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Raised By Wolves, the new TV show produced by Ridley Scott out now on HBO Max, is not a show that coddles its viewers. It begins with a spaceship crash-landing on an alien planet. Two people on the ship awaken, and the viewer is aware right away that these two are not exactly human, not quite. From their mentions of ‘programming’, it becomes obvious these two are androids. Though they are also clearly a bit different than the usual androids you see in most science fiction television. They refer to themselves (quite bluntly and in a blank tone of voice, to be fair) as caring a great deal for the…
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My friends and I have been asking ourselves different versions of the same question since March of this year: “How will [INSERT SHOW TITLE HERE] adapt to Covid-19 next season?” There have, of course, been quite a few bigger fish to fry in terms of anxiety this year than wondering if It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia can stick the landing in this new television landscape; but as a media-obsessed person living in lockdown, it was a relieving form of idle speculation. Scripted television shows we had loved for years were going to have to figure out new ways of being, new topics to consider, new styles of presentation, much like…
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