Humans CH4

[Morningside]

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]

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]

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!

[ajprice]

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!

Anita did have the Over 18 only 'extras' in the paperwork, which the husband swiftly pocketed

[slipstream 1985]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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
At worse he should have allowed his son a go

[croyde]

I think his son might just do that.

[SpudLink]

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]

Did I spot a Tux Linux Penguin?

[Dan_1981]

Caught up with this last night.

Really enjoying it so far.

[PoleDriver]

croyde said:

I think his son might just do that.

I think the older daughter may be in there too!

[ukbabz]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Woo hoo...wild card has been used.