Ed Harris takes Top villain role in HBOs "Westworld" reboot

[Deberg_1990]

Sweet. Loved this film when I was a kid. It's ripe for a reboot.

Doesn't sound like he's playing the Yul Brenner role though

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/11/ed-harris-westworld/



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Ed Harris is coming to series TV: The Abyss and Apollo 13 actor has signed on as the Big Bad in HBO’s Westworld reboot.
The four-time Oscar nominee’s character is called The Man in Black, and is described as “the distillation of pure villainy into one man.” He joins previously cast star — and fellow series television newcomer—Anthony Hopkins, along with Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, and Shannon Woodward.

The Warner Bros.-produced sci-fi pilot produced by J.J Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk updates Michael Crichton’s 1973 classic film about a theme park where androids fulfill dark human desires. Harris’ description might sound like he’s playing the Yul Brynner killer-cowboy robot role, but it seems like actor Rodrigo Santoro was tapped for that part—and online production rumors suggest The Man in Black is actually a human character who sadistically abuses the androids.

Harris will soon be seen the feature film Run All Night, starring opposite Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman. Harris won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy for his work in HBO’s Game Change.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Ending exactly what I was hoping when Radiohead first appeared on the player piano back in Ep2 or3!!

I should probably clarify, so it not appear that I was actually anticipating all of the twists and turns of the finale. But the tone and lyrics of the song encapsulate in broad strokes the emotional ascendancy and transformation I hoped would somehow be a theme in the finale, whatever the specifics.

Originally Posted by Radiohead

Wake
From your sleep
The drying of
Your tears
Today
We escape
We escape

Pack
And get dressed
Before your father hears us
Before
All hell
Breaks loose

Breathe
Keep breathing
Don't loose
Your nerve
Breathe
Keep breathing
I can't do this
Alone

Sing
Us a song
A song to keep
Us warm
There's
Such a chill
Such a chill

You can laugh
A spineless laugh
We hope your
Rules and wisdom choke you

Now
We are one
In everlasting peace

We hope that you choke
That you choke
We hope that you choke
That you choke
We hope
That you choke
That you choke

[Baby Lee]

Also, not to denigrate the attention span of the viewer, but in case anyone missed it [as it hadn't happened before] there was a short postscript scene in the credits worth a glance.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Buck

By the way, next season I'm avoiding discussion of this show like it's the plague.

The two biggest twists were spoiled for me because Reddit figured it out by the 2nd episode.

This is why I don't reddit shows I like until they are completely over. And why I avoid threads here for the most part.

[NewChief]

I have intentionally avoided this thread and discussion of this show to see if it pans out. I'm glad I have. I'll be watching at some point over the holidays, preferably when we get some snow, and I can sit down and binge.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I have intentionally avoided this thread and discussion of this show to see if it pans out. I'm glad I have. I'll be watching at some point over the holidays, preferably when we get some snow, and I can sit down and binge.

If you can, you would be well served to erase the entire notion of 'twists' from your mind. Neither figuring any of them out nor seeing them revealed are vital aspects of the experience.

The season is not so much an intricate trap where you divine clues and follow hunches to out-sleuth the narrative. It's more a [forgive the seasonal metaphor] Christmas tree, where you linger over individual ornaments and the value of the emotions each evoke as they're laid on in turn, then step back at the end to behold the assembled installation.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

If you can, you would be well served to erase the entire notion of 'twists' from your mind. Neither figuring any of them out nor seeing them revealed are vital aspects of the experience.

The season is not so much an intricate trap where you divine clues and follow hunches to out-sleuth the narrative. It's more a [forgive the seasonal metaphor] Christmas tree, where you linger over individual ornaments and the value of the emotions each evoke as they're laid on in turn, then step back at the end to behold the assembled installation.

Okay. Mad Men, not Lost.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Okay. Mad Men, not Lost.

With more obvious philosophical / social question-begging.

[Buck]

Over Christmas I might binge the show in a couple days to see what I missed the first time through.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I have intentionally avoided this thread and discussion of this show to see if it pans out. I'm glad I have. I'll be watching at some point over the holidays, preferably when we get some snow, and I can sit down and binge.

You get some good enough snow you can binge that bad boy from start to finish.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Host Ford?

That's my theory.



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[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Also, not to denigrate the attention span of the viewer, but in case anyone missed it [as it hadn't happened before] there was a short postscript scene in the credits worth a glance.

I'm glad she is still kicking.



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[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

That's my theory.



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That would be fantastic

[hometeam]

so what the **** do with my life now?

[mr. tegu]

Yeah, there is basically zero chance Ford is actually dead. That was surely his own host he was making. He wanted Doloris to make the choice to kill, unlike Arnold who programned her to do it. That was the difference I think he was getting at when saying Arnold didn't know what to do to help Doloris. Him as a host accomplishes this and nothing about his character suggests he would just remove himself like that as an obstacle to the board.

Also, is everyone assuming Ford created the Maeve narrative to rebel?

[Beef Supreme]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Yeah, there is basically zero chance Ford is actually dead. That was surely his own host he was making. He wanted Doloris to make the choice to kill, unlike Arnold who programned her to do it. That was the difference I think he was getting at when saying Arnold didn't know what to do to help Doloris. Him as a host accomplishes this and nothing about his character suggests he would just remove himself like that as an obstacle to the board.

Also, is everyone assuming Ford created the Maeve narrative to rebel?

One very good reason for Ford to be actually dead is I'm sure it costs a lot of money to hire Anthony Hopkins. I hope it doesn't get too cheesy with everyone and their brother being a host.