18-06-2015, 11:19
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Humans
Saw the first episode of Humans on Channel 4 last Sunday and rather enjoyed it. Yes, the whole theme has been done to death before, but it was the most realistic portrayal of human looking robots living with people that I've ever seen. It helped that the series is British.
The William Hurt character and his robot storyline, I thought was particularly good.
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18-06-2015, 12:02
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Missed that but it does have a certain appeal so might look it out on catch up. I wasn't entirely surprised to hear that some folks thought the 'commercial' style trailers were real though...
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18-06-2015, 15:01
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Re: Humans (CH4)
I watched it too.
So far so good, not great but watchable.
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18-06-2015, 20:49
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Info for those who don't know what it is (copied from a post I made elsewhere):
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/humans
http://www.amc.com/shows/humans
Started last Sunday 14 June at 9pm on Channel 4, and comes to AMC (US) on Sunday 28 June.
Last Sunday's season premier is available on demand.
The Guardian - Humans review: ‘a clever, high-energy thriller, it’s sci-fi for the non sci-fi fan’
Wikipedia - Humans (TV series)
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Humans is a British-American science fiction television series, debuted in June 2015 on Channel 4 and AMC. Written by the British team Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans, the series explores the emotional impact of the blurring of the lines between humans and machines. The series is produced in conjunction with the UK’s Channel 4 and Kudos. The series will consist of eight episodes.
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Set in suburban London, the story takes place in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart.
Cast
Colin Morgan as Leo, a mysterious fugitive on the run who is trying to track down someone from his past.
Gemma Chan as Anita, the servile synth who every now and then does something "almost human."
Katherine Parkinson as Laura Hawkins, a troubled woman whose husband Joe buys a synth in a desperate bid to solve their problems.
Tom Goodman-Hill as Joe Hawkins, Laura's husband and buyer of Anita the synth.
William Hurt as Dr. George Millican, once a brilliant scientist - a mechanical engineer on the original Synth project, now a widower who forms a father-like bond with his outdated synth Odi.[4]
Will Tudor as Odi, Dr. George Millican's outdated synth.
Rebecca Front as Vera, a domineering elder-care model synth from the NHS who is supposed to replace Odi as George Millican's caretaker.
Neil Maskell as D.S. Peter Drummond, a Special Technologies Task Force police officer.
Danny Webb as Hobb, a mysterious man who is determined to uncover a secret before it can destroy humanity as we know it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU4mwlTUXnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_94sQiXlPtE
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24-06-2015, 21:53
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Enjoyed the 2nd ep. So this series is a definite pass for me.
Can't think of the last time I watched something on CH4, let alone a drama. Wish there could be more and all the junk like Come Dine With Me should be binned.
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25-06-2015, 17:04
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Yep I'm enjoying it so far
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02-07-2015, 13:17
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Again, liked the 3rd and I think its obvious where they're heading with this. It's not that robots will become more human, but vice versa...
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02-07-2015, 17:16
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Still enjoying it so far
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07-07-2015, 08:53
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Re: Humans (CH4)
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Yep I'm enjoying it so far
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And me as well.
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13-07-2015, 14:49
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Re: Humans (CH4)
Really good series - perhaps a warning for human kind.
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13-07-2015, 17:21
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Re: Humans (CH4)
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Really good series - perhaps a warning for human kind.
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Yep it is warming up nicely now.
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22-07-2015, 16:03
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Re: Humans (CH4)
quite like this 1...the acting I find pretty good as how they dont move their eyes when turning the head etc.
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22-07-2015, 17:52
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Re: Humans (CH4)
The actors playing the robots, had to attend a training 'school' to dehumaise' their movements etc...
I am loving it so far.
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23-07-2015, 11:26
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Re: Humans (CH4)
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The actors playing the robots, had to attend a training 'school' to dehumaise' their movements etc...
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Surely they could have got round that by just casting actors from hollyoaks, towie or made in chelsea?
Really enjoying it as well. Hopefully a second series won't appear too forced.
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23-07-2015, 11:44
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Re: Humans (CH4)
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Surely they could have got round that by just casting actors from hollyoaks, towie or made in chelsea?
Really enjoying it as well. Hopefully a second series won't appear too forced.
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Derek you want actors not some crap like that.
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