The JJ Abrams-produced HBO reboot of Michael Crichtons 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 cool 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 believe the opposite: why ruin a pleasant horse opera with robots?This is actually the second TV series spawned by the film. The first,Beyond Westworld, emerged in 1980 and lasted just five episodes. The unusual one is already a enormous deal: the first episode aired in the States on Sunday night, or was HBO’s 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...
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