Recently, the pilot episode of the much anticipated new HBO drama Westworld hit our screens. Based off the 1973 film of the same name, Westworld tells the story of a cowboy/colonial-themed amusement park in the not-too-distant future where the occupants are synthetic androids believing they truly do exist in the Wild West. This theme park, open to only the obscenely wealthy, offers an experience like no other — come to West World and do whatever you like with no consequences.
You can be the hero, saving the township from evil banditos, you can live it up as a high roller — gambling, drinking and spending time with ladies of the night — or, you can be the bad guy, shooting up everyone in your path with no repercussions or threat of being harmed yourself.
Issues become complicated however, when the androids begin to show signs of self-awareness and a desire to be freed from their hellish existence, and it is at this point that the series takes off.
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