EPISODE · May 14, 2018 · 9 MIN
'Westworld' Is Turning Into Lost—for Better or for Worse
from What's New · host WIRED
I never should have started watching Westworld. Not because I didn’t think it’d be good. An HBO show based on a Michael Crichton idea starring Evan Rachel Wood with all kinds of artificial intelligence? Sign me up! The problem wasn’t that Westworld wouldn’t be enjoyable, it was that it’s the kind of show that invites obsession. The kind that presents Big Questions—that never get answered. I worried, essentially, that it was going to be the next Lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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I never should have started watching Westworld. Not because I didn’t think it’d be good. An HBO show based on a Michael Crichton idea starring Evan Rachel Wood with all kinds of artificial intelligence? Sign me up! The problem wasn’t that Westworld wouldn’t be enjoyable, it was that it’s the kind of show that invites obsession. The kind that presents Big Questions—that never get answered. I worried, essentially, that it was going to be the next Lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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'Westworld' Is Turning Into Lost—for Better or for Worse
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