Pantheon on Netflix

[F1980]

Anyone watching this show? I just finished it and thougth it was fantastic. It's a cartoon show done by AMC, 2 seasons in total.

It's a very violent and heavy SCI FI show, reminds me of the "3 Body Problem" series.

It's about uploading human consciousness into the internet, where people can live forever in peace, but only the wealthy who can afford it and the chosen few that get to do, while leaving humans behind who become jealous of them and thus a war breaks out between the two.

I suggest watching it without reading any more info about it.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I've watched a few episodes. I've enjoyed what I've seen so far. Pretty much anything with cyberpunk themes is money for me these days, been on a binge, of sorts. Watched Strange Days last night, underrated.

 

[SmoothPies]

I'm gonna watch this today and report back, the reviews are damn near perfect.

Update: just watched episode 1. Didn't think I'd be into an animated show, but this is really quality. Recommend

 

[PurpleDrank]

One of the best shows ive ever seen, period.

 

[Cid]

Am watching season 1 now. It's pretty damn good.

 

[Satur9]

Thanks for this. Any adult/violent SF is a godsend at this time.

 

[Renard]

Haven't seen it but ironic that being digitized is being presented as the "good" option when in fact it's the bad one. Netflix is the shadiest streaming platform, always a lot of preprogramming.

 

[Satur9]

Haven't seen it but ironic that being digitized is being presented as the "good" option when in fact it's the bad one. Netflix is the shadiest streaming platform, always a lot of preprogramming.

TBF, this isn't really new. There is a book series with a very similar plot line as this, and downloading your consciousness into a communal "datasphere" is seen as the "good" side too. Probably multiple books/series that I am not aware of.

 

[Natural Order]

Cartoons, lol.

 

[Zer]

TBF, this isn't really new. There is a book series with a very similar plot line as this, and downloading your consciousness into a communal "datasphere" is seen as the "good" side too. Probably multiple books/series that I am not aware of.

Altered Carbon (Which is an awesome book that also got a Netflix adaptation) has a similar gimmick and has a lot of fun with it

 

[Satur9]

Altered Carbon (Which is an awesome book that also got a Netflix adaptation) has a similar gimmick and has a lot of fun with it

Absolutely. Hamilton's Commonwealth does the same. This show probably has that too, but I cannot be 100 from just the trailer. It is a pretty common part of many stories in science fiction over the last 30 years.

 

[Renard]

TBF, this isn't really new. There is a book series with a very similar plot line as this, and downloading your consciousness into a communal "datasphere" is seen as the "good" side too. Probably multiple books/series that I am not aware of.

That's the point. Someday this will be a real option, and TPTB want you to pick digitization. It's a trap. I don't expect people to understand it though because to understand it you need to see the bigger picture of what has been happening on this planet for the past thousands of years. Since most people understand reality only through the paradigm that TPTB created for them, they have no chance.

 

[shunyata]

TBF, this isn't really new. There is a book series with a very similar plot line as this, and downloading your consciousness into a communal "datasphere" is seen as the "good" side too. Probably multiple books/series that I am not aware of.

It's been done before but even watching something like Altered Carbon or Black Mirror this concept has always appeared darker and messier to me than the writing suggests.

Because you can't upload a human consciousness. You're just making a digital clone of the brain, memories, etc. But it wouldn't really transfer. It would just be a clone that thinks it's you.

So if your real body and brain dies, you're dead that's it. It's not digital immortality, but digital clones running around thinking they're you.

 

[I Am Legion]

Very uneven to me. 1st half was great, 2nd half was tedious. I love this type of stuff, but struggled keeping invested after episode 4.

 

[Satur9]

It's been done before but even watching something like Altered Carbon or Black Mirror this concept has always appeared darker and messier to me than the writing suggests.

Because you can't upload a human consciousness. You're just making a digital clone of the brain, memories, etc. But it wouldn't really transfer. It would just be a clone that thinks it's you.

So if your real body and brain dies, you're dead that's it. It's not digital immortality, but digital clones running around thinking they're you.

Yeah, that is an issue that good writers and thinkers will bring up in a good story or thought experiment. Same in Star Trek with the teleporters. You cannot unscramble an egg. Not the same egg that started. Entropy wins again!

Most people will not be down for this. I don't see it ever becoming the norm even if the tech were available.

 

[shunyata]

Yeah, that is an issue that good writers and thinkers will bring up in a good story or thought experiment. Same in Star Trek with the teleporters. You cannot unscramble an egg. Not the same egg that started. Entropy wins again!

Most people will not be down for this. I don't see it ever becoming the norm even if the tech were available.

Yeah teleportation, if it worked, would basically kill you.

Then build a clone on the other side that thinks it survived the process.

Teleport semi regularly and you could end up with a 50th degree clone and a whole bunch of vaporized bodies.

 

[F1980]

This show came out during the pandemic, it flew under the radar

Only now that Netflix has picked it up that it has gained cult status

It received 100% on RT and user score is 95%

 

[High Test With da Best]

That's the point. Someday this will be a real option, and TPTB want you to pick digitization. It's a trap. I don't expect people to understand it though because to understand it you need to see the bigger picture of what has been happening on this planet for the past thousands of years. Since most people understand reality only through the paradigm that TPTB created for them, they have no chance.

What's TPTB?