Mr Robot

[DigitalChaos]

Is there going to be another season? On one hand i hope so, on the other, i don't want it to have an opportunity to jump the shark.

They were renewed for a 2nd season before the first episode even aired. That's unheard of as far as I know. Especially for a network that is clearly working on their first high quality break-out series.
Also, the writer stated that he has a very clear 5-6 (or was it 4-5?) season plan for the show.

Why in the hell are we the only ones talking about this? 15 comments?!?!?! This is the best show on TV right now. Maybe ETS will catch on later.

Seriously. It's like this mostly everywhere. I'm betting it will be a slow climb to popularity sort of like how Breaking Bad did it. We can hold it down and be the cool kids who caught on first 8)

That said, the name of the show is retarded and not helping gain viewers. All the marketing/promo material has never conveyed the awesomeness of the show either. So, I guess, this will primarily be a word-of-mouth type show until they fix some of that.

[elevenism]

They were renewed for a 2nd season before the first episode even aired. That's unheard of as far as I know. Especially for a network that is clearly working on their first high quality break-out series.
Also, the writer stated that he has a very clear 5-6 (or was it 4-5?) season plan for the show.

Well that's fucking awesome! and surely this show WILL get popular, because it's fucking great.
We don't work, and i'm sure we watch at least 40 hours of tv a week. And we have netflix, hulu, vudu, plex with 21 shared libraries, etc etc.
It's been like this for a couple of years, and while i barely watched tv in the last episode of my life...or ever before now, for that matter, i have become a real connoisseur of tv and movies.
I seek out the good shit. There are so many shows where we watch a couple of episodes, and if it's not up to par, we jump ship.

And this show fucking has it ALL. Not only are the music, writing, acting and cinematography amazing, it's EXTREMELY timely and contemporary (the technology, Anonymous, the 1 percent) and the subjects it deals with, it gets right, which is rare (for instance, 90 percent of people probably don't know what suboxone or a k-hole is and aren't even catching those references. but some of us do. i was on suboxone for 2 years and have snorted enough ketamine to kill a herd of buffalo) and it makes the whole thing far more realistic and refreshing. In fact, the suboxone bit was one of the things that really grabbed me. I was like "wow, they've really researched this shit. And again, wow, it IS hard to get on the streets.
The only thing i could see people complaining about is that it's too much like fight club. But honestly, i don't mind that. And multiple seasons will probably clear that shit up.

[DigitalChaos]

they've really researched this shit

It's disturbing how well they get the stereotype and the accuracy of the details. I do a decent amount of work in net security. I have yet to find even a tiny detail that isn't legit. Even little things like the shot of Tyrell installing a backdoor on that phone... they actually used a legitimate commercial backdoor product for the few seconds you could see it. They had to research every damn detail and then go out and buy it just for that quick shot. It's amazing. Tyrell totally typo'd one of the characters in the serial number when he was quickly typing it though :P There has been several spots where they use bad IP addresses or URL's. I'm certain they are doing it for the same reason movies use the 555-xxxx phone numbers though.


I've watched a few interviews with the writer. He actually has a bit of background in security. I guess he was a spammer for a while (but got busted) which requires a decent amount of knowledge to pull off. Also, because the show is so good in this area, they are now getting some very talented netsec types (many of which are anonymous) reaching out with offers to do tech consulting for them. The netsec industry fucking LOVES this show. We are used to getting riduculous hollywood crap (as was pointed out in the scene in the hotel room when they are watching the movie Hackers on the TV).


Some people are saying they went a bit too far with the drug aspect of the stereotype, but I disagree. Drug use is pretty rampant as a way to deal with the stress and/or deal with their own horrible social attributes. Even the concept that addiction is something that you can control is a very common thing. Everything has rules and you can follow them to the edge and gain control on anything. You just have to research the shit out of the topic... or at least that is the common perception of those participating. That said, the big problem with the drugs in the show is that Elliot would really be buying his stuff on the internet. I'm pretty sure they chose not to do that because it would remove huge portions of the story though.


The writer has talked about the Fight Club influence and several other influences. It already feels like they have deviated enough to make it not a ripoff.
Did you notice any of the other influences or homages?
Here is one for The Matrix: https://imgur.com/a/byXWx




edit: looks like the ending is planned 4-5 seasons out. source

[elevenism]

Did you notice any of the other influences or homages?

edit: looks like the ending is planned 4-5 seasons out. source

Hell yes, Tyrell is American Psycho, straight up.

4-5 seasons out, eh?

i hope it doesn't fucking get cancelled and become like firefly or the 4400

[DigitalChaos]

Oh, and lots of people complain about the cheesy nature of the company being called "Evil Corp"... but that's because they didn't pick up on the first episode when this was explained. Elliot "reprogrammed" his brain to see/hear Evil Corp in place of the actual name of the company. If you pay attention, there are some places where you see "E Corp" instead. That should tell you when you are perceiving something through Elliot's head (most of the show) vs outside it.

Did you pick up on that important bit? I honestly didn't the first time through.

[Harry Seaward]

Oh, and lots of people complain about the cheesy nature of the company being called "Evil Corp"... but that's because they didn't pick up on the first episode when this was explained. Elliot "reprogrammed" his brain to see/hear Evil Corp in place of the actual name of the company. If you pay attention, there are some places where you see "E Corp" instead. That should tell you when you are perceiving something through Elliot's head (most of the show) vs outside it.

Did you pick up on that important bit? I honestly didn't the first time through.

Wow, there are really people who think the company is actually called Evil Corp? I love the way they did this, it would be one thing for Elliot and co to keep saying "Evil Corp", but the fact that it keeps showing it on TVs and subway ads and shit is great.

I love a show where every line is important and your utmost attention is absolutely necessary. I try to explain this to people who watch things casually and somehow have no understanding of what the fuck is going on halfway in.

[center27j]

They were renewed for a 2nd season before the first episode even aired. That's unheard of as far as I know. Especially for a network that is clearly working on their first high quality break-out series.
Also, the writer stated that he has a very clear 5-6 (or was it 4-5?) season plan for the show.





Seriously. It's like this mostly everywhere. I'm betting it will be a slow climb to popularity sort of like how Breaking Bad did it. We can hold it down and be the cool kids who caught on first 8)

That said, the name of the show is retarded and not helping gain viewers. All the marketing/promo material has never conveyed the awesomeness of the show either. So, I guess, this will primarily be a word-of-mouth type show until they fix some of that.

i'm on board, this show is fantastic.