ALMOST HUMAN - HOME BASE

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I'm posting this now as it airs in SIX DAYS AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW EXCITED WE ARE FOR IT. Also i'm bored

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Airing Schedule

17th November - 1.01 "Pilot"
18th November - 1.02 "Skin"
25th November - 1.03 "Are You Receiving?"
2nd December - 1.04 "Perception"
9th December - 1.05
8th December - 1.06 "Blood Brothers"

Comments

6 Days

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I'M SO EXCITED

Re: 6 Days

[colls]

I might have to watch it live if I can. I WILL ENDURE COMMERCIALS FOR THIS

Re: 6 Days

[csichick_2]

Is it Sunday yet?

[executrix]

Every time I have to fill out a captcha, I think of this show.

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ahahah its pretty robotic

[juliet316]

*Hopes for the best knowing FOX's record*

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they seem to be putting a lot of effort into it so i hope for the best!

[naushika]

SO PUMPED

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its going to be great!!!

[kate]

OMG I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS. SO IMPATIENT.

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:D me too

[elli]

This is the show I'm most excited about!!! wheee!! Not long anymore :D

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:D SO CLOSE

[acari]

I'm trying not to get too excited about it or look at too much stuff online so as to not psych myself out. I don't want to get my hopes up only to end up disappointed.

Please be good, show, please be good.

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I did that with a couple of other shows, but it only took one or two eps for me to get over it - sometimes i see TOO MUCH stuff online and then i'm like, this episode is 70% stuff i've seen before, where is my new stuff. But i hope with the double ep that will help!

[veritas_poet]

I have no idea what this show is. I guess it's the place to be, since this is the only show post that has gotten much attention/activity!

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here is the trailer if you want to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwxg534yAw

1x01 : Pilot

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SCREENCAPS : http://screencapped.net/tv/almosthuman/thumbnails.php?album=4
TUMBLR THAT HAS STUFF : http://almosthumanfans.tumblr.com/

Re: 1x01 : Pilot

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I lovedddddddddd it.

I really liked it a lot but i'm not sure i can even put into words WHAT I LIKED ASIDE FROM KARL URBANS FACE.

i liked when Kennex said "man" at the end, i liked Minka Kelly's face (despite not really liking her on Friday night lights.) Lili Taylor/Sandra was the bestttttttt and I REALLY LIKED DORIAN. a++++ TO michael ealy for making him seem human and robot at the same time.

Can't wait for tomorrow nights!

1x02 : Skin

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go forth!

Re: 1x02 : Skin

[kate]

Yeah, I don't care, I love this show to death forever. DORIAN. KENNEX. SANDRA. ROBOOOOOOOOOOOOTS. Mackenzie Crook is my favorite, this show was MADE for me, no lie. Also, the first story I read on the AO3 was porn and it was actually really good. What the hell.

1.03 "Are You Receiving?"

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Re: 1.03 "Are You Receiving?"

[laisserais]

Pretty much I already covered what I thought of this ep elsewhere, but for posterity, I want to go on the record saying: This show surprised me. Michael Ealy is amazing and I am really really glad to see Lily Taylor on my television.

1.04 the Bends

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TALK HERE!

Re: 1.04 the Bends

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SUCH A GREAT EPISODE

- i loved Rudy!!! definitely a great character and i'm glad he got a little to do so early (must be time for Valerie to get an ep soonnnnnn???)
- DORIAN
- KENNEXXXXXXXX

i can't even talk coherently about this show to be honest because suddenly i get a vision of karl urban in those damn should holsters. i have to go.

1.05. Blood Brothers

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Re: 1.05. Blood Brothers

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- Enjoyed the tech here. It was interesting
- I also enjoyed the character of Maya and her interesting power? i guess that's super fringe sciencey and a;lkfadl; I WANT TO KNOW MORE SO MUCH MORE. I was delighted by her end scene with Dorian and then her "parents" but i do find the talking-to-the-dead thing weird.
- I also enjoyed that she seemed to not care that Dorian is a bot.
- Dorian showed Kennex his dick. LOL
- I also enjoyed hot Lawyer Lorne hitting on Sandra <33333

- this is my less-happy part, i just...i hate having the ship of Kennex/Stahl so forced on me. I don't care about the ship one way or another but this whole IN YOUR FACE THIS IS A SHIP STAHL IS THE LOVE INTEREST set up realllllly bugs me. I don't ship john with anyone else more than stahl (i do ship him with dorian and sandra and rudy too, like EVERYONE/EVERYONE) but ugh. UGH. don't force ships on me it makes me spiteful. :( PLUS PLEASE GIVE VALERIE MORE TO DO.
- she was in this episode MORE and VERY SMART but also ended up the damsel :(
- i'm wondering if this is a sideeffect of the out of order eps?

1.06 Arrhythmia

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1.07 Simon Says

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Re: 1.07 Simon Says

[laisserais]

I barely remember what happened in this episode, aside from my heart squeezing tight because Dorian <3

1.08 You Are Here

[naushika]

Re: 1.08 You Are Here

[naushika]

Ok so a lot of hilarious stuff happened in this episode (I cracked up during the anger management meeting at the beginning) and a lot of YAY THEY ARE SUCH BROS stuff happened between Dorian and John.

BUT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS:



Anyone who watched Fringe will remember that in the Altverse, pens were considered antiquated because everyone just used computers/tablets/etc and nobody ever actually wrote with pens anymore. And I just chuckled over the fact that in the Almost Human universe it is the same way and my fanon brain has decided this means that Almost Human takes place in the Fringe Altverse WHO'S WITH ME

Unbound

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Airing 3rd Feb

Re: Unbound

[laisserais]

Wow! wow wow wow. Lots of stuff in this one. First of all, is this the first mention we've had of 'beyond the wall'? Are we expanding the universe? Is the wall like, the Berlin Wall? And what's on the other side of it? Complete and utter lawlessness? What city is this supposed to be? They mentioned Japan, so it's not as if this world is all just one great big city.

And then all the fate vs free will stuff! I loved how the synthetic soul vials are these tiny things. They remind me of the pineal gland, which was long said to be the seat of consciousness. Very cool. And while I kinda saw the Nigel-as-orchestrator of the whole thing from the jump, it was still really cool to see Dorian meet 'his maker.'

I feel like sooner or later, all shows dealing with AI have to confront the makers. It reminded me a lot of the ep of Star Trek: TNG, where Data met his maker. AIs are children, and they're our hope for something greater, and our mad scientist dream of becoming God.

The thing I liked about Danica having the same 'synthetic soul' as Dorian, is that it really illustrates the notion of free will, not to mention nature vs. nurture. I wonder if Danica actually had less free will, or if Nigel talked her into sacrificing herself for the cause?

And then--was that Danica's original model, getting into the cab with her daughter? Sometimes I have a hard time telling white women apart. Did they just look really similar? And what were the parameters of her mission, that she hesitates to kill those two, and she hesitates to kill Kennex, but there's so much wanton murdering of other people?

All in all, I liked this ep. Lots of chew on. I'm glad the show is back!

1x10

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This weeks episode!

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[rheasilvia]

I have somewhat mixed feelings about this ep. On the one hand, I liked that it introduced yet another variant of the artificial - natural dichotomy. On the other hand, I wish the series would give some more time and attention to the dichotomy it already has between Dorian and Kennex as representatives of their respective kinds: an emotionally competent android and an emotionally stunted natural human.

I feel as though Almost Human introduces a great number of fascinating philosophical and ethical questions, and then never really follows up.

All that aside, I did think this was a visually beautiful ep, with an absolutely gorgeous and intriguing intro. I also liked the reveal of Detective Stahl as genetically modified; it adds some interest to her character with the question of why she chose a job that is seen to be beneath her by other genetically modified people.

Plus, I am very glad the plot with John's terrorist ex-girlfriend is moving forward again, because it's a very vital part of who John is right now and what drives him. It's good to get a look both at some of his demons, and at the background of the entire affair. That she was using him from the start and approached him only in order to use him was a chilling detail, I felt.

[erda]

Where can I watch this show? I love the premise, but i want to start at the beginning to watch.

[colls]

- If you're in the USA, you can watch on www.fox.com although I don't think all the episodes are up - just the last few. Usually the available episodes on hulu.com are the same as the network site (unless you have plus or something?)
- You can purchase episodes via iTunes or Amazon.com
- There are also tv sharing communities on LJ/DW and various other streaming sites.