying this, is has a good balance of pace and mystery.
Although we did not see Anita why would a non-sex synth bother to have any 'real' lady parts? Why not be just like a Sindy doll?
It may be necessary for them so a simple software upgrade can let them perform more duties! wink

ajprice

27,314 posts

195 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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PoleDriver said:
Morningside said:
I am really enjoying this, is has a good balance of pace and mystery.
Although we did not see Anita why would a non-sex synth bother to have any 'real' lady parts? Why not be just like a Sindy doll?
It may be necessary for them so a simple software upgrade can let them perform more duties! wink
Anita did have the Over 18 only 'extras' in the paperwork, which the husband swiftly pocketed hehe

slipstream 1985

12,123 posts

178 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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So has this decended into the cylon uprising yet or is it going in a totally different direction. I havn't watched any episodes im just curious

lbc

3,212 posts

216 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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slipstream 1985 said:
So has this decended into the cylon uprising yet or is it going in a totally different direction. I havn't watched any episodes im just curious
For me the first episode was a bore fest.

It just seems like a poor attempt of a remake of the movie Ex-Machina.

colonel c

7,888 posts

238 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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slipstream 1985 said:
So has this decended into the cylon uprising yet or is it going in a totally different direction. I havn't watched any episodes im just curious
Probably best to watch the first episode and judge for yourself.
Yes they have reused bits from other classic books and movies. I guess that would be unavoidable but perhaps a little too blatant. So far though, I think it's very good. Then again I don't watch too much telly. So perhaps I'm easily pleased.

Johnnytheboy

24,498 posts

185 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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I love Katherine Parkinson, but she has a great voice for comedy.

Playing a serious role she just sounds a bit whiny.

The Don of Croy

5,975 posts

158 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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Morningside said:
I am really enjoying this, is has a good balance of pace and mystery.
Although we did not see Anita why would a non sex synth bother to have any 'real' lady parts? Why not be just like a Sindy doll?
And why wear a bra? To be more 'human'?

Series going well from my viewpoint - building it up...

mikebradford

2,483 posts

144 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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As i understand it they are all fully functioning, hence he got the over 18 authorisation card thingy when he picked her up.
The fact hes choosen not to get jiggy with her as yet, is simply a failing on his behalf smile
At worse he should have allowed his son a go

croyde

22,700 posts

229 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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I think his son might just do that.

SpudLink

5,669 posts

191 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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lbc said:
For me the first episode was a bore fest.

It just seems like a poor attempt of a remake of the movie Ex-Machina.
I find it anything but boring.

Ex-Machina was posing questions about why we create these machines in our own image. This is a very different story. Perhaps not original, but ideas taken from much more source material than the most recent android film.




Edit: to correct who is quoting whom.


Edited by SpudLink on Tuesday 30th June 12:14


Edited by SpudLink on Tuesday 30th June 12:15

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Did I spot a Tux Linux Penguin?

Dan_1981

17,351 posts

198 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Caught up with this last night.

Really enjoying it so far.

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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croyde said:
I think his son might just do that.
I think the older daughter may be in there too!

ukbabz

1,538 posts

125 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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I'm liking the slow build, and the different personalities of the synths on the run. I do suspect there is a little more to them than just pure synth. The flashes of the crash and the hint that they were create specifically by one guy (can't remember his name) makes me think that these aren't pure synths but human minds within synthetic bodies. Anita being overridden by the synth "mod".

I also chuckle at Katherine Parkinson struggling with technology, the internet in a box scene comes straight back to me..

The Don of Croy

5,975 posts

158 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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daddy cool said:
Nimby said:
Gargamel said:
Anything with John Hurt (who of course has played an Android in Aliens) is worth watching.

Will give it another go next week, sometimes episode one spend too much time establishing characters.

Does have some very familiar themes. Heck, even Asimovs laws got a mention.
But this was William Hurt.
And John Hurt didnt play an android in Alien - it was Ian Holm...
Looks like John hurt is in it - the entrepreneur behind the lifelike tech breakthrough to be revealed when they try to get to the 'core'...

K12beano

20,854 posts

274 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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The Don of Croy said:
Looks like John hurt is in it - the entrepreneur behind the lifelike tech breakthrough to be revealed when they try to get to the 'core'...
Well, no. Unless I'm watching the wrong series , and as said above, I think it's William Hurt

bexVN

14,682 posts

210 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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K12beano said:
The Don of Croy said:
Looks like John hurt is in it - the entrepreneur behind the lifelike tech breakthrough to be revealed when they try to get to the 'core'...
Well, no. Unless I'm watching the wrong series , and as said above, I think it's William Hurt
Definitely William Hurt.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Woo hoo...wild card has been used.