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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 1, 2018 at 11:22 am
(May 1, 2018 at 11:14 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: On the latest Westworld episode: is everything an excuse by multi-million-dollar corporations and/or the government to gather personal information on random people?

No idea. I only watched a few episodes of the first season before I got bored with the show.
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May 1, 2018 at 12:35 pm (This post was last modified: May 1, 2018 at 12:43 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(May 1, 2018 at 11:22 am)Kit Wrote:
(May 1, 2018 at 11:14 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: On the latest Westworld episode: is everything an excuse by multi-million-dollar corporations and/or the government to gather personal information on random people?

No idea. I only watched a few episodes of the first season before I got bored with the show.

According to the latest episode, beyond the huge experiment in AI/ultra-expensive theme park that it is, it's real purpose involves harvesting Data (and even DNA) from the guests, just like Facebook. This was seriously their goal all along. I'm not sure how to react to that.

I don't know what's worse, that this is becoming a ubiquitous plot in speculative fiction (to the point where the ADIs in "Hated in the Nation" were only sanctioned if they could be used to spy on ordinary Britons, because they prioritised the surveillance state over the potential extinction of the fucking human race) or the fact that this is becoming ubiquitous in fact.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 1, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Going to start on the fourth season of Black Mirror.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 1, 2018 at 5:18 pm
Black Mirror does not disappoint. With the first episode of season four, it premiered with a bang. I just know I am going to enjoy the rest of the season. Maybe I'll return to Dark afterwards. Maybe.
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May 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm (This post was last modified: May 2, 2018 at 9:29 pm by Silver.)
Episode almost done, and I'm still not sure why the third one of Black Mirror is called "Crocodile".

Had to look it up; it's because crocodiles have great memories. There were no crocodiles in the episode, though.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 2, 2018 at 9:33 pm
(May 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm)Kit Wrote: Episode almost done, and I'm still not sure why the third one of Black Mirror is called "Crocodile".

In my Anglotopia column about Part 1 of Series 4, I linked to this article explaining it. Essentially, Mia is one, metaphotically, I mean.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 2, 2018 at 9:35 pm
(May 2, 2018 at 9:33 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:
(May 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm)Kit Wrote: Episode almost done, and I'm still not sure why the third one of Black Mirror is called "Crocodile".

In my Anglotopia column about Part 1 of Series 4, I linked to this article explaining it. Essentially, Mia is one, metaphotically, I mean.

That's actually the article that popped up during my search. hehe, cool.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 3, 2018 at 12:21 am
Season four of Black Mirror complete. Only six episodes, but all well executed.

My favorites:
Hang the DJ
Black Museum

The last episode, Black Museum, was especially well named and well done. Definitely the best choice for the last episode.

I was searching online, seems there will be a fifth season. I eagerly await it.
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 3, 2018 at 8:35 am
Looks like they made a television show about our Valk:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6467482/
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RE: Otter's Official Television Thread
May 3, 2018 at 3:49 pm (This post was last modified: May 3, 2018 at 3:52 pm by Silver.)
Doctor Who is not on Netflix. What kind of nonsense is that?
OMG, looks like I'm going to have to watch Altered Carbon:

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