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↗↗. Only very few of us lucky ones will have seen the original.
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I haven't seen the original so I am looking at this as a fresh new programme. I enjoyed this first episode and look forward to seeing it next week.
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When Laura and Anita were talking in the kitchen, Laura called the robot Mia. This is the name the others call her, but Laura would not know that.
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I was looking forward to it, but I didn't like it. It was annoying right from the beginning because the idiotic husband bought Anita without consulting the wife first.
I guess CH4 had to cut some corners though, as theirs is only 8 episodes of about 45mins, whereas the Swedish one is 10 episodes lasting about an hour each. |
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Really enjoyed it, Jack Whitehall is a lucky lad.
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That's one of the parts I felt was far too rushed compared to the original. You basically had a couple of minutes of this bloke in his house and his wife working away and then he goes and impulse buys a hubot. It was done much better in the original and had more background story to it.
BTW - I do hope we're not in for 8 weeks of "It was so much better in the original". |
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Where is Jessica Hyde? lol
![]() I think it's because of the music. Anyone know if the same people who worked on the incidental music in Utopia worked on this too? |
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Enjoyed that
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Yes it's very similar to Ex Machina. Hope their robot doesn't end up doing what that one did.
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This episode was a little slow but it's a pilot so that's to be expected. I enjoyed it though, the ending was particularly interesting as I didn't expect anything like that to happen with Anita or at least a few episodes. Could she be taking the daughter to protect her because she perceives the older daughter to be a threat? That's my first thought.
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I really enjoyed that the hour passed by very quickly as you followed all the different story lines.
I would seriously want to get rid of the older daughter, very moody individual. The younger sister was really cute, and with Anita carrying her off at the end, it definitely raises questions.I found it quite easy to get into all the different story lines, there was enough going on there to get involved in. Will definitely be tuning in next week. ![]() Quote:
I'm just sorry it will finish on 2/08 so many people will be on holiday
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I want Anita to come and live with me. She has such a lovely voice, she laughs at jokes that aren't funny and she does the housework.
Hope she kills the obnoxious teenage daughter. She can wash my colours anytime.
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BTW - I do hope we're not in for 8 weeks of "It was so much better in the original". So we get Swedish good, Brit bad, 'nough said. Thank you Shrike for the timely reminder. |
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Come on, husbands going out and spending a fortune on a fancy bit of kit without consulting their wives has been going on since Fred bought some of that new-fangled fire for the cave without checking with Wilma.
BTW - I do hope we're not in for 8 weeks of "It was so much better in the original". ![]() I quite enjoyed this and I think as a bit of chewing gum for the eyes it was perfect Sunday night viewing. The casting is good and so far while there have been a couple of inconsistencies there has been nothing that suspension of disbelief can't handle. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. PS where did Kat Parkinson get those baps!!! I don't recall those from the IT crowd!
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Not bad, but some structural problems.
The main strength of the plot was, or should have been, Anita's creepy half-human, half machine vibe, and the tension of trying to work out whether she was sinister or not. However, that was all dissipated very early on by the cosy hike in the woods, the cosy romantic storyline and the fact that the intelligent cyborgs are all quite obviously the good guys. We have seen several of the intelligent cyborgs, of whom Anita is one, acting to all intents and purposes exactly like humans. This again dissipates the creepy vibe that the actress playing her very skilfully built up in the household. It also reminds me of the French zombie drama which was remade by Channel 4 for a British audience a couple of years ago, with the music by Mogwai. |
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When Laura and Anita were talking in the kitchen, Laura called the robot Mia. This is the name the others call her, but Laura would not know that.
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The parts with William Hurt and the young robot remind me very much of the low budget sci-fi 'film Robot and Frank' starring Frank Langella as an aging jewel thief who makes friends with his robot manservant which his son has bought him to look after him.
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We thought that too after seeing a couple of the actors from Utopia in this programme. Pretty good show, intriguing, will stick with it. |
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Did seem to have a lot of elements borrowed from A.I. and the Will Smith I, Robot films (apart from the basic synthetic human idea), but I liked it quite a bit, will be tuning in next week.
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very true. There are a few other issues too. Are all the synths made by Apple? If they were more "PC" like, people would be upgrading them and programming them.
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And why do you need a operator's license to have one?
Because they are dangerous, as seen in the supermarket. The owner has to make sure they don't break stuff or hurt anyone. Presumably if there was a car crash while Anita/Mia was driving, the operator would be liable. That said, it looks like the licences don't mean much; the husband didn't even read the literature he was given before letting her drive.Quote:
That's one of the parts I felt was far too rushed compared to the original. You basically had a couple of minutes of this bloke in his house and his wife working away and then he goes and impulse buys a hubot. It was done much better in the original and had more background story to it.
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I noticed Neil Maskell (Arby), who was the other actor you spotted?
The little girl Sophie (Pixie Davies) was in an episode of Utopia too. |
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BTW - I do hope we're not in for 8 weeks of "It was so much better in the original". |
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Probably. It could have perhaps remained to be ambiguous for at least a couple of episodes. Already we are made to feel that the 'sexbot' is being abused and that they are slaves. Which is all maybe a bit too soon.
It also reminds me of the French zombie drama which was remade by Channel 4 for a British audience a couple of years ago, with the music by Mogwai. |
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BIB: Sadly, we almost certainly will be because some people simply can't help explaining how much more sophisticated than the rest of us sad plebs are.
![]() Maybe the original actually is better? |
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Presumably C4 had a choice......to either show the original or remake / re-imagine it. They chose the latter but so far don't appear to have made 'the story' make sense and I can't see why the character and story changes when they appear to have been made IMHO for the worse. I would urge anyone to watch the original and then answer why it wouldn't have been preferable to just show it.
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I'm glad they did, I was appalled.
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Good to hear positive feedback but I have to say that I think the Swedish original is FAR better than this version.
This one feels a bit too rushed in comparison and the hubots seem more convincing and menacing in the original series too. |
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... that the intelligent cyborgs are all quite obviously the good guys.
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I'm just sorry it will finish on 2/08 so many people will be on holiday
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We thought that too after seeing a couple of the actors from Utopia in this programme. |
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