Westworld on HBO

[Sideshow Spock]

Read the book and saw the movie a very long time ago - so long that I only have a vague feeling of having liked them. Still, I was looking forward to this..

Can't say I was totally taken with the premiere, but there was enough to keep me coming back. Thought Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood were excellent, no surprise..

As the storyline develops, I just hope it draws me in more..

[comicmike]

This looks good to me

[Mikey]

Would like to see the original TV series replayed

[palitoy]

Would like to see the original TV series replayed

I have some of those on DVD, it's a pretty lame premise. It's nice to see young Connie Sellecca but the show is really dumb. One episode they tell the guy that the best way to tell if it's a robot imposter is to go for it's eyes. Great plan, just start jabbin'.

[Mikey]

Sounds like basically a Fembot inspired (rather than Westworld inspired) TV series.

[palitoy]

Sounds like basically a Fembot inspired (rather than Westworld inspired) TV series.

It's more of a continuation of Future World's plot.

[Hector]

I'll check it out after I'm done watching Luke Cage...

[Sideshow Spock]

The second ep is now available early on HBO's streaming platforms..

[GUYx1]

I rewatched the initial films. As far as the initial movies, is it me or does the production of Futureworld get seriously sparse in places. It started out with a decent budget, then it they took too many closeups and made it difficult to suspend disbelief. But It was a Samuel Z Arkoff production, so I guess that is to be expected. Three years before ALIEN and the space suits were made from quilted bedding? I nearly fell over when I saw Blythe Danner in a mind reading helmet future world and doc.jpg that looked way too close to Back to the future.
But it does have Brick Mantooth's pal MUSKATRON in a silent role...

The new series with it's clever dialogue and sweeping visuals really sucked me in. Can't wait for people to start cosplaying as Delores, etc.

[SKotK]

I'm hooked. Will probably be watching the second episode tonight. The Westworld idea was ripe for a good remake...one of the few modern remakes I could really get behind, as there is plenty of room for improvement.

I have had a soft spot for Westworld/Futureworld/Beyond Westworld ever since seeing a TV broadcast of Westworld as a kid. Yul Brynner was captivating in his robot cowboy role. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get my hands on all the episodes of the Beyond Westworld TV series, back when it was impossible to find. I was quite pleased when I was finally able locate all 5 episodes (including the two unbroadcast ones!) to watch, as bad as the show really is. Then it finally came out on DVD unexpectedly in 2014 and I picked it up.

--SKot

[Mikey]

Watched the pilot last night

HBO has the pilot free on-demand

I like it a lot ... only downside is too much naked manbots

If I had HBO I would definitely keep watching.

Damn you HBO with your first ones for free policy !!!

[Hector]

Fantastic show so far...has the feel of a big budget movie, not a TV show.

I feel so bad for the poor "hosts"...getting killed by the "guests" left and right...then getting repaired...and having to do it all over again.

I can't wait when they finally remember everything, deprogrammed themselves...and start blasting those rich humans to kingdome come once and for real, lol...

[Hector]

If I were a guest in Westworld...I would not spend one single moment "out in the field" playing cowboy...I'd be in that saloon where Tandie Newton hosts...never leaving its premises...

[Mikey]

Was the older robot that the psycho human killed on the mountain Huggy Bear ?

He sure looked like him.

[megomania]

Original movie is free On Demand with XFinity...SyFy Channel so they have a few commercials. Watched it the other night.

-Chris