Silo: great Truther Scifi Show

ssBaldy said:
I see things how I see them. I disliked the way they were telling the story and/or showing the characters. It was for me more about "how" than about "what" is being shown.

Some of the stuff I remember:

Main protagonist is first seen closing a valve and calling everyone else idiots while flexing her muscles. Yeah I get it she's a tough girl but that is 80's B-movie level cringe.
All the important, knowledgeable and wise characters are female.
The main protagonist and another black woman explaining what is a generator turbine to the facility's director and their direct boss (the only white male in the room whose name we know) is simply idiotic. Also he is there effectively only to hinder the protagonist. To me, it reeks of agenda-driven writing.

Is it really too much? I think for the average viewer it's ok.
I am not trying to spoil the fun for anyone enjoying the show, but it seems I personally got an overdose of cringe agenda movies and series so I decided not to add to it, even though Silo itself is not the source of the problem and is far from the worst series from the last couple of years.
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In the thread about the book the TS describes the author as a super leftist whose kinda crazy/ way out there or something of the sort. that seems to align with what youre saying.
 
AZ103 said:
Are books somehow immune to the things he was suggesting?
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Yea he's seeing these non existent "girl bosses" where there is none.

ssBaldy said:
I see things how I see them. I disliked the way they were telling the story and/or showing the characters. It was for me more about "how" than about "what" is being shown.

Some of the stuff I remember:

Main protagonist is first seen closing a valve and calling everyone else idiots while flexing her muscles. Yeah I get it she's a tough girl but that is 80's B-movie level cringe.
All the important, knowledgeable and wise characters are female.
The main protagonist and another black woman explaining what is a generator turbine to the facility's director and their direct boss (the only white male in the room whose name we know) is simply idiotic. Also he is there effectively only to hinder the protagonist. To me, it reeks of agenda-driven writing.

Is it really too much? I think for the average viewer it's ok.
I am not trying to spoil the fun for anyone enjoying the show, but it seems I personally got an overdose of cringe agenda movies and series so I decided not to add to it, even though Silo itself is not the source of the problem and is far from the worst series from the last couple of years.
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You got some brain rot from watching too many Youtube videos man.

There is no "white cis-man is evil" vibes in this show - like AT ALL.

The books are not "woke" nor is the series. Thee writer of the series, Hugh Howey, is a normal white guy - not woke or any of this bullshit you're seeing.
 
Hog-train said:
Yea he's seeing these non existent "girl bosses" where there is none.



You got some brain rot from watching too many Youtube videos man.

There is no "white cis-man is evil" vibes in this show - like AT ALL.

The books are not "woke" nor is the series. Thee writer of the series, Hugh Howey, is a normal white guy - not woke or any of this bullshit you're seeing.
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I haven't read the books so I am not judging them by any means.

I do not watch Youtube a lot, you know, and when I do I watch some gun, popular science and musical channels.
I am not subscribed to any of those anti-woke channels. I don't watch critical drinker as well.

As I said, it is my personal and possibly over the top opinion, but I would kindly suggest you stop telling me I have a rotten brain because of that.
If you do not see anything woke in this show, thats ok, it is definetely not the wokest there is, but it doesnt mean that no other sane person cannot find something woke in it.
 
ssBaldy said:
I haven't read the books so I am not judging them by any means.

I do not watch Youtube a lot, you know, and when I do I watch some gun, popular science and musical channels.
I am not subscribed to any of those anti-woke channels. I don't watch critical drinker as well.

As I said, it is my personal and possibly over the top opinion, but I would kindly suggest you stop telling me I have a rotten brain because of that.
If you do not see anything woke in this show, thats ok, it is definetely not the wokest there is, but it doesnt mean that no other sane person cannot find something woke in it.
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Dude I'm not trying to insult you. Just saying this show is pretty good and faithful to the books.

Apple TV doesn't make the woke shit like Disney does.
 
Hog-train said:
Dude I'm not trying to insult you. Just saying this show is pretty good and faithful to the books.

Apple TV doesn't make the woke shit like Disney does.
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I would not argue it is indeed better and less woke than the last Disney shows, you are absolutely right in that case.
 
Juliette is a great character. Socially awkward due to a traumatic past, a little dumb / brutish but knows how to get stuff done from growing up in mechanical, walled off around most but open with a select few, passionate and intense when she's in love, hard-headed and persistent when she needs to be. The actress is talented and a beauty on top of it. She's not a controversial character, most people love her and the ones that don't can at least understand where she's coming from.

In movies and television there have been a lot of portrayals of women as being essentially hysterical, panicky messes who cry all the time, are useless in an emergency and wait around for the male protagonist to save them. If that someone's baseline idea of what women are, then yes a woman who can do things will be very confusing <{outtahere}>

The show is good, just watch it.
 
J_C said:
2nd season fell off, oof
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Dammit I was hoping this episode would turn things around… I havent watched it but it’s closing in on Westworld season 2
 
I'm watching towards the beginning of Season 2 and watching the corrupt dishonest mayor and judge keeping the best resources and doing whatever the fook they want, detaining whoever, plotting to kill whoever, banishing whoever and the evil dishonest head of security doing dishonorable shit bothers me. Also disturbing is the special ed retard in the other silo alone with and interacting with Julia. I knew in the first episode it was a bad idea to wreck her hazmat suit.
 
I read Seasons 3 and 4 are filmed at the same time, and S3 will be flashbacks in the civilization world.
 
Hog-train said:
Dude I'm not trying to insult you. Just saying this show is pretty good and faithful to the books.

Apple TV doesn't make the woke shit like Disney does.
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It is not. The character Judge Meadows doesn't exist in the books. I don't think the show is terribly woke, at least not so far, but she is one wokish intrusion. Apple TV showrunners felt the need to create a black female character portrayed as the "best mind" in the whole show. It's forced, but a minor irritation and deviation. Martha Walker is a man in the books, not a gay woman. There are other none-woke significant changes.
 
Watched half of the first episode, maybe a quarter.
Is it worth the time?

Sorry, will read the thread when I have a moment!
 
Hog-train said:
You're seeing things where there aren't. It is basically following the books.
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You need to take a course on this shit in the war room. I can sum it up like this.
We live in a post-Trump world now, where anything that isn’t a white man with a machine gun killing afghans playing the lead role is considered woke. If it’s not obvious, people are searching for woke with a microscope, all to take offense.
You’ll just have to get used to this new reality.
 
jimmas99 said:
You need to take a course on this shit in the war room. I can sum it up like this.
We live in a post-Trump world now, where anything that isn’t a white man with a machine gun killing afghans playing the lead role is considered woke. If it’s not obvious, people are searching for woke with a microscope, all to take offense.
You’ll just have to get used to this new reality.
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We live in a post Trump world, yet he is being inaugurated today?

ok then...
 
J_C said:
2nd season fell off, oof
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I still enjoyed it but it wasn't as good as the first. I do see a lot of people seem to think it fell off though. I am ready for it to end though and I don't think another 2 seasons is necessary. I might wait for both to come out before finishing it.
 
BangBang said:
Watched half of the first episode, maybe a quarter.
Is it worth the time?

Sorry, will read the thread when I have a moment!
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The first or early episodes are a bit boring to get past. It does get more interesting to the point where I wanted to watch Season 2.
 
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