'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all too real

Re:'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all... by Unklejoe on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:12PM (#12550763)

They all had their quirks, but overall, they were all meant to be relatable to in their own way. Of course, some were really out there (Kramer, Soup Nazi, etc...), but I think Jerry, George, and Elaine were all kind of normal.

I believe that the show was so popular because many people saw connections between the characters and people they actually knew in real life. Compared to Mr. Robot, I would say that the characters in Seinfeld were far more normal.

So maybe relatable doesn’t necessarily mean normal, but that’s what I was thinking.

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Re:'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all... by wnevets on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:18PM (#12550814)

When the show started that was probably the case but as the seasons went on they became cartoon characters. I believe the finale was to show just how awful they and their actions were.

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Re:'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all... by Unklejoe on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:22PM (#12550849)

Yeah true. It seems like that's the trend for a lot of shows. The events and characters keep getting more and more ridiculous. I guess they have to keep introducing new things to keep the show interesting.

I think it’s starting to happen with Mr. Robot already. I liked season 1 a lot, but I’m not as big of a fan of season 2. I think they’re going too far with the whole “delusional acid trip” kind of thing.

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