The Peripheral TV Thread

[Tauriel]

Watched the first episode of this and it felt like a slightly less cryptic Westworld; less existential blather, while still containing many of the trappings from that other show. Its main cast were earthier and more straightforward than the abstracted navel gazers of Westworld.

I'll keep watching. Looked great too, with some great use of future tech in both futures.

Also: genuine trigger warning for anyone with a fear of close-up Eye stuff. There was a surgery scene that left nothing to the imagination.

 

[Boot Cleaner]

Watched the first episode of this and it felt like a slightly less cryptic Westworld; less existential blather, while still containing many of the trappings from that other show. Its main cast were earthier and more straightforward than the abstracted navel gazers of Westworld.

I'll keep watching. Looked great too, with some great use of future tech in both futures.

Also: genuine trigger warning for anyone with a fear of close-up Eye stuff. There was a surgery scene that left nothing to the imagination.

I didn't really get a Westworld vibe from it. I felt it was a bit like the kind of sci-fi show that Channel 4 might have put out a few years ago.

 

[Boot Cleaner]

Caught episode 3 and really enjoying this. Just the right amount of mystery without seeming intentionally vague.

And what I've liked is that the "real world" segments are just as interesting - and dangerous. The local gangster felt more immediately real and dangerous than the slightly campier London villain and her giant shoulder pads.

Did I catch it right that whatever happened the world was referred to as the "jackpot"??

 

[Dylan]

Watched the first episode of this and it felt like a slightly less cryptic Westworld; less existential blather, while still containing many of the trappings from that other show. Its main cast were earthier and more straightforward than the abstracted navel gazers of Westworld.

I'll keep watching. Looked great too, with some great use of future tech in both futures.

Also: genuine trigger warning for anyone with a fear of close-up Eye stuff. There was a surgery scene that left nothing to the imagination.

The first three episodes of this are reminiscent of the other fantastic Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy season 1 of Westworld, in its mysterious mind-bending futuristic world-building. They were the show-runners with that, who had taken the concepts of a book (and films), and started out with an awe-inspiring sci-fi story, and proceeded to lower its panache considerably after the first season. Same situation here of an awe-inspiring vision of the future with deep mysteries, but the Nolan/Joy couple aren't the show-runners here, so I have hope this won't lose the run of itself.

So far, it's fantastic; metaphor heavy, where reality itself is questioned through the philosophical use of metaphor itself. Very clever, and very exciting.

 

[Fraser]

Is anyone watching this? Is it any good? I see it has been renewed for a second season. It is on my watchlist but I keep skipping it.

 

[Crabtree]

Is anyone watching this? Is it any good? I see it has been renewed for a second season. It is on my watchlist but I keep skipping it.

I didn't like the finale, and wasn't a fan of the overall story. For me anyway, the characters weren't likeable enough to persist with another season.

 

[Gemma]

After initially being renewed for a second season, this has now been cancelled. Prime Video not proceeding with Season 2 amid lengthy strikes.

According to sources, the cancellation stems from the length of the work stoppage due to the ongoing WGA strike, now in its 109th day, and the SAG-AFTRA strike, in Day 36, which have delayed production, creating large gaps between seasons and making shows miss their target release dates.