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No but here's the thing about Westworld: it is bringing to mind for me - and this is not good - LOST.

It's probably a false alarm. While they are certainly introducing a whole shitload of puzzles and mysteries - like LOST - I have every reason to think Westworld will explain some or indeed all of them - unlike LOST.

Like it does seem like something is actually going on in Westworld. Unlike LOST which was basically just a lot of super-prolonged-extended-ongoing-continuous-for-years televised wanking.

Yes I'm still somewhat bitter.
 
Season 2 premier of Humans was good. I can't remember if anyone else here is watching that. I kinda don't think so but anyway.

It won't be coming to American TV (AMC, I think ??) until next year but it is now running on the BBC or whatever and is downloadable, week-by-week.

I was a bit pessimistic as the end of season 1 deteriorated - IMO - into a shallow cat-and-mouse thing, but the new seasons has kicked off with some promising ideas.


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Gotta say though, on deeper introspection, Arrested Development really was (is?) a phenomenal cast.



Unrelated: I watched the premier of a new Tracy Ullman sketch comedy show. I didn't make it quite to the end.

In the interest of full disclosure: I am not much of a sketch comedy guy at all. The odds were stacked against it from the start. It actually seemed okay for a sketch comedy show. My reaction should not be chalked up to a women-aren't-funny attitude. I just find it very rare for the stars to align with me and sketch comedy.

Even some far-above-average sketch comedy, I'm not going to bother with for long. I'm trying to think of anything in the category besides Monty Python that I really connected with. There's probably something but it's not coming to mind. I did not give a crap about the usual suspects that people point to: Dave Chappelle or Mr. Show. Certainly not SNL, not since I was 14 or whatever.

But anyway, no for me to the new Tracy Ullman.
 
Although, if I am 100% honest, I find women less funny. On balance.

Like the funniest woman is funnier than the least funny man, and a whole bunch of shit like that. But big picture, taking all things into account, it is like tennis. Sure, Serena Williams could beat me at tennis - but in the grand scheme, men are better than women at tennis. And sprinting. And being funny. IMO. By quite a bit actually.

I believe this is where one applies the hashtag #sorrynotsorry
 
I watch John Oliver every week and have seen all the episodes. I have to admit, I am so bored with the American election that I have taken the very rare step of fast-forwarding through parts of the show when he starts talking about Trump and Clinton. That's saying a lot. I really love the show - but I just find the election that, shall we say, overdone.

But I did see the bit about the other candidates.

Americans man. Holy fuck. :facepalm:
 
I'll tell you a sketch comedy show I liked - and it was a troop of chix. Smack the Pony.

I don't know what happened with that. I kinda found it for awhile then it was gone. I frequently see the main chix turning up here and there in movies and whatnot but not sure what happened to the show.

Guess that is easily look up-able.

Smack the Pony is an English sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from Sarah Alexander, Darren Boyd and Cavan Clerkin.



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Mudcat
But anyway, here's the thing: are we operating in two very different time frames here? Like maybe as much as 30-40 years apart? Like obviously the hosts don't change in appearance (although perhaps slightly in behavior) - but is that one narrative (with the two guys who arrive in episode 2) years before Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright and all that?
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Matty
I've watched episode 3. The answer is no.
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Er, I'm not so sure anymore. I thought that Hemsworth guy who works in "Narrative" had intervened on some of William & Logan's activities in the park, but I dunno now.

This makes a strong case for your theory:

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood...-who-is-arnold-who-is-wyatt?intcid=inline_amp
 
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