# New series on AMC - Humans **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784 "2015-06-29T15:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/101 "2015-07-29T20:09:18Z")
In the feisty Adult Mode sense … ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/102 "2015-07-30T02:45:16Z")
Ep 7 was pretty disturbing, with its dystopian vision of a dark future were sentient machines run Windows 8 ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/103 "2015-07-30T10:17:19Z")
A subtle point you may have missed - it’s not set in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/104 "2015-07-30T12:31:25Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I have to say this, and the synth character makeup, is something they seem to have got just right. The synth characters do have a very compelling and believable artificiality to their demeanour (I reckon the outtakes will have been numerous.) From Wikipedia: > [@](#): > > During rehearsals, Gemma Chan and her fellow robot actors were sent to a ‘synth school’ run by the show’s choreographer, in a bid to rid themselves of any human physical gestures and become convincing synths. “It was about stripping back any physical tics you naturally incorporate into performance,” explains Chan, who adds that it was a “relief to go home and slouch” after a day on set. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/105 "2015-07-31T22:18:36Z")
With one epi to go in the UK (tomorrow night) the ratings have really held up well for a smaller broadcaster and … the show has been renewed 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/106 "2015-07-31T23:24:11Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > A subtle point you may have missed - it’s not set in the future. Yep. It’s called an “parallel present”. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/107 "2015-08-01T00:07:23Z")
The reveals have made me less sympathetic to the hooker bots and smash club bots, we now know they are not sentient at all, the only sentient bots are a select group one of whom is not even a bot but a cyborg. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/108 "2015-08-01T10:33:59Z")
That sounds like you’re around E4 or E5. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/109 "2015-08-01T13:44:31Z")
In the US, we’ve seen five episodes. Episode 6 airs tomorrow night (Sunday night). ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/110 "2015-08-01T14:13:21Z")
Oh okay. Well, fwiw, I thought it dipped just a little in the middle but I did like E7. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/111 "2015-08-02T10:28:19Z")
> [@grude](#): > > The reveals have made me less sympathetic to the hooker bots and smash club bots, we now know they are not sentient at all, the only sentient bots are a select group one of whom is not even a bot but a cyborg. But they never claimed the general synths were sentient - in fact, they’ve talked at length about how they’re not sentient at all. Which makes it interesting that a lot of people in the show still treat them as, well, people, just because they look the same. Last episode in the UK tonight. 🙂 I’m really looking forward to it - they’ve made a decent story out of a pretty standard scenario, IMO, and the direction and acting has brought it up a level too. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/112 "2015-08-02T12:08:24Z")
Getting a bit tired of that kitchen/diner extension, though. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/113 "2015-08-03T06:25:40Z")
E8: I saw the headline in a review that said ‘Satisfying’ and that seems about right. It does all come together. Nice twists with a few of the characters. Bring on S2. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/114 "2015-08-03T13:54:07Z")
This wasn’t one of the better episodes. The wife’s almost instant conversion to a Mia/Anita defender is not too believable. I wish the writers would stick to the more mundane aspects of synth/human interactions instead of this “band of brothers” synth arc. I really find that guy who’s supposed to be the son really, really annoying. Please kill him off soon. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/115 "2015-08-03T16:28:35Z")
I think it dips a bit in the middle. Won’t change your life but worth sticking with. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/116 "2015-08-03T16:48:15Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > This wasn’t one of the better episodes. The wife’s almost instant conversion to a Mia/Anita defender is not too believable. I wish the writers would stick to the more mundane aspects of synth/human interactions instead of this “band of brothers” synth arc. I really find that guy who’s supposed to be the son really, really annoying. Please kill him off soon. Are we talking episode 6? If so, I completely disagree - it was probably my favorite. It adds in a lot of back story that illuminates otherwise slightly questionable character actions. The origins of Niska’s little hostility issues, Laura’s over-the-top reaction to Anita at first, the nature of the bond between Mia and Leo, Anita/Mia’s maternal instincts with Sofie. I liked the Mia/Leo relationship reveal the best, but Niska’s went the farthest towards explaining her vaguely psychopathic character. What I just found out and am now rather annoyed about is that fucking AMC has been cutting _whole scenes_ for the sake of, presumably, more commercial time. That fills me with grrr :mad:. Now I have to hunt down the BBC originals on the last couple to re-watch them properly. Also this two episode-delay sucks. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/117 "2015-08-03T20:14:56Z")
If you want a reliable \*download" option feel free to message me. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/118 "2015-08-04T01:58:58Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > This wasn’t one of the better episodes. The wife’s almost instant conversion to a Mia/Anita defender is not too believable. I could buy it. Earlier we learned that she’s a lawyer of some sort and earlier there was a scene in which she interviewed a woman who wanted to bring her synth to a play. So I could see her as a defender of human rights/civil rights for synths. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/119 "2015-08-04T02:08:05Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > What I just found out and am now rather annoyed about is that fucking AMC has been cutting _whole scenes_ for the sake of, presumably, more commercial time. That fills me with grrr :mad:. Now I have to hunt down the BBC originals on the last couple to re-watch them properly. Also this two episode-delay sucks. It’s so funny you should mention that because I was thinking last night that they must be cutting stuff to fit it into 1 hour of US TV time. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784/120 "2015-08-04T02:18:44Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > What I just found out and am now rather annoyed about is that fucking AMC has been cutting _whole scenes_ for the sake of, presumably, more commercial time. That fills me with grrr :mad:. Now I have to hunt down the BBC originals on the last couple to re-watch them properly. Also this two episode-delay sucks. But the show didn’t air on the BBC. Instead it aired on Channel 4, which I believe has commercials. And looking at the Channel 4 website, the episodes range from 45:48 to 47:30 in length. So it may not be necessary to cut them to run on AMC. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-on-amc-humans/723784.md?page=7)