tag: SyFy
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Before I start this review, I want to preface this by saying that I know Bright doesn’t appear to be overtly cyberpunk. There is no matrix, there are no rigs, there are no...
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First, I’d like to apologize for the late arrival of Last Week in Cyberpunk this week. Technical issues in the form of a tumultuous transition to a new computer setup left me...
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Reboots, revivals, and confusing renewals. People in power seem to be ignoring obvious security flaws but at least you’ll have something to watch while your microwave watches...
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Incorporated's Capitalist Machinations Gives Everyone What They Asked For, No One is Happy Movies & Anime
After many pointless detours in Ben Larson’s misadventures, Incorporated’s first season finally comes to an end. In “Golden Parachute,” Ben’s sacrifices, his series of lies and...
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Incorporated’s political messaging has taken a backseat as the show turns expositional. After learning of Laura’s rescue at the hands of Julian, and how Spiga’s top security...
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Though it’s been explored on Incorporated before, the sole focus of “Profit and Loss” was the construct of debt. It’s finally revealed to be at the center of the inciting...
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Incorporated drops all pretense in the earliest moments of “Cost Containment”. While I don’t expect anything to be as great as Inazagi’s Officer Bucky vid for the company kids,...
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A couple of interesting things were highlighted in “Downsizing” that tells us how the Incorporated future came about. It starts with Aaron/Ben watching his father jump off a...
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Incorporated might come off as a fundamentally different show than it might have intended, now that the post-election haze has faded for most and they’re joining those who’ve...
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This week in cyberpunk we get a sneak peak at some upcoming cyberpunk/dystopian television alongside developments in our world that not so long ago would have been firmly in...
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Our reality continues to march blindly into the cautionary territory of cyberpunk dystopias. The most progress this week seems to be in the field of artificial intelligence....
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Space is a tough sell for me. Star Trek and Wars never grabbed my attention. Revivals, reboots, and reimaginings go by without me noticing. It’s only when I’m ignorant to what...
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“Divine Move” perfectly presents what frustrates me most about 12 Monkeys as an expanded story and universe thus far: the presentation of compelling elements and their...
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In “Tomorrow,” we see Cole surviving the early days of the plague in Ukraine before he’s spotted by the UN and handed over to the military that’s been hunting him. Soon he’s...
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Last week’s review of 12 Monkeys was skipped. Obviously not much happened, and our patience with the show is visibly wearing thing. To summarize things quickly, “The Keys” went...
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In the odd future where West 7 is in control, Cole learns that he hadn’t returned further in the future where the militia had taken over the facility but it was an entirely new...
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It’s 2013, and Jennifer Goines, convincingly more sane than previously seen, gets to the Night Room for the first time and handles her father’s virus despite fearing potential...
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Cole’s reluctance to open up to Railly puts a strain on their relationship in the present as they search for the “Night Room” before the 12 Monkeys use Goines to get there...
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After training Railly in the basics of using a handgun, fearing the men who’d kidnapped Jennifer could come after her, she’s called by police who want to know what happened at...
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Disclaimer I: Spoilers are in this review. Read at your own risk. Disclaimer II: If you’re going to watch 12 Monkeys (2015) you need to forget about 12 Monkeys (1995). Nothing...