InterArmaEnimSilentLeges

This documentary is mostly a lot of talk from Will Wheaton and Alex Winter. What they have to do with the production of 80s scifi I don't know, since they were kids at the time, but that's all they could get for this documentary, I guess. If you love Will Wheaton you'll love this documentary. It's basically just a 5 hour documentary about Will Wheaton. I don't like Will Wheaton so I don't like this documentary, but if that's your thing you'll love this one. And I'm not kidding when I say this thing is 5 hours long! Just scroll down and check out the length! It's 5 hours of irrelevant people talking about 80s movies.

This series is way too uncritical of the subject matter it presents. Any criticism brought up is quickly hand-waved away with "it'll be fine", and it feels like the quick negative arguments brought forth are simply there to provide the veneer of impartiality, while in reality the show is a cheerleader for Big Data. (Did Amazon sponsor this show?)

Also there are absolute no secrets revealed in this show. You've heard about it all before. With a show title like that, I was expecting something like a dark, investigative Netflix style documentary delving into the evil practices of Big Data corporations. Nope. None of that. Just surface level fluff stuff about how AI and Big Data is going to make life so much better, and that it's basically your Lord and Savior.

Oh, one last minor gripe: they keep confusing the terms AI and Big Data throughout the series. While they are adjacent and closely related, they are not the same thing. Not a huge complaint, I know, but it makes the people in the show look ignorant.

Gave up in the 3rd episode. A story that could be told in a Dateline episode is stretched out to 6 hours! And boy howdy do they ever stretch with absolutely anything they can think of. They've even invited amateur actors to come in and reenact reports and what not, just to drive up that good ole runtime. Like WHAT?!?! And don't get me started on that annoying producer/interviewer who insists on butting in and break the fourth wall all the time. She's unintelligible for viewer, and probably for the interviewee too. It all adds up to a frustrating BORING experience. I'm actually mad at myself for not turning it off sooner.

Stay away at all cost!