The Original

This show got me instantly hooked on. Evan Rachel Wood is extremely beautiful and gorgeous. She acts well too. Ed Harris looks menacing . Many other characters get introduced and they act really well. The visuals are spectacular and the action sequences are brilliant. Anthony Hopkins is the icing on the cake. Brilliant show .I am loving this.

One of the Show's And Pilot's best features (much like Game of Thrones) is that it distances itself to such a degree from anything you've seen before, that anything could happen. The particularly brilliant spin here is that even as we hope to learn the rules, glitches and human interference are pushing those rules aside, so it becomes a wonderfully maddening game of "the more we know the limits, the less there are limits." It plays off of the disconnect it forces you to have by virtue of its own world creation, by shifting these limits, and throwing out your natural reaction to what you're watching. It becomes an amazing dance, as you watch a gunfight while realizing that you don't know what you're supposed to do with it really, or what watching it means. You're used to watching gunfights while knowing the good guys are going to win, but this is a whole new game. 'Westworld' straddles the future and the past of your imagination. In the first episode we get to see this 'Westworld' and it's inhabitants. Guns, Bots, Beautiful girls and an uncertain future make for potential gold with this show. As always HBO delivers in the drama department once again

Westworld gets one of the dream opening every series expects to get. The wonderful landscapes and the western background opening is the perfect opening it deserved. Great concept, good casting and amazing performances have delivered something really praise worthy. Evan Rachel Wood and Louis Herthum deliver master class performances which adds to the amazement because it is just the beginning and they have acted their heart out. This episode has the potential to blow your minds with the concept it is trying to tell which is beyond comprehension. The mystery factor and the secrets yet to be revealed adds to rje tension and excitement of the viewer. Surprise twists and the climax makes every viewer longing for more from the series.

Westworld is one of the most promising shows in quite some time. Its premise, cast, and crew involved show me this could be the next big thing for HBO. And if the premiere is any indication, it will be just that.

Jonathan Nolan, his wife Lisa Joy, and J.J. Abrams are the brilliant minds behind this TV series adaptation, and they do a nice job of incorporating many of Michael Crichton's intriguing ideas in the original film while also adding in some nuances as well. Although in the film version the 'hosts' are played more as antagonists, I appreciate the change in having them more as victims and/or toys for the guests. This change brings a good balance so that as audience members, we don't necessarily know who to root for.

Westworld boasts an impressive ensemble cast including Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth (yep, there's another one), and the great Ed Harris. The premise of the show opens the door for characters to die and come back, considering half are androids, but having big names also helps bring the show down to a more recognizable and understandable level. It's a dense show, but I don't expect anything different from a Nolan product.

The premiere sets up the promising idea that the androids/hosts have a possibility of malfunction due to Hopkins' and Wrights' programming issue. Of course, knowing where the movie ends up is probably a good indication as to the direction the show will take, but I like that it wasn't immediately clear. It's also nice to see that some of the main cast members are hosts. We didn't get to see a whole lot on them in the film, besides Yul Brynner, so I like seeing much more character development come from that angle.

This show is being billed as a Western Game of Thrones, and it now has a strong pilot to show for it. Plus, throw in a great score by Thrones' composer Ramin Djawadi and some incredible visual effects that could rival Thrones, we may have ourselves another Emmy winner. Here's hoping.

+Impeccable cast

+Another Nolan gem

+Score

+Nuances to the film's ideas

9.0/10

I loved the first episode, it's really promising. I loved the cast, theme and the background music as it felt so intense.

I'm looking forward to complete the Season 1.