Westworld (2016 Fall Schedule - HBO Premium Series)

[AzzarTheGod]

With the $100 million Vinyl disappointment (one of Bloys' first moves was to scrap its planned second season) and two David Fincher projects that both stalled due to creative differences, the pressure was certainly on Westworld to perform. In the interim, Westworld along with The Night Of, Divorce and Insecure — as well as the upcoming debuts of Big Little Lies and David Simon's The Deuce — will look to keep HBO atop the Emmy leaders.

Vinyl (another 100 million dollar show) was basically scrapped by the new HBO exec as one of his first moves.

All the weight has been thrown into Westworld.

"Westworld for us is a great building block to have as we think about the ongoing drama series," Bloys noted. "We've got [limited series] The Young Pope, Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, but the ongoing drama series, this is a really big an important building block for us. When you look at the breadth of our programming, the ongoing drama series is what the media have all been documenting, trying to get an ongoing drama series going. This is a really big deal for us."

Harris only under a 2 season deal.

(Hopkins and Harris are said to have scored $175,000 per episode each, with the latter potentially having only a two-year deal.)

For his part, Bloys remained tight-lipped about if all of the Westworld stars will return for a second season. "I don't want to speculate about cast because there's still three episodes left to air," he said.

[AzzarTheGod]

I think Vinyl had ran its course anyway. We don't need to see mob bullshit come to the forefront of any premium series, and I think Bloys felt the same way about that season finale of Vinyl.

The overt mob bullshit that was arguably going to comprise a large portion of Season 2's plot was a cringey direction. OMG we borrowed money from the mafia! Been there, done that.

Great intuitive move by Bloys. Although I really like Olivia Wilde, I'll sacrifice for more Westworld.

[big_ole_jpn]

ill stick with Buffy thanks

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by Spyder73 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was reading a pretty compelling argument that “The Man in Black” is actually a future version of William and that we are watching 2 separate time lines play out – one from the past and one from the future. Show is getting good – I would not be surprised if the big reveal is that they are all robots in the future because the robots of the past took over and started slowly replacing people without anyone noticing.

"If you can find it, you can be free" has a much deeper meaning. That theory jives along those lines.

Ford seems to be testing Arnold's magnum opus on artificial consciousness. I think hes convinced it doesn't truly exist, regardless of how well they blend in (more social commentary) but that hasn't stopped him from investigating Arnold's claim, if not just to say "I told you so" over Arnold's grave.

Wokequake definitely going down regardless.

[AzzarTheGod]

More on my prediction (based on the pilot) that this show would require digesting a certain amount of peripheral media in order to keep up with the plot. I was wrong about the True Detective S2 comparison though. This show is way more reliant on peripheral media. Keeping up 100% otherwise isn't possible due to ambiguity and double entendre/easter eggs in the dialogue.

“It’s fantastic to have a broad-based cultural and ratings hit to build from,” Bloys said of “Westworld.” “That’s a great, great luxury.”

“Westworld” has quickly developed a fanatical following among viewers who parse every detail of the show described as a puzzle-within-a-puzzle set in a resort where humanized robots cater to the out-there whims of high-end patrons. Bloys said the fan obsession that “Westworld” has generated organically through social media and podcasts has been a pleasant surprise. He makes a point of scrolling through Twitter when the show airs live on Sunday nights. Bloys admits he’s gained insights about the show’s many mysteries by following the real-time detective work of fans.


“The level of detail that people devote to thinking about it is impressive,” he said, citing the intricate mythology crafted by “Westworld” creators/showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy.

Bloys feels the same way.

Our concern earlier in the thread was that the show would be too smart for the viewers. Its found a fanatical following so none of that matters now.

[AzzarTheGod]

Wokequake in sector 88

[Ahldagor]

Plato er the Matrix, spaghetti western, and a dash of ego based (Sartre) existentialism. Have to rewatch the last episode since I passed out periodically through it, very slow pacing through out, and Dolores blowing off Ford's head was amateur, predictable as all hell. Whole series was predictable. Acting was superb. Writing and directing were meh. 3.5 stars out of 5.

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

on topic



Cooking both GoT and True Detective by millions of viewers so far.

Yet no season 2 announced. BUDGET ISSUES ANYONE?

reread your quote. WW debut smoked the S1E1 debut of GoT and of TD. but it still doesnt get GoT numbers from the few years, and when you consider how many more people have been watching HBO over the last few years, its really not overly impressive. i was thinking (and im sure HBO was hoping) that WW numbers would compare to GoT Season 6 numbers.

that said, WW was a good show. i just worry that i'm gonna lose interest if they just start visiting a new park each season.

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

reread your quote. WW debut smoked the S1E1 debut of GoT and of TD. but it still doesnt get GoT numbers from the few years, and when you consider how many more people have been watching HBO over the last few years, its really not overly impressive. i was thinking (and im sure HBO was hoping) that WW numbers would compare to GoT Season 6 numbers.

that said, WW was a good show. i just worry that i'm gonna lose interest if they just start visiting a new park each season.

I wouldn't doubt if a new park per season is the plan. Isn't the next season slotted for 2018 tho'?

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I wouldn't doubt if a new park per season is the plan. Isn't the next season slotted for 2018 tho'?

they said at the last big HBO thing that it would be back late 2017 or early 2018, leaning towards early 2018.