OT: HBO's Westworld

[PineGroveBully]

Any of y'all watch the first episode? Thoughts? I just started it, it's based on a Chrichton novel.

 

[11thEagleFan]

Just finished the first episode and I thought it was excellent. Has the potential to be "epic" in the truest sense of the word. Ed Harris' character was chilling. A real sociopath. Can't wait to see more. Don't regret staying up late on a Sunday to watch it.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Agree

Ed Harris adds to anything he's in.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Loved the movie.. I'll be watching the series. The man in black scared the **** out of me when I was a kid.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I liked it, but even as I got caught up in this version, I had to look up whether this was actually a rehash (as it appeared it wasn't).

 

[msstatelp1]

Ed Harris adds to anything he's in.

+1
Appaloosa with him and Viggio Mortenson is one of my favorite westerns.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Same here. I like that they only have a West world and are not trying to have the other worlds as well like they did in the movie.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Not a Crichton novel, but a remake of his movie that he wrote & directed.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Appaloosa =A+ movie

One of my absolute favorites. And the credits said it was based on a Chrichton novel. Not famaliar with all his work, just going by the shoes credits.

 

[Xenomorph]

I have questions..

Why should I care what happens to the hosts? They're machines.

How do guests identify other guests so they don't kill them?

Is the Man in Black a host? If so.. do the people in the control center not care what he's doing? They have to be seeing it.

Why would guests choose to go there on vacation and bring their kids?

If I'm going to a no-holds-barred adult fantasy land, I don't want it set in the old west. Why not Rome? ..Or Thessaloniki? (Maybe since the park is an actual place, that's not an option.)

How does the park get reset every night and what happens if I'm a guest in town who liked how things were shaping up yesterday?

Who repairs the dress that Dolores wears every day? That damn thing takes a beating...

 

[Pars]

Enjoyed this episode and will watch series. it seems some of the host are becoming self aware and hiding it very well. The man in black is not a host that's why he wasn't killed when he got shot.

Also it looked like the Dad was crying when they put him in the creepy host tomb

 

[Xenomorph]

So...

..he's not a host and he's not a guest? ...Tranny?

 

[11thEagleFan]

1) That's completely up to you. It's a morality question. The hosts aren't "people" per se, but they're as close as you can get. We've seen that they are programmed to feel pain and fear. If you rape or kill one, does that make you a rapist/murderer? Even if the answer is no, what does that say about you?

2) Good question, I've wondered this too. Maybe there's a simple answer, like every guest being accompanied by a guide of some sort.

3) The Man in Black is a guest, at least that's my take. He mentions paying a lot of money to be there, says he's been coming for 30 years, and is invincible against Teddy. The programmers have probably seen a lot of sick things over the years, that's what a lot of people pay for.

4) One of the guys at the beginning touched on this. Says the first time he was there, he played the "white hat". Did stuff like cattle drives, fishing, etc. Said he had the best 2 weeks of his life later, going "straight evil". The black family mentions not wanting to take their son across the river, because that's where things get bad.

5) I assume the park is an actual place somewhere in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, etc.

6) Seems like a lot of work.

7) Maybe the best question of all. Dolores has put up with a lot of ****. If she gains memories, some people are in trouble.

 

[imissplatinumplus]

This article answers alot of questions:

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.co...estworld-hbos-killer-robot-theme-park-series/

 

[BigMotherTucker]

Im sure that if WW is a success, then the other worlds could be spin offs.

All that being said, as much as I loved West World when I was a kid... The sequel stank! It was called Future World. It was just bad.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

The show threw a wrench into the univers the movie set up. The man in black is a guest instead of the baddie robot. The chick is going to be the one going bezerk and starting the robot revolution.

I liked it.