JJ Abrams' take on Michael Crichton's Jurassic-Park-but-with-robots (re-)introduces us to the flagship of the Delos Corporation's stable of android-populated amusement parks, though not strictly as for-adults as the 1973 movie was... don't get me wrong, this show is full of booze, boobs, and blood, but there's always a kid amongst the "Newcomers" (and why is that, actually?).
On one level, it speaks to the Crichtonesque commentary of chaos theory that is prevalent through his works. Sort of a Murphy's Law 2.0. On another level, it speaks to what Hollywood thinks of us mere mortals, giving us a backdrop of a stereotypical spaghetti western with hackneyed writing that is spoiled in perhaps the most brilliant way possible (I'm not going to say what, you'll just have to watch it). On a third level... it's filled with anachronisms & oxymorons that will require multiple viewings (the bots wander the great outdoors, the humans running the show are left in sterile machine-like corridors of glass and metal... and that's just for starters). There is one key element that takes a hard right within the first 15 or so minutes. So if you think you know the show by watching the movie or looking at the clips online... you know nothing. :) In short, if you've seen it, see it again. Or read a spoiler site or something. But if you found that the likes of Game of Thrones is over your head, don't bother. But that's my opinion, YMMV. ~D Available now on the HBO Now & HBO Go apps. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
