US: Mr. Robot

drunkenmaster · 4 Jun 2015 at 23:55

Torquar said:
Watched this today and really enjoyed it. Reminds me of Rubicon in some ways.

I loved Rubicon, casting was basically perfect, brilliant acting. Far to sensible and likely realistic, not enough fancy technology and zooming for general audiences to get into unfortunately

That something like Rubicon gets cancelled and CSI just gets more and more god awful worse every time versions of the original god awful show is thoroughly depressing.

ChroniC · 5 Jun 2015 at 11:07

JBod said:
I think it is a fine mix of Dexter, dash of Matrix and a bit of Fight Club.

There was one line that I am sure was a direct Matrix quote.

I'm betting it was " Let me tell you why your really here. Your here because you sense something wrong with the world, something you can't explain".

The direct quote from the Matrix is this "I know *exactly* what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world."

Very very similar, might be a tip, might be coincidence.

v0n · 5 Jun 2015 at 13:37

Pilot was very good, and it's probably the first computer geek series where 'geek' lines do not come across as either cheesy or just made up and are (mostly) factually correct.

My only worry is the Slater Curse. Whenever Christian Slater was casted as lead/main support on TV, the show would not survive first season...

arknor · 5 Jun 2015 at 16:43

does anyone actually like slater ? I've always seen him as a sleazy slimey guy more of a toad than a human and I think only 1-2 of his movies could be considered good?

ChroniC · 6 Jun 2015 at 13:52

I don't dislike him, just something about his voice and demeaner that come across as a bit arrogant or narcassitic. Can't quite put my finger on what it is though.

jon86 · 6 Jun 2015 at 16:16

I thought that the pilot was excellent, although I could not help but cringe when I saw the 218.108.149.373 IPv4 IP address. Err... no.

Mynight · 8 Jun 2015 at 01:10

Dimple said:
Well there's a date in my OP

Sorry I looked at the site on mobile I didn't think to click the view link.

JBod · 8 Jun 2015 at 12:59

jon86 said:
I thought that the pilot was excellent, although I could not help but cringe when I saw the 218.108.149.373 IPv4 IP address. Err... no.

They have to do that, like the 555 area code for phone numbers. I can't remember where or what show/movie but when they used a real IP address in something the poor sod who owns it gets inundated with traffic.

Begbie · 8 Jun 2015 at 19:35

Ha. That can't be true?

Also really enjoying this, hope the quality shines through the rest of the season.

Si. · 12 Jun 2015 at 07:12

It's true about the IP addresses and the 555 numbers.. They never use real numbers.

Great pilot episode, nice to see some believable tech and hacking rather than the usual over the top unrealistic stuff you see (on shows like CSI). Not sure if it will take off or not but hope it does.

R3X · 15 Jun 2015 at 16:42

arknor said:
does anyone actually like slater ? I've always seen him as a sleazy slimey guy more of a toad than a human and I think only 1-2 of his movies could be considered good?

ChroniC said:
I don't dislike him, just something about his voice and demeaner that come across as a bit arrogant or narcassitic. Can't quite put my finger on what it is though.

He has that Terry Christian vibe....

Avathar77 · 20 Jun 2015 at 20:41

When is the second episode?

Malevolence · 20 Jun 2015 at 20:49

arknor said:
does anyone actually like slater ? I've always seen him as a sleazy slimey guy more of a toad than a human and I think only 1-2 of his movies could be considered good?

Heathers, True Romance, Windtalkers, Interview with a Vampire, Austin Powers and Broken Arrow spring to mind.

NexusK · 20 Jun 2015 at 21:07

Avathar77 said:
When is the second episode?

Wednesday night in the US.

arknor · 20 Jun 2015 at 21:16

Malevolence said:
Heathers, True Romance, Windtalkers, Interview with a Vampire, Austin Powers and Broken Arrow spring to mind.

How many of those movies is he the lead in again?

Interview with a vampire is pitt, cruise etc
windtalkers is cage
austim powers is meyers
True Romance looking at imdb has a massive all star cast
broken arrow was trovolta

I'm talking movies where he's made the movie when I say "I think only 1-2 of his movies could be considered good?"

lol his IMDB page

Known for not being on covers selling movies

wait a minute I only see one Austin Powers movie on his imdb page

are you taking the urine mate?

NexusK · 26 Jun 2015 at 14:29

I see this has been renewed for a second season already.

arknor · 2 Jul 2015 at 15:27

New ep is out

good stuff, really starting to get into this now

Just one thing irked me

How come this series is set in modern times, fsociety are basically anonymous but the silk road etc and the rest of the dark net are ignored? yea really this awesome hacker can't get drugs on the internet.... even though most people on this forum would have 0 trouble

Greboth · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:14

I wouldn't think a TV Network would be too happy to advertise the availability and ease to buy drugs on the dark web. Also I doubt most people who watch it are as computer literate as here so probably aren't aware how easy it is which leads on to it simply easier to portray him doing drugs if he gets the off a dealer rather than in a mysterious package.

Randomface74 · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:17

good so far

anything I don't mind · 3 Jul 2015 at 11:08

Episode 2 was good i thought. I laugh that the corporation is called evil corp.