Westworld (HBO series)

[jwehaeDMB]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

what do you mean? as in, who is who character wise or literally what the difference is?

well your question just confused me more haha. are both engineered?

[thebridge15]

the guests are just humans paying to visit the park

[DMBstandUP1984]

but the robots are starting to get a personality? i think

[jwehaeDMB]

and the only human (guest) they focused on is Ed Harris?

[Route_2]

This is probably a stupid question, but I was a little confused about the scale of the Western World environment. So, is that scale model the of the landscape where the people and robots are interacting and they're scaled down somehow? Or was that just a model for illustrative purposes and everything is life size?

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by Route_2

This is probably a stupid question, but I was a little confused about the scale of the Western World environment. So, is that scale model the of the landscape where the people and robots are interacting and they're scaled down somehow? Or was that just a model for illustrative purposes and everything is life size?

That's the exact same question I had

[DMBstandUP1984]

Ed Harris is a human?

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by jwehaeDMB

and the only human (guest) they focused on is Ed Harris?

and the guy who killed hector the bandit I suppose

Originally Posted by Route_2

This is probably a stupid question, but I was a little confused about the scale of the Western World environment. So, is that scale model the of the landscape where the people and robots are interacting and they're scaled down somehow? Or was that just a model for illustrative purposes and everything is life size?

I got the impression it was illustrative purposes. think of like the hunger games

[Route_2]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

Ed Harris is a human?

Yes, he is one of the 'guests'. Some of the guests seem to be repeat customers. Probably rich assholes that get addicted to the fake world and the power they can wield within it.

[chadizzy1]

http://www.slashfilm.com/westworld-l...ions-answered/

This was a good read for a lot of questions

[sheldonlevene]

Originally Posted by Route_2

This is probably a stupid question, but I was a little confused about the scale of the Western World environment. So, is that scale model the of the landscape where the people and robots are interacting and they're scaled down somehow? Or was that just a model for illustrative purposes and everything is life size?

It's like a 3d model that i would assume updates in real time. You can see that the engineers that deploy hosts are literally in the world. The conversation between the guy that wants the firmware rollback and the woman is occurring from their base which appears to sit within WestWorld.

[jwehaeDMB]

shit, i also didnt know that was another Hemsworth brother

[chadizzy1]

So basically:

- Westworld is a real place
- this isn't a simulation/virtual reality
- the hosts are real androids put into the world
- the office/warehouse/factory is near the Westworld location
- everyday, ala Groundhog Day, everything is new again for the hosts

Questions
- do the hosts go into a sleep mode at "night" and are reactivated in the morning?
- when a host is "killed" - is it brought back, fixed, and put back into Westworld? Or are there backups depending on the severity of the injury?
- how long are the guests allowed in the park, is it a day by day thing?
- do the park bosses see/know what the guests are doing?

[Unsheathed]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

Questions

1. do the hosts go into a sleep mode at "night" and are reactivated in the morning?

2. when a host is "killed" - is it brought back, fixed, and put back into Westworld? Or are there backups depending on the severity of the injury?

3. how long are the guests allowed in the park, is it a day by day thing?

4. do the park bosses see/know what the guests are doing?

1. Sort of. They are shut down, physically repaired, and their firmware is reset and/or rewritten. They are physically placed within their starting locations for the next day, and awake to what they perceive as the next day of their respective lives.

2. It seems like they are mostly repaired and reused. But individual androids are used for a multitude of roles, so it seems any one android can replace another so long as it fits the physical plausibility of the character it is replacing.

3. Pretty sure it's just one day, and then they hop back on the train.

4. I'm pretty sure the park bosses have surveillance everywhere, but the extent of which was not completely shown.

No. 3 and 4 lead me to my biggest question: How do they not know what Ed Harris is doing? At the end of the episode they retrieved and accounted for all of the androids in the park, but they somehow missed the dude Ed Harris scalped? Was he intended to be lost as part of the greater game?

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by Unsheathed

1. Sort of. They are shut down, physically repaired, and their firmware is reset and/or rewritten. They are physically placed within their starting locations for the next day, and awake to what they perceive as the next day of their respective lives.

2. It seems like they are mostly repaired and reused. But individual androids are used for a multitude of roles, so it seems any one android can replace another so long as it fits the physical plausibility of the character it is replacing.

3. Pretty sure it's just one day, and then they hop back on the train.

4. I'm pretty sure the park bosses have surveillance everywhere, but the extent of which was not completely shown.

No. 3 and 4 lead me to my biggest question: How do they not know what Ed Harris is doing? At the end of the episode they retrieved and accounted for all of the androids in the park, but they somehow missed the dude Ed Harris scalped? Was he intended to be lost as part of the greater game?

Yeah, my #4 was about Ed Harris. You would figure there is some secret room where you can see what all the hosts are seeing or something. I imagine they sell it as "no one knows what you're doing", but that's not entirely true if I had to guess.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by Unsheathed

1. Sort of. They are shut down, physically repaired, and their firmware is reset and/or rewritten. They are physically placed within their starting locations for the next day, and awake to what they perceive as the next day of their respective lives.

2. It seems like they are mostly repaired and reused. But individual androids are used for a multitude of roles, so it seems any one android can replace another so long as it fits the physical plausibility of the character it is replacing.

3. Pretty sure it's just one day, and then they hop back on the train.

4. I'm pretty sure the park bosses have surveillance everywhere, but the extent of which was not completely shown.

No. 3 and 4 lead me to my biggest question: How do they not know what Ed Harris is doing? At the end of the episode they retrieved and accounted for all of the androids in the park, but they somehow missed the dude Ed Harris scalped? Was he intended to be lost as part of the greater game?

actually no, it's for longer. I'd have to rewatch the pilot if the length of 2 weeks is firmly established (I think it was), but it was definitely that long in the movie. In the movie it's 2 weeks that you stay and it costs $1000k per day. Pretty sure here in the show it's at least 20k per day.

hang on, yea it was established in the pilot. Because when we see that kind of dorky guy with his wife, when he shoots the outlaw who just rode back into town, that was definitely after the initial day that he arrived.

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by junior94

actually no, it's for longer. I'd have to rewatch the pilot if the length of 2 weeks is firmly established (I think it was), but it was definitely that long in the movie. In the movie it's 2 weeks that you stay and it costs $1000k per day. Pretty sure here in the show it's at least 20k per day.

hang on, yea it was established in the pilot. Because when we see that kind of dorky guy with his wife, when he shoots the outlaw who just rode back into town, that was definitely after the initial day that he arrived.

http://www.slashfilm.com/westworld-l...ns-answered/3/
"How Much Does a Ticket Cost?
How much does it cost to be a guest in Westworld? Can anyone attend this theme park or is it only for the richest of the rich? The marketing for the show reveals that it costs guests around $40,000 a day to attend this western theme park."

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni60325044/
"guests stay in Westworld for up to two weeks, according to the premiere."

[Unsheathed]

Originally Posted by junior94

actually no, it's for longer. I'd have to rewatch the pilot if the length of 2 weeks is firmly established (I think it was), but it was definitely that long in the movie. In the movie it's 2 weeks that you stay and it costs $1000k per day. Pretty sure here in the show it's at least 20k per day.

hang on, yea it was established in the pilot. Because when we see that kind of dorky guy with his wife, when he shoots the outlaw who just rode back into town, that was definitely after the initial day that he arrived.

Nevermind, I'm an idiot.

[thebridge15]

I think the naked ones in the basement are the ones that had been decommissioned entirely. like a graveyard of sorts

[DMBstandUP1984]

I thought i was 100% sure with what was going on in this show now I have no idea

[sheldonlevene]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I think the naked ones in the basement are the ones that had been decommissioned entirely. like a graveyard of sorts

This is correct.

[Unsheathed]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I think the naked ones in the basement are the ones that had been decommissioned entirely. like a graveyard of sorts

Weird, so Anthony Hopkins spends his spare time alone in a damp dark basement fiddling with naked decommissioned androids. Seems like a solid thing to do.

Once the two week period is over, is there an intermediary period before the next 2-week period starts?

[chadizzy1]

If people are staying for two weeks, I don't get why the hosts reset every night. It would seem dumb - like playing a video game with a storyline but starting it from the beginning every time you play.

[thebridge15]

I don't think it was necessarily day to day from what we saw. who knows if there was a bunch of bullshit in between that we missed

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I don't think it was necessarily day to day from what we saw. who knows if there was a bunch of bullshit in between that we missed

I think in the pilot someone said they reset at the end of every day.

I read this:
http://www.popsugar.com/entertainmen...world-42498067
"While the hosts seemingly reset every day, guests stay in Westworld for up to two weeks, according to the premiere."

[justink]

Originally Posted by chadizzy1

If people are staying for two weeks, I don't get why the hosts reset every night. It would seem dumb - like playing a video game with a storyline but starting it from the beginning every time you play.

well you can play it a lot of ways to World 8-4 but it's not over until you beat Bowser. And you always have to restart at World 1-1.

and we don't even know who the real hero / guest is yet. there could be numerous guests playing.

[justink]

but really... how bout dat ass?!

you know what i'm talkin' bout.

[justink]

the original "revery" girl in the lab... was that the sister from buffy the vampire slayer?

[justink]

Originally Posted by justink

well you can play it a lot of ways to World 8-4 but it's not over until you beat Bowser. And you always have to restart at World 1-1.

and we don't even know who the real hero / guest is yet. there could be numerous guests playing.

feels like the james marsden is our hero but he's ordered a higher subscription level that allows him to die then restart if he messes up.

or, maybe he's a robot and then decides to stop dying and take care of bidness.

[thebridge15]

marsden definitely a robot. numerous guests refer to him as one. why would he go through all that trouble just to pretend he's a robot