Just in case you happened to miss Roy and my musings on “Westworld” (1973), Michael Crichton’s animatronic amusement resort run amok, here it is again for your Saturday morning delectation.
Don’t forget, tomorrow night, Roy will welcome special guest Jimmi Simpson, who plays Will on the current HBO revival of “Westworld.”
“Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner” streams on Facebook every Friday and Sunday evening at 7:00 EDT.
Thanks again, Roy, for having me back!
Get set for another Classic Ross Amico double-feature.
First, at 6:00 EDT, we traverse the open seas, with an hour of music from films featuring tall ships – including selections from “Captain Horatio Hornblower” (Robert Farnon), “Botany Bay” (Franz Waxman),” “ Mutiny on the Bounty” (Bronislau Kaper), and “Windjammer” (Morton Gould) – on “Picture Perfect,” on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
Then at 7:00 EDT, so much for wide-open spaces! The intractable frontier closes in on itself, real fast, in Michael Crichton’s “Westworld” (1973). Roy Bjellquist and I discuss this dystopian nightmare of an amusement park gone horribly wrong, which laid the groundwork for today’s HBO hit revival as well as Crichton’s “Jurassic Park.” The conversation will be live-streamed on Facebook at “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.”
https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/.
The next time you get a computer virus, thank your lucky stars it’s not Yul Brynner with a six-shooter!
It’s wagons west this weekend, on “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.”
Delos Inc. invites you to visit Westworld, where all your fantasies are brought vividly to life. The experience promises to be both invigorating and rejuvenating – that is, until Yul Brynner goes rogue!
Roy Bjellquist and I will discuss Michael Crichton’s 1973 feature film debut, which explores the consequences of corporate recklessness and technology run amok. Of course, Crichton would later revisit the hazards of malfunctioning sci-fi amusements when he came to write “Jurassic Park.”
I hope you’ll join us for this live-stream analysis of “Westworld,” on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT.
Then Roy will ride solo, as he welcomes special guest Jimmi Simpson, who plays Will on the current HBO revival of “Westworld.” At three seasons and counting, “Westworld” in its television iteration has had more freedom to plumb deep into the story’s ethical and philosophical implications.
Simpson has also appeared on the sci-fi anthology series “Black Mirror” and in the most recent incarnation of “The Twilight Zone.” Roy and Jimmi will chat this Sunday evening at 7:00 EDT.
Enjoy both “Westworld” live-streams on the Facebook page of “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.”
https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/
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