Westworld (NO SPOILERS)

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popeyewhite

20,079 posts

121 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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SpeedBash said:
Notice the quote from Romeo and Juliet at the end? I wonder how inappropriate it is.

Trailer looks good, but then all the good bits squeezed into 60 seconds would. JJ Abrams rarely delivers on promise...

Looks like Total Recall meets The Village with a touch of I, Robot chucked in. The original was dark but is over-hyped nowadays, as, I suspect, the series will be. I'd like it to be good though.

Morningside

24,111 posts

230 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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popeyewhite said:
SpeedBash said:
Notice the quote from Romeo and Juliet at the end? I wonder how inappropriate it is.

Trailer looks good, but then all the good bits squeezed into 60 seconds would. JJ Abrams rarely delivers on promise...

Looks like Total Recall meets The Village with a touch of I, Robot chucked in. The original was dark but is over-hyped nowadays, as, I suspect, the series will be. I'd like it to be good though.
I enjoyed Almost Human until that got cancelled due to high production costs (I think). Would hate this to go the same way.

cologne2792

2,133 posts

127 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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popeyewhite said:
Notice the quote from Romeo and Juliet at the end? I wonder how inappropriate it is.

Trailer looks good, but then all the good bits squeezed into 60 seconds would. JJ Abrams rarely delivers on promise...

Looks like Total Recall meets The Village with a touch of I, Robot chucked in. The original was dark but is over-hyped nowadays, as, I suspect, the series will be. I'd like it to be good though.
JJ Abrams seems to deliver all very quickly and then run out of ideas - As was the case with ' Alias ' - an astonishingly god 1st season which seemed to consume about 7 years worth of great ideas and development and reached a sudden stop about midway through season 2.

Did much better with Person Of Interest and as a hardened Trekkie I've enjoyed his take on Star Trek.

Morningside

24,111 posts

230 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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p1doc said:
original was on tv last night-forgot how good it was
Yes it really is ace, set the watermark for that sort of thing for decades (Terminator etc). I missed it though!
Was it film4?

Jonesy23

4,650 posts

137 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
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Halb said:
p1doc said:
original was on tv last night-forgot how good it was
Yes it really is ace, set the watermark for that sort of thing for decades (Terminator etc). I missed it though!
Was it film4?
It's also free on Amazon Prime streaming for the next 3 weeks.

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

101 months

Thursday 15th September 2016
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The original film is also on Sky Movies at the moment for download, though I haven't ever seen it I noticed it whilst browsing last night.

SpeedBash

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2,330 posts

188 months

Monday 26th September 2016
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Top 10 Things You Need To Know About HBOs Westworld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGt8zmXOIi0

gregd

1,652 posts

220 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Just watched the first episode.. Very enjoyable and extremely well done.. Bodes well for the rest of the series.

Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Anyone know when this starts on Sky Atlantic?

maniac886

1,215 posts

171 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Halb said:
Anyone know when this starts on Sky Atlantic?
9pm tomorrow.

Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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maniac886 said:
9pm tomorrow.
Oh wow, I was expecting, weeks away, I'll have to plus this. biggrin

harlowhammer

77 posts

149 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Just watched the first episode. If it carries on like this I'll be hooked.

irocfan

40,646 posts

191 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Halb said:
Anyone know when this starts on Sky Atlantic?
think it's tomorrow

cologne2792

2,133 posts

127 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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It has a unique look as you would expect from Jonathan Nolan and the scenery is stunning. I appreciate it's on HBO but the excessive use of bad language spoils it for me. It's not that I don't see the relevance but more that it detracts from the dialogue. I'm used to precise conversations in Nolan's work and in this case the profanity seems to serve little purpose other than to delay the delivery. It is a deeply paranoid series and there are many nods to Person Of Interest in theme, style, characters, music and my favourite of all, " Can you hear me ? ".

Edited by cologne2792 on Monday 3rd October 23:49

Drive Blind

5,110 posts

178 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Just watched the first episode, I'll be watching more.

Only concern was when it went a bit Groundhog Day.


jules_s

4,318 posts

234 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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So if I don't have Sky Atlantic the options are? (apart from the obvious)

BossHogg

6,037 posts

179 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Just acquired the first episode, I'll give it a whirl. wink

davepoth

29,395 posts

200 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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cologne2792 said:
It has a unique look as you would expect from Jonathan Nolan and the scenery is stunning. I appreciate it's on HBO but the excessive use of bad language spoils it for me. It's not that I don't see the relevance but more that it detracts from the dialogue. I'm used to precise conversations in Nolan's work and in this case the profanity seems to serve little purpose other than to delay the delivery. It is a deeply paranoid series and there are many nods to Person Of Interest in theme, style, characters, music and my favourite of all, " Can you hear me ? ".

Edited by cologne2792 on Monday 3rd October 23:49
I have to say the swearing seemed quite in keeping, given what else was happening.

It was a good pilot, I just hope Abrams doesn't put a polar bear in episode 2.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

206 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Guys can we have a spoiler thingy so no details until after the uk showing? Cheers