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Title: Mr Robot
Post by: jimakaclark on January 12, 2016, 12:01:23 PM
anyone else enjoy Mr Robot?
Some of Christian Slater's best work since Pump up the Volume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYo2wtL9fsY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYo2wtL9fsY)
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: akaJudge on January 12, 2016, 02:12:10 PM
i didn't care for the twist but it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the show, which I thought was pretty great.
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: Greggulator on January 20, 2016, 02:04:48 PM
In general, something involving drug-addled anarchist cyberpunk trying to take down the man is the exact opposite of anything I would watch, especially if it's heavy on voice-over.

In reality, Mr. Robot ruled. Great show.
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: Gleepglop on January 20, 2016, 06:17:23 PM
The voice-over work is clever; I like the device of the audience being Elliot's imaginary friend. And given his crazy introverted character, it would be one quiet show without the narration.

The show has a really interesting style/aesthetic, too. Love how they use the title card as a sort of punctuation.

The opening sequence of season 1 episode 7 was heartbreaking. I was surprised they could earn such a powerful moment after only six episodes.

EDIT: Also, fictional depictions of hackers are always severely exaggerated (that whole problem of "how do you make something that requires endless hours slumped over a laptop entertaining"), but this show is as close to reality as I've ever seen it. Doesn't mean it's remotely realistic, but Hackers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/) this ain't.
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: buffcoat on January 20, 2016, 08:06:43 PM
I like the show a lot. I appreciate when a creative team a) does something completely different from what others are doing, b) does it on a network or medium known for the cookie-cutter approach, c) makes it genuinely good and interesting and d) wins big-time awards for it.


I realized after I'd written it that a) through c) also fit the Best Show. Now for d).
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: Omar on January 21, 2016, 06:16:44 AM
Quote from: Gleepglop on January 20, 2016, 06:17:23 PM
The voice-over work is clever; I like the device of the audience being Elliot's imaginary friend. And given his crazy introverted character, it would be one quiet show without the narration.

The show has a really interesting style/aesthetic, too. Love how they use the title card as a sort of punctuation.

The opening sequence of season 1 episode 7 was heartbreaking. I was surprised they could earn such a powerful moment after only six episodes.

EDIT: Also, fictional depictions of hackers are always severely exaggerated (that whole problem of "how do you make something that requires endless hours slumped over a laptop entertaining"), but this show is as close to reality as I've ever seen it. Doesn't mean it's remotely realistic, but Hackers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/) this ain't.

The title card reveals are glorious.  In terms of style/aesthetic, I believe I read that creator Sam Esmail will be directing every episode of season 2 (he directed 3 s1 episodes).
Title: Re: Mr Robot
Post by: B_Buster on February 09, 2016, 12:49:13 AM
If I knew "Fight Club was a huge influence," I wouldn't have bothered.