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Ann Droid the TV show - somewhere to chat about it

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HI all
What really stood out to me about the recent BBC TV comedy series Ann Droid is how much the robot character feels like an accidental metaphor for the autistic experience. Watching a character try to navigate the world by logically analyzing social rules, copying behaviors to fit in, and managing literal interpretations of language feels very familiar. And I admit I found that a little unsettling.
Underneath all, I experienced it as it's a really sharp social commentary about how growing old has become in our society.  Massive gaps in social support and the way techno fixes are being looked to to patch over an overstretched social care.  Also how family and informal social care networks are overstretched too for supporting their loved ones.
I am maybe overdoing my analysis, but I'd suggest that it manages to be a profound, dark critique of modern social isolation whilst still managing to maintain its warmth as a light comedy.
And in my opinion less "cringemaking" than some of Dianne Morgan's other work...
Oh and it made me laugh too!
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  • I haven't got a TV license so I managed to watch just the first two episodes at a friend's house. My friend is NT and while I was laughing most of the way through, I did notice that she wasn't laugGrimacingng quite as much. I just loved watching the straight forward logical interactions. I did recognise myself in some of the interactions too.Grimacing  Maybe the sad parts came later but the two episodes I watched were heart warming and funny. I think the main characters were strong enough without the addition of the son and daughter in law who IGrimacingound a bit cringe.Grimacing I am pleased to hear a new series has been commissioned.Tada

  • in reply to Lonehare12
    Lonehare12 said:
    think the main characters were strong enough without the addition of the son and daughter in law

    Yes, I thought that too.

  • in reply to Marianne72

    I didn't really enjoy the son and daughter-in-law characters at all. They confused me, as he was taken advantage of, but then wasn't a particularly likable character either. They were very flat villans, and of no consequence, where as the people from the shop were all quirky and interesting. The pervert husband who got the sex robot was very creepy. (A bit harsh but the way he kept leering at the female robots wasn't nice, nor the way he wanted a 'stupid' one that he could feel superior over). I would rather they weren't brought back in the next series, but am affaid they probably will be.

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  • in reply to Marianne72

    I didn't really enjoy the son and daughter-in-law characters at all. They confused me, as he was taken advantage of, but then wasn't a particularly likable character either. They were very flat villans, and of no consequence, where as the people from the shop were all quirky and interesting. The pervert husband who got the sex robot was very creepy. (A bit harsh but the way he kept leering at the female robots wasn't nice, nor the way he wanted a 'stupid' one that he could feel superior over). I would rather they weren't brought back in the next series, but am affaid they probably will be.

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