If you are reading this, Ex Machina is almost certainly a film you would be interested in watching.
ETA: some elaboration—this is a film about artificial intelligence. It’s quite smartly done, and is probably the most intelligent cinematic treatment of LW-flavoured AI concepts released to date. It won’t blow your mind, and it’s not a cinematic masterpiece, but it might just set the tone for future popular discussion on the subject.
I recently watched the first season of the show Homeland and really liked it. The drama and action were good, but what I liked in particular is that the situations had some moral depth to them, and it isn’t perfectly clear who to like/what to root for. I don’t want to give anything away, but basically the story line revolves around a recently rescued POW who may have been “turned”. If you’ve seen the show and want to talk about it, message me!
I actually watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad and didn’t love it. I didn’t find it that exciting and couldn’t help but be skeptical that the storyline could last so many seasons, so I stopped watching. I know that everyone loves Breaking Bad though; this is just my one data point. I’m trying not to get caught up in too much TV, but I’ll keep Fargo in mind.
I highly recommend Wolf Hall, both as entertainment and as rationality material. Like any adaptation, it loses something from the books, but it is extremely well written and acted, which makes up for some of that.
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If you are reading this, Ex Machina is almost certainly a film you would be interested in watching.
ETA: some elaboration—this is a film about artificial intelligence. It’s quite smartly done, and is probably the most intelligent cinematic treatment of LW-flavoured AI concepts released to date. It won’t blow your mind, and it’s not a cinematic masterpiece, but it might just set the tone for future popular discussion on the subject.
I recently watched the first season of the show Homeland and really liked it. The drama and action were good, but what I liked in particular is that the situations had some moral depth to them, and it isn’t perfectly clear who to like/what to root for. I don’t want to give anything away, but basically the story line revolves around a recently rescued POW who may have been “turned”. If you’ve seen the show and want to talk about it, message me!
If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, try Fargo. The two are best TV shows I watched in years and in my mind have a certain common flavor.
I actually watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad and didn’t love it. I didn’t find it that exciting and couldn’t help but be skeptical that the storyline could last so many seasons, so I stopped watching. I know that everyone loves Breaking Bad though; this is just my one data point. I’m trying not to get caught up in too much TV, but I’ll keep Fargo in mind.
It’s not allowed to not like Breaking Bad.
I know quite a lot of people who didn’t, all I’m saying if you do, chances are you might like Fargo as well.
(If on the other hand you preferred The Wire, then you should try True Detective.)
I highly recommend Wolf Hall, both as entertainment and as rationality material. Like any adaptation, it loses something from the books, but it is extremely well written and acted, which makes up for some of that.