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7 Reasons to Start Watching ‘Westworld’ Now
http://www.signature-reads.com ^ | November 4, 2016 | Keith Rice

Posted on 11/07/2016 3:50:02 AM PST by Mad Dawgg

It’s no secret that HBO wanted “Westworld” to be their next “Game of Thrones, given their relentless work on hyping it up in the months leading up to its premiere. It could have been a hard sell. It’s a sci-fi/western mash-up loosely based on a little known but critically acclaimed Michael Crichton film (an original one at that and one of a handful of directorial credits for the bestselling novelist). Its heady premise – a futuristic, Wild West-styled theme park featuring lifelike synthetic “hosts” slowly becoming sentient – could have fallen flat. With an incredibly talented cast featuring the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, and Evan Rachel Wood and Jonathan Nolan – writer of “The Dark Knight,” “Interstellar” and “The Prestige” – steering the ship behind the scenes, however, “Westworld” has a lot going for it. If you haven’t yet caught the train to “Westworld,” we’re only at mid-season and there’s still plenty of time to jump on. Here are a few reasons why you should.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: westworld; westworldgunslinger
As a kid I loved the original movie (still do)... Yul Brenner as the Gunslinger and his relentless pursuit of Richard Benjamin through the Three Delos Theme Parks is still one of the most Iconic movie-long chase sequences ever filmed. The new series though is much more complex with robots that are more than just walking targets for rich park guests who want to shoot up the place cowboy style.

So far I've enjoyed the slow roll-out of the story with what seems to be an impressively deep main plot and some really top notch acting. And the creators have embraced the original movie and built off it sprinkling in Easter Eggs for the sharp eyed fans of the earlier movies.

The above is a screen grab from last night's episode. Wherein Bernard (the man on the right) must go down to Restricted Level B82 to do some research. As Bernard walks through the long abandoned area he passes the figure on the left.

There is no doubt in my mind who that shadowy figure that Bernard walks past is supposed to be.

Be warned if you do watch Westworld the series there are many nude scenes but for me the acting and story are well worth the time.

1 posted on 11/07/2016 3:50:03 AM PST by Mad Dawgg
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To: Mad Dawgg

If people don’t like “nude scenes” that’s cool, but most of them feature people (synths/robots) sitting inanimate. There are considerably fewer HBO-esque sex scenes than in other shows.

Still if you don’t like any nudity this might not be the show for you.


2 posted on 11/07/2016 3:53:03 AM PST by perez24
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To: Mad Dawgg

Its actually quite good. Easier to remember the characters at least.


3 posted on 11/07/2016 3:53:41 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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I am waiting for them to roll out Lynch and Comey synths. so they can be repeatedly shot, hung , drawn and quartered while become re-educated to be conservatives.


4 posted on 11/07/2016 3:57:28 AM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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Too me the acting is top notch, especially by those who are playing the parts of robots. When they are being questioned by technicians and they switch from being in-character to diagnosis mode I find such very impressive. They sell it to me, that they are indeed robots.

And of course Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright nail every performance.

5 posted on 11/07/2016 4:02:24 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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Saw one eposode and i’m hooked.


6 posted on 11/07/2016 4:06:33 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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I often wonder just what the world outside of Westworld is, how far off in the future, i even thought at first it was on another planet. And now i wonder whats the endgame here, a robotic Jurassic Park? Kinda looks that way. Or a prequel of Blade Runner?


7 posted on 11/07/2016 4:07:45 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: Mad Dawgg

This is one of the few shows I actually watch on TV... Love it. Was surprised by how many good actors are in it, and the storyline is interesting, only on ep 2.


8 posted on 11/07/2016 4:31:31 AM PST by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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Westworld reminds me of Bangkok. Live out your craziest fantasies. The women behind the windows are the the synths. Sometimes, they wave up and kill the Aussie.


9 posted on 11/07/2016 5:37:50 AM PST by Republic_Venom (It's time for some Republic Venom!)
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The acting is great, but I’m finding the storyline to be a bit of a slog.


10 posted on 11/07/2016 5:50:09 AM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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And you can tell the robots (hosts) by the fact that flies land on their faces and they don't even react.


11 posted on 11/07/2016 6:47:51 PM PST by freestyle
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