Utopia (US Version) Amazon Prime

[MenacingMonk]

Glad I forgot about this shyt.

 

[Carl Tethers]

They should just go ahead and wrap up the original series in a graphic novel. The remake was dogshyt

 

[old pig]

watching the UK version now...didn’t realize how “appropriate” it would be with COVID happening but I had no idea what the series would be about...just heard it was good...halfway thru the first season...I think a US version could work if it’s on prime as far as the dark/grim nature of the show...but there’s also a dark comedic “charm” that lends itself to a lot of british television shows that I’m not sure it will be able to capture...the music/score is great to...leads to a lot of great tension...I’ll more than likely finish the first season before the weekend

*edit*

oh wow it dropped on prime already?

maybe I’ll watch it after I finish the whole series for the original

 

[luckyse7enz]

Just finished the US version yesterday and, from the sounds of this thread, the UK version seems to be a must-watch. I was planning on moving on to binging "Top Boy" on Netflix afterward, but that may have to wait.

I sought this thread out without knowing it was already cancelled and for some reason, I assumed this was more popular. I was hoping to see what the discussion was about Mr. Rabbit's master plan because it's been eating at me all day...

...especially given what's going on in the world right now.

 

[EQ.]

Good. No one asked for this. We wanted a season 3. This was wack.

 

[EQ.]

Just finished the US version yesterday and, from the sounds of this thread, the UK version seems to be a must-watch. I was planning on moving on to binging "Top Boy" on Netflix afterward, but that may have to wait.

I sought this thread out without knowing it was already cancelled and for some reason, I assumed this was more popular. I was hoping to see what the discussion was about Mr. Rabbit's master plan because it's been eating at me all day...

...especially given what's going on in the world right now.

Spoiler: SPOILER/ THE MASTER PLAN

The whole plan is to control the population without having to "kill" a lot of people. By rendering a lot of the population infertile, people would just naturally die off and only a small sub-population would be able to reproduce. I haven't watched the US version so I don't know if they covered this information but this was the plan in the UK version.

 

[luckyse7enz]

Spoiler: SPOILER/ THE MASTER PLAN

The whole plan is to control the population without having to "kill" a lot of people. By rendering a lot of the population infertile, people would just naturally die off and only a small sub-population would be able to reproduce. I haven't watched the US version so I don't know if they covered this information but this was the plan in the UK version.

Spoiler

Yeah, Mr. Rabbit explains it in the finale of the US version. Of course, it's absurd but I went to work later and couldn't stop thinking about it because....I could actually see a significant number of people getting on board with a plot like that, especially this past year.

Then, of course, I thought about the vaccine we have coming out now and my mind wandered, but I'm not really one for conspiracies. However, I was so intrigued at the concept that I had to know what other people thought about it.

 

[EQ.]

Spoiler

Yeah, Mr. Rabbit explains it in the finale of the US version. Of course, it's absurd but I went to work later and couldn't stop thinking about it because....I could actually see a significant number of people getting on board with a plot like that, especially this past year.

Then, of course, I thought about the vaccine we have coming out now and my mind wandered, but I'm not really one for conspiracies. However, I was so intrigued at the concept that I had to know what other people thought about it.

Spoiler

When I was watching the UK version, the reasoning behind the plan is even made certain protagonists switch sides. This idea has probably been toyed around with by those with power. Africa for sure has been a testing site with all the "humanatarian" aid coming in with vaccines that do more than they should. I woulnd't even call it a conspiracy but a foregone conclusion that at some point we will run out of resources for a lot of humans. What happens though is those who start off with genuine intentions either lose their way and begin to consolidate power, so what was initially a " lets reduce population to prevent all out catastrophe" could potentially turns into " I don't like this certain group of people, lets make sure we reduce how many of them exist"

 

[FeloniousMonk]

On ep4 season 2 of UK version.

Watched US version on strength of this thread.

I personally thought it was kinda dope.

Yet after watching the UK version, I see where the US version drags on etc.

The writing a lot more convoluted.

What I did like was the use of the comics more in the US version.

Spoiler

And now I see the ridiculousness in writing in Jessica killing Becky, the reason for splitting the original character in two, to add a "spin" or "layer" to the Jessica Hyde character.

 

[Jax]

On ep4 season 2 of UK version.

Watched US version on strength of this thread.

I personally thought it was kinda dope.

Yet after watching the UK version, I see where the US version drags on etc.

The writing a lot more convoluted.

What I did like was the use of the comics more in the US version.

Spoiler

And now I see the ridiculousness in writing in Jessica killing Becky, the reason for splitting the original character in two, to add a "spin" or "layer" to the Jessica Hyde character.

remember to spoiler tag

 

[bigdaddy88]

I liked the u.s version,easier to understand and relate....sadly no season 2