TMoney Posted October 3, 2016 Report Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Great first episode! I'm excited to see where they go with it. Edited October 3, 2016 by TMoney 2
EdipisReks1 Posted October 3, 2016 Report Posted October 3, 2016 I thought it was great, and it has tons of potential. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 I am a big fan of the Yul Brynner movie. That said, I'm totally digging what they're doing with this show. References to repeated storyline ideas like Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow. I totally dug the use of an orchestral version of Paint It Black (Battlestar Galactica reference?), and then the bizarre Shakespeare quotes that just was its own thing. In.
EdipisReks1 Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Don't forget Black Hole Sun on the player piano! 3
Dusty Chalk Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 I missed that! Probably not subconsciously, though, it took me a couple seconds before I recognized Paint It, Black...I did love the use of piano during the opening credits.
Jon L Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 Like it, have set up series recording. Hope the writers continue down the classical sci-fi path, with mysterious, thought-provoking ideas. 1
HemiSam Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 Twisted and dark enough to keep it interesting. Hopefully the ongoing story line is solid. Quite the cast. HS
TMoney Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Posted October 8, 2016 Episode 2 is stream-able on HBOGo already. Wow. This show already has me hooked. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 Keeping tabs on the songs (it's all very deliberate, apparently): Episode 2 -- Radiohead, No Surprises @ 24:35 -- I had to look this one up, too, but at least I recognized it right away as a player piano/orchestral rendition of a contemporary pop tune. I love what they did with the Thandi Newton character, "bump up her aggression" (and she practically grabs a guest by her pussy), and then turn up her emotional acuity just a tad, and she becomes just right?
EdipisReks1 Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 I'm definitely looking forward to episode 3.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 I got the Joplin, and recognize but can't name the one at 37:33. Debussy? Sartre? Also, someone pointed out that all three songs in the first episode had something to do with 'black' -- Paint It, Black, Black Hole Sun, and the song in the end credits was by the man in black (johnny Cash).
EdipisReks1 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 Did you mean Satie, not Sartre? I don't remember the song. I thought episode three was pretty great. Answered a lot of questions, but raised new ones, too. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 41 minutes ago, EdipisReks1 said: Did you mean Satie, not Sartre? Lollers...yes, yes I did. There's a lot of dialog over it, but I'll see if I can't give Shazam or SoundHound a go. And yes, I do like the way they're propelling the story without rushing things. Continues to remind of Battlestar Galactica.
grawk Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 it certainly felt like rushing to me last night.
EdipisReks1 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) 17 minutes ago, grawk said: it certainly felt like rushing to me last night. I didn't think so: most of the scenes with Dolores were quite measured. As were the scenes between Ford and Bernard. I thought the conversation between Teddy and Delores was lovely. I never know that Evan Rachel Wood was such a good actor. So, the woodcarver: I got the impression that he did that to himself to avoid being analyzed. Maybe part of the maze? Edited October 17, 2016 by EdipisReks1 1
Dusty Chalk Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 2 hours ago, grawk said: it certainly felt like rushing to me last night. What? No, not even maybe. Maybe compared to Luke Cage, but pretty much no other show I can think of (certainly not Dollhouse). And it was during (one of?) the conversation(s?) between Bernard and Ford where there was an automaton playing piano in the background (I the fact that they use largely pianos, and a variety of them, even during the opening credits) that I'm not recognizing the song. (wanders off, returns) Ooh, ooh, I was right, it was Debussy: Nice, another callback to "reveries". 2
grawk Posted October 18, 2016 Report Posted October 18, 2016 Specifically I think they're rushing the replicants have memories and feelings angle. I think that should have taken longer to come out. But I don't know the source material at all.
TMoney Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Posted October 18, 2016 1 hour ago, grawk said: But I don't know the source material at all. I think that is part of the fun of the Westworld experience. No one really knows where they are going to go with it. That and the cast is phenomenal for a TV series.
Tinkerer Posted October 20, 2016 Report Posted October 20, 2016 On 10/17/2016 at 9:38 PM, grawk said: But I don't know the source material at all. Give the old movie a watch if you like 70's scifi. It's only about an hour and a half. The show departs drastically from it except for the main premise and a few thematic similarities though. The movie is mostly good for seeing what Terminator and Jurassic Park pulled from it later.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Episode 4 music, besides soundtrack: player piano cover of "A Forest" by the Cure at 53:30 "Habanera" from Carmen, Bizet
EdipisReks1 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 I giggled when the Cure started. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 I find myself giggling at least once per episode.
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