Brandon Johnson and Brian Mitchell sit down to gush about Westworld, their new favorite show. They talk about the creative talent behind it, the moral implications of the show's premise, and reminisce about the phenomenal soundtrack.

Brandon Johnson and Brian Mitchell sit down to gush about Westworld, their new favorite show. They talk about the creative talent behind it, the moral implications of the show's premise, and reminisce about the phenomenal soundtrack.


00:01:43 | Spoiler-free

Blend of science-fiction and western
Artificial Intelligence
Free-for all world

What will people do when there are basically no consequences?

Based loosely on the movie from 1973
Lisa Joy – IMDb
Jonathan Nolan – IMDb
Revamped by Jonathan Nolan (of Christopher Nolan fame) and Lisa Joy
Story editor: Charles Yu (of Sorry Please Thank You and How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe fame)

Charles Yu – Wikipedia

00:11:32 | Spoilers!

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Attributions

Our Theme Song: Free Music Archive: Beat Doctor – Organic (electric edit)
Songs from the Westworld Soundtrack used in this episode for illustrative purposes:

This World
Sweetwater
House of the Rising Sun
Back to Black
Main Title Theme – Westworld
Reverie
Freeze All Motor Functions


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