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  • What went wrong with the Alchemy of Souls season 1 finale

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    Alchemy of Souls (AoS) is an awesome fantasy K-drama on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it yet, do that first before reading the rest of this article. I really like the writing in AoS. Characters and setting are epic. In each episode, important things happen which move the plot forward, and subsequent episodes keep building…

  • Foundation

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    Apple TV recently put out a show loosely inspired by Asimov’s Foundation books. I was really excited and subscribed for a few months specifically to watch it. In general it is interesting TV, but it does not follow the original material, nor even respect the underlying philosophy of Asimov’s work. We’ll get to that later.…

  • I Am Not A Robot

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    I’m always on the hunt for a good robot story. For some reason, these seem hard to find. US and European artists tend to veer towards dark stories, where AI tries to take over the world and kill off humans (Robopocalypse) or where robots get abused (Westworld, Humans). On the other hand, Asian artists tend…

  • Humans 2.0

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    The second season of Humans is now available without extra charge on Amazon Prime. Yeah! Binge watched this week. Like the first season, it was an engaging story with interesting characters and problems. Here a few of the things it did right: Working out the relationship between humans and technology — This is really the…

  • Half-Broken Music Box

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    Recently I mentioned watching Plastic Memories. Another anime with similar theme is “Kowarekake no Orgel” (“Half-Broken Music Box”), though only about half an hour long. It’s the story of a guy who finds an old gynoid that has been thrown away. He tries to take care of her and make her happy, but she is…

  • Plastic Memories

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    Just finished watching “Plastic Memories”, a real tear-jerking robot love story. Imagine a nice version of “Blade Runner”, full of supremely innocent romance and deep love, and the inevitable loss that comes with limited lifespan. “Happily ever after” can be a very short time indeed.

  • Spice & Wolf

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    I’ve been home alone for the last couple of days. To fill the time and unwind from the stress of building at Bunker Hill, I started watching a random anime called “Spice & Wolf”. OMG! I’ve become an instant fan. Binge-watched all the episodes, and am now reading a novella that picks up where the…