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Dare I say this is quite a common trope in SciFi? A sort of 'what if...?' - John Wyndham used it in in "Day of the Triffids" - the novel was set in contemporary 1950s Britain, but a Britain that had had Triffids wandering around in it for the previous decade. Doctor Who does this a lot too.
I also think the Synths have come a long way very quickly - much like mobile phone technology did or how Facebook and then Twitter became ubiquitous in just a couple of years. I expect Dr. Who does it to save on production costs - you don't have to provide futuristic versions of everything - must save a bundle! A significant saving for C4 too - might have been a factor in them deciding to do it. |
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Some nice ideas but it's basically just yet another twist-thats-not-even-a-twist on the same story about what happens when robots develop feelings that has been done time and time and time and time and time again.
Looks nice, and I suppose I'm interested in where the robots came from, but basically it's AI/Blade Runner/I, Robot/insert robot movie here. |
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I thoroughly enjoyed this programme, in fact I could have watched another hour
Liked the nods to Isaac Asimov.I am looking forward to Sunday now!
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I expect Dr. Who does it to save on production costs - you don't have to provide futuristic versions of everything - must save a bundle!
A significant saving for C4 too - might have been a factor in them deciding to do it. |
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Dare I say this is quite a common trope in SciFi? A sort of 'what if...?' - John Wyndham used it in in "Day of the Triffids" - the novel was set in contemporary 1950s Britain, but a Britain that had had Triffids wandering around in it for the previous decade. Doctor Who does this a lot too.
I also think the Synths have come a long way very quickly - much like mobile phone technology did or how Facebook and then Twitter became ubiquitous in just a couple of years. I really loved the first episode - it was one of the first series for a while where we wanted to watch the next episode rather than thinking "suppose we'll stick with it and see where it goes". |
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But you wouldn't have one use of electronic technology advance far ahead of other devices, would you? If there were realistic robots everything else would have moved on too.
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But you wouldn't have one use of electronic technology advance far ahead of other devices, would you? If there were realistic robots everything else would have moved on too.
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I would have thought you'd have worked out that nothing exists in a vacuum and most if not all cross reference all the time..................... I'm sure you do...........................
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It's not set in the future. It's supposed to be in a parallel universe or alternate reality where the only difference is to this Earth is they've made huge advancements in AI technology. Everything else is the same. I noticed a human and his AI walking past an old 05 regy car...!
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This is starting in 25 minutes. I'm looking forward to the second episode
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Do you think woman will become more human and then have an affair with her husband
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Is Leo a hybrid?
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Is Leo a hybrid?
Not sure why mattie said to her Mum why she let the Dad have a synth. In the previous episode there was a bitter fight between the wife and husband. It's hard to see who is the baddie in this. The mother looks like she is going down that route. I wonder who will have sex with Anita first, the boy or dad? I feel sorry for the old guy, it it actually legal to keep him a prison in the UK? |
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I'm sure the writers of this series were Avengers fans... Certain similarities: the Synths and the Cybernauts
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I dont think so as he is bleeding.
Not sure why mattie said to her Mum why she let the Dad have a synth. In the previous episode there was a bitter fight between the wife and husband. It's hard to see who is the baddie in this. The mother looks like she is going down that route. I wonder who will have sex with Anita first, the boy or dad? I feel sorry for the old guy, it it actually legal to keep him a prison in the UK? |
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So Leo is a hybrid????
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Laura is creepy and she even looks CGI
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So Leo is a hybrid????
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Really intriguing. I just never find Katherine Parkinson convincing which is distracting.
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Episode 2 and they havent told us
Who is the guy with the black synth and who is he searching for and why. Who the hell is Paul Faye Who is the goody and who is the baddie Who the hell is everyone How is the synth whore connected to anyone A story is only good if they tell us what the hell it it that we are watching. Crikey |
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This hasn't grabbed me as much as I was hoping. It's probably down to everyone in the main family (bar the young daughter) being bloody annoying - particularly the mother. Will give it another episode, otherwise I think that's it for me.
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I find it a bit odd that all the synths look different.
I could imagine the Anita model being a big seller. William Hurt's new synth, not so much.
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Episode 2 and they havent told us
Who is the guy with the black synth and who is he searching for and why. Who the hell is Paul Faye Who is the goody and who is the baddie Who the hell is everyone How is the synth whore connected to anyone A story is only good if they tell us what the hell it it that we are watching. Crikey Quote:
This hasn't grabbed me as much as I was hoping. It's probably down to everyone in the main family (bar the young daughter) being bloody annoying - particularly the mother. Will give it another episode, otherwise I think that's it for me.
So is leo and Max both created by Dr george? |
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Episode 2 and they havent told us
Who is the guy with the black synth and who is he searching for and why. Who the hell is Paul Faye Who is the goody and who is the baddie Who the hell is everyone How is the synth whore connected to anyone A story is only good if they tell us what the hell it it that we are watching. Crikey |
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Episode 2 and they havent told us
Who is the guy with the black synth and who is he searching for and why. |
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Liked the nods to Isaac Asimov.


