The JJ Abrams-produced HBO reboot of Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie is an absolute thrill. Unless you’re one of those robots trapped in a grisly Groundhog Day …I was 10 years old when the film Westworld was first released. At the time it struck me as a less than satisfying synthesis of frigid robot movie and boring western. Forty-odd years later,in anticipation of the debut of HBO’s TV series, Westworld (Sky Atlantic), or I was inclined to assume the opposite: why ruin a good horse opera with robots?This is actually the moment TV series spawned by the film. The first,Beyond Westworld, emerged in 1980 and lasted just five episodes. The original one is already a huge deal: the first episode aired in the States on Sunday night, and was HBOs biggest series debut in three years. Related: Westworld recap: episode one – a rootin' tootin' welcome to a sordid sci-fi fantasy Related: Westworld: is it Westeros with lassos? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com