Childhood's End

[Ravenshire]

I'll probably binge it this weekend.

[Silver]

Wow, this premiere is so amazing. It delves so much into what we deal with today.

[Silver]

Well, hello Satan xD

[Reforged]

I bet the end has humans deciding it just isn't worth their precious freedom. Its how every film and book handles the subject despite the fact we are barely fit to govern on a micro scale much less macro.
Anyone remember I-Robot? All those MS5s wanted them to do was stay inside till they had taken over everything to stop people killing each other either due to incompetence or violence, the curfew was in effect but not permanently. Because they're tasked with everyones safety its highly likely there would of been much hugs and apology ice-cream for all afterward. Then an era of unprecedented growth, development, safety and prosperity would of been ushered in. With an AI leader tasked with those things and bound by the three laws all issues would ultimately be resolved to satisfaction. We would finally have someone fit for the job.
But no. Because Will Smith  prefers to drive manually.

Actually, that isn't how the book ends at all.

And so far, from episode 1, it appears the TV show is fairly faithful to the book.   It's Arthur C. Clark, author of 2001 A Space Odyssey.  He's not shy of telling humans to ditch religion and embrace evolving into something better, even if it does cost our "freedom".

You should check it out before you judge it.

Was talking about the film to be honest. Haven't gotten around to reading the book yet but it is on the list.

[Silver]

Not sure if anyone knows, but two more episodes have aired. Watching them now.

[TheRocketSurgeon]

Sci-Fi has nothing worth watching.

Have you seen The Forbidden Planet, one of the first high-budget sci-fi films, from 1956?

In addition to being a sci-fi adaptation of concepts from Shakespeare's The Tempest, it has some of the most charmingly-appalling sexism and MadMen-esque machismo, a young (and serious) Leslie Nielsen, and the origin of Robby the Robot. 

It also has the charmingly-rare concept of using actual physics (with science-techno-magic, of course) and employing scientific language correctly in the script.

[Silver]

I have not read the book, but did it delve as deeply into religion as the show is doing?

[Silver]

I understand now the incorporation of religion. Wow, this show is amazing. I might just have to read the book.

[Silver]

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I am guessing that Jennifer is basically a goddess. She's the last chance for Earth's survival.

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[Silver]

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Oh, crap, all the kids are being stolen away. I thought I knew what was happening, but now I do not. And the one fucking idiot who could have helped them sent himself to the alien planet.

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