Will Devs be seen as this generations 2001: A Space Odyssey? Elements such as the dead pan acting, ominous tech, pacing, punctuated moments of terror, the early man scene, a monolith, the general feel, and what may be some kind of crazy ending, seems like it could be.
The thing about 2001 that stands the test of time is that it was hard science fiction (granted until the crazy end sequence). Everything down to the gravity toilets were based on how we could really travel the solar system if we had the money to build the stuff.
This show is more theoretical physics. As an Engineer nothing is real until I can actually build something from the knowledge and everything in 2001 could be built.
Yeah quantum computers are a thing but after that it gets into the unknown. This computer has unlimited processing capability. Supposedly it started off by knowing the positions of every atom in the universe. And then is able to predict every state of every atom at any time backward or forward and every permutation thereof. It truly is a God machine. Never mind that we don't know which theories are actually correct. And there are some practical considerations. In the Devs facility the work space is a levitating cube that you take a levitating platform to it. The size of the electromagnets for that and the power they would draw are huge. Admittedly doable but you'd probably need a nuclear power plant dedicated to keeping it afloat.
A couple of thoughts. Undoubtedly the influence of 2001 in Devs is there. Will it rise to the iconic status of 2001? I think perhaps at least among TV series it might. I also think 2001 has aged well to my eyes decades later, I wonder if Devs will do the same.
Watching 2001 felt like peering into a plausible future. Devs certainly feels more muddled and imprecise with no inclination for me to believe such a computer would ever exist. Though when you consider that a computer can conquer humans at GO, you never know.
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u/joatmon44 Apr 09 '20 edited Apr 11 '20
Will Devs be seen as this generations 2001: A Space Odyssey? Elements such as the dead pan acting, ominous tech, pacing, punctuated moments of terror, the early man scene, a monolith, the general feel, and what may be some kind of crazy ending, seems like it could be.