by that token it seems you could compare any shows they worked on with this show? maybe this show is more like that episode of King of the Hill with Buckley's Angel
I think you misunderstand what I'm saying. I'm not suggesting people are making the comparison because they know these two creators worked together. They're making the comparisons because the two have similar comedic styles and it comes across in the shows.
The show's tone is pretty uneven. I made it through 3 episodes and there's really nothing compelling me to watch the next one.
The show's premise is great -- a guy deals with his own personal hell of living on his girlfriend's account within a digital afterlife that exists 10 years from now in our capitalist dystopian society. His only guide on this journey is Nora, a customer service rep trying to navigate the hell of real life while working at the company running the simulation.
But the execution isn't that great. I see what it's trying to do, but it's just not hitting the mark, and I feel like this has already been done better elsewhere.
I like the premise but I'm not a fan of the things I've seen Robbie Amell in (The Flash) or get the vibes that he is a likeable actor (weird comment, I know).
Just got through the first episode, this is so fucking charming. The effects are pretty dreadful but that's to be expected. Some of the comedic timing is a bit off plenty of jokes still land. It's so damn easy to love. I adore all the little details too, things like the glitches, framerate drops and the hair. It's also got Christine Ko from Dave so that's another bonus.
My wife and I like it. We are 4 eps away from finishing but so far so good. If you're the type that gets hung up on the tech details of everything, then you'll probably hate it. It's quite predictable but we're enjoying the ride anyways.
I really like it but my one complaint is that I hate, hate, hate his shitty friend. I wish the show was a bit more focused on his relationship with the kid. I think there's a lot strong material to mine there than all the wasted time with his "friend" who brings absolutely nothing to the table.
Interestingly, this could actually be the answer to the Fermi's paradox. Why live in the real world when you can live a thousand lifetimes in a simulation. Alien civilizations would willingly plug themselves in, their entire civilization go into the voids of space to get rid of the civilization-wide excess heat in the most efficient way possible and never to be seen again. Just waiting for the heat death of the universe while an individual can live an infinity of lifetimes
This has been my take for a long time. By the time an alien race develops spaceflight capability, they'll have no need to travel to other planets because they'll probably be so far advanced they'd have everything they need and probably be able to see very far/gather data very far - and probably have "transcended", i.e. become a digital race.
We can already see TODAY that by the time we have a colony set up on Mars or whatever we'll probably be close to or at mind digitisation.
I was so into this that I watched the entire season in one sitting, just finished up now.
So when Ingrid says she uploaded, the implication here is that she killed herself, right? Because holy fuck, that's some heavy shit. Seems like the show is going to do a Sex Education thing where the main romantic pairing get separated at nearly every juncture when they're about to get together which means S2 will likely be stuffed with "will they, won't they" which I'm not looking forward to. Just give me that pairing, their chemistry is too good.
No shit... After the media.blitz for it this past week I watched the trailer and thought it looked so lame, but I'll have to check it out if it comes highly recommend
I realize setup and themes are different but honestly I'm having a hard time shaking the Daniels-Schur connection and find myself unable to avoid comparisons to the Good Place. If this came 5+ years after the Good Place maybe my head would be in a different spot.
I've watched 2 episodes so far and am somewhat enjoying it. Definitely has a hallmark movie/series type vibe with the mediocre acting and the way it's shot.
Will watch at least another one or two to see if it improves or becomes more interesting.
Yup. I'm really liking this and don't feel like the comparisons to The Good Place are fair. Like I said, I didn't finish the final season of that, but from what I saw it was more of something that humans didn't know about, an actual heaven or hell like place that they would end up in.
This is more Black Mirror with a comedic slant. Nothing mazing, but aa pretty harmless watch with some cool ideas.
The effects are the only thing that bother me. Would've been nice to see a higher budget. I like all the actors though.
Just finished it. It's mediocre fun. By the end, the characters grew on me, and I wanted to keep wa There are some cute moments, but this is by no means a "good" show.
I was so into this that I watched the entire season in one sitting, just finished up now.
So when Ingrid says she uploaded, the implication here is that she killed herself, right? Because holy fuck, that's some heavy shit. Seems like the show is going to do a Sex Education thing where the main romantic pairing get separated at nearly every juncture when they're about to get together which means S2 will likely be stuffed with "will they, won't they" which I'm not looking forward to. Just give me that pairing, their chemistry is too good.
I liked that they gave some depth to Ingrid by showing her terrible family and having her bond with the niece. I enjoyed the show overall even if the tech was ridiculous.
so far its ok, but completely souless. The epitome of background tv. The whole exposition scene to lay the ground work that he was
murdered
was so eye roll inducing it hurt, the show runners treat the audience like children and are heavy handed as all hell. I get why they do it, but hate it.
Wife suggested we give this a go and just binged the first 7 episodes, absolutely loving it so far.
The characters are all great, it's really funny and has a lot of fun with the premise and also with a forward look at society and how it evolves from where we currently are. It also has some very serious and heartfelt moments that bring it all together.
You could say it's a little predictable but I don't think it hurts it at all considering it's still really engaging and the characters are all developing nicely as it goes on.
Looking forward to watching the rest of the season.
There's a LOT of themes the show tries to explore, and I'm not sure they're themes well-suited to a almost purely comedic framing. For instance, the aspect of how even the afterlife, YOUR afterlife, has you at the mercy of your bereaved family and spouse who pay the bills for it
except those who amassed enough personal wealth to exist there strings-free
is an intriguing one and will keep me invested, but the tone does feel a bit off for what they're trying to explore. And the idea that even afterlife is commoditized and segmented by corporate platforms feels like it could have been an important capitalist critique, but this isn't the right show to do that in when all that topic is used for is to goof on the world the characters exist in, like
the wildly stupid corporate mergers like Oscar Meyer Intel.
It's Black Mirror with precisely ZERO sharp edges to it, and I don't know if that works yet.
While I've enjoyed the show, the themes and a subjects the show tries to explore with it's comedic timing are completely off sometimes. Like some of this stuff is not funny but is treated like it is.
There's a LOT of themes the show tries to explore, and I'm not sure they're themes well-suited to a almost purely comedic framing. For instance, the aspect of how even the afterlife, YOUR afterlife, has you at the mercy of your bereaved family and spouse who pay the bills for it
except those who amassed enough personal wealth to exist there strings-free
is an intriguing one and will keep me invested, but the tone does feel a bit off for what they're trying to explore. And the idea that even afterlife is commoditized and segmented by corporate platforms feels like it could have been an important capitalist critique, but this isn't the right show to do that in when all that topic is used for is to goof on the world the characters exist in, like
the wildly stupid corporate mergers like Oscar Meyer Intel.
It's Black Mirror with precisely ZERO sharp edges to it, and I don't know if that works yet.
I watched this today, all of it, and I usually dont do that, so I really liked it
It reminded me of....
A tad uneven, but fun. I would recommend. If they get to do a Season 2, it should be great, as they would have to do less explaining how the world and tech works and just have fun with the setting.
For that last sentence to make sense, Idiocracy's approach to the subject would have to work as more than just a cheap throwaway joke, according to your sentence. And naw dude, it really REALLY doesn't. It's not even terribly original, it's a blatant rehash of the same throwaway joke from Demolition Man back in 1993 and has very little new or meaningful things to say.
For that last sentence to make sense, Idiocracy's approach to the subject would have to work as more than just a cheap throwaway joke, according to your sentence. And naw dude, it really REALLY doesn't. It's not even terribly original, it's a blatant rehash of the same throwaway joke from Demolition Man back in 1993 and has very little new or meaningful things to say.
Both Idiocracy and Upload make more use of it than just one throw away joke. The specific framing of corporate influence on society, mergers and rebranding, and how that comes to exert enough control on society as to actually mold it is a theme throughout.
The largest difference is Idiocracy suggests that it will corrupt all of society while Upload suggests that it will become an extension of class warfare.
The mega-corporation mergers are just one aspect of an ongoing theme that even connects to the main "mystery" of Upload.
