Robocop: Prime Directives - Rare Interview with co-writer Joe O'Brien

The writer of Robocop: Prime Directives opens up about the production.
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[@underthemayo]

Follow Joe O'Brien on twitter: twitter.com/Joseph_OBrien My videos on Prime Directives: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6uUZ3uHj56lr6c

[@venjustice6666]

Yo Mayo can you do a God of War Ragnarök Valhalla DLC Review?

[@underthemayo]

@@venjustice6666 considering it for next week

[@ADAM_NORMAN]

Give us RoboCop: Rogue City 2.

[@pussthepupanddonkeythedog5135]

I bawled when Damien Lowe got bisected by the lasers. I felt so bad for the janitor who would have to clean up the mess.

[@DasNordlicht91]

I just imagine a scene with that janitor we see complaining about the Robocops always causing a mess cleaining up Damian's remains and complaining to himself that he's having to clean up after *another* OCP executive (suggesting that he cleaned up the bodies of those executives who all died in Part 3).

[@orinanime]

​@@DasNordlicht91I gotta wonder how long he's been working there. Maybe he had to clean up when Dick Jones splattered on the pavement.

[@samsanimationcorner3820]

@@orinanime dick splatter?

[@venomsward5497]

3 hours... But it felt like a second with eternity of human soul inside. I was laughing, I dropped a tear, smiled a lot. Man... I'm just speechless. I love both of ya, guys. Goosebumps even now.

[@underthemayo]

One of my favorite interviews for sure.

[@andrewsteele9165]

YES!!!!! i'm glad this mini series is getting some attention, got my ps2 christmas 2002 and days later dark justice and meltdown were the first dvds i bought. Is it flawed? Yes but they tried to tell a story and was more entertaining than the $100million remake

[@orinanime]

Is it flawed? Yes. Is it more entertaining than the remake? No

[@theonemantrainwreck]

Man this is so fascinating. Its so great to be getting some behind the scenes content on prime directives, this was actually my first exposure to robocop. Through this I found the original 87 film but I always had a soft spot for prime directives. The soundtrack is so underrated

[@mrblonde609]

"this was actually my first exposure to robocop" Sorry to hear that.

[@theonemantrainwreck]

@mrblonde609 I do have a bit of a soft spot for it though. I think my very first memory of the charictor was a toy island figure that was in my pre school so I think I was always aware of the charictor. But even though I'd only seen the prime directives when I was I'm high school I don't think I ever truly accepted it as "The robocop" cause I rember when I was asked if I had seen robocop and I seid no even though I saw the prime directives.

[@danielkennedy3972]

This is so cool! Thanks Mayo and Joe for doing this!!!

[@rowbownerd]

Thanks so much you guys for doing this!! I try to find the good parts in every iteration of RoboCop, 2014 being the toughest. Lol and I remember you guys interacting with the fans back in the day on RoboCop Archive or maybe it was RoboCop Central back then but it was before the premiere(s) but after the teaser trailer that had Robo visiting his grave and I expressed how much I adored that that scene or idea was finally being put to film and how much I loved Page’s performance in just that little snippet. It was the first interaction I’d ever had with someone who had anything to do with the franchise (I believe it was Julian) and the hype was real with some of us leading up to R:PD. It was a great time as a diehard Robo fan!

[@DavePoo2]

Thanks for this. I had never heard of prime directives until the critique video. It's really cool to hear how much love and effort went into the show, and the budget and time held the show back in many places.

[@LanceOmikron]

Watched through the whole thing. Really super fascinating to get this kind of a look into a production like this. Imagine if the original version of Prime Directives (particularly the second half, before it had to be rewritten) was adapted into a comic book. That'd be a really neat way to see that story realized.

[@WanderlustZero]

Mayo's reaction when Joe casually namedrops David Hayter and David reposting his content 🥰

[@orinanime]

Page Fletcher was in one more production after Prime Directives, in 2002. 'Haven't We Met Before?' Co-Starring Anthony Lemke

[@DasNordlicht91]

Kinda wonder if they played father and son again like on Robocop: PD.

[@OLDBChannel]

I'm glad for this interview, but I do think there's a trick being missed with how he can be progressed and not just end up on a scrap heap or locked in a dusty basement. I'm writing a lil fan-story myself that takes him on a different journey. Hopefully one day I can share it with the world.

[@orinanime]

Fun fact: John Cable/RoboCable - Maurice Dean Wynt, also appeared in an episode of RoboCop The Series. Episode 5. As the delusional villain, Captain Ethan.

[@SmoughTown]

Thanks for this Mayo and Joe - I really enjoyed the good points of this show and I think the character development was worth any issues. Thanks as well to Mayo for exposing me to this series and Robocop in general!

[@jdellabeat6245]

Great interview as always. Sat through the whole 3hrs and enjoyed the insight so much.

[@edtv2365]

RoboCable was a menace and a saint at the same time. I love his presence on the screen and he was a freaking powerhouse. Equipped with two Auto-9's! I wish there more RoboCable scenes.

[@orionpresley5921]

Please a Julian Grant interview would bee perfect !!!!

[@nxn3]

This was really good to listen to, enjoyed hearing the thought process from Joe's point of view, which did help me appreciate the show a bit more.

[@virtualsoran]

This was fascinating- thank you! I honestly could spend another 2 hours just asking this man more questions and hearing all these stories! You cou,d hold another interview! So many bits of good info. Great job, man.

[@BeatsByGamer86]

43:00 now i understand more of the easter eggs in "Rogue City"

[@icevast]

Wow! Congrats on the interview!

[@VeronicanPlay]

I watched this mini series about 10 years ago, when I was in a RoboCop craze and had to watch anything I could get my hands on. I decided to give it another watch after seeing your video on it and this interview, as my memory of it has faded with time. I binged all 4 movies yesterday, and my initial thought from back then still holds up today, its still really good. Of course you have to look past all the bad plot parts, the low budget production and studio meddling, and what you are left with is a passion project made by people who actually cared and took the material seriously.

[@CYPRUS008044]

This was great to listen too, really enjoyed your breakdown of the Prime Directives series. Have watched them a few times and really enjoy them overall. I smiled to myself when Joe mentioned The Guyver film in regards to to David Hayter, watched that film loads during the 90s and recently managed to get a DVD of the film

[@wrath231]

What a incredibly valuable interview! Please make sure you get it on all the platforms you can.

[@Jarms48]

I loved this series, I've been trying to find it for years. It's not perfect, but it's still the best continuation of the series.

[@masonedmunds]

I love this interview. It really illustrates the passion and level of thought that goes into creating anything. Even when things don’t pan out exactly how you’d imagined.

[@angelsackson]

WOW! Incredible effort getting this interview!

[@mrblonde609]

Incredible effort? The script writer is a total nobody by hollywood standards with 5 credits on imdb. He should've paid this channel for the clout he is getting.

[@OLDBChannel]

I hear that part about him emulating Cable, I think that was one of the strongest parts of the series, like his big brother he looks up to, he wants to be cable without the dishonourable part, then when he becomes Robocop that's the kind of gung-ho cop he becomes with the invulnerability and physical strength he probably admired about cable but on a massive scale. That was clever. Almost like cable would have been perfect for the Robocop program but Alex was the one who got it. I would love somebody to take a look at my robocop script concept (prototype) I only started it a couple weeks ago and I whittle away at it from time to time for fun... It's an old man Robocop story but more focussed on the possibilities of his evolution as opposed to him ending up a relic

[@user-rf8ns4tz1r]

Cool. Glad this happened for you. I remember being pretty critical of some of your earlier videos, because you went off on some odd things and seemed to have a hard time discerning well made games that achieved the goal they set out to do, yet, weren't your cup of tea, and saying they were objectively bad. But you have seemed to come a long way since then, and are able to now get the point across that while you may not enjoy it for certain reasons, doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. I honestly stopped watching for a while, but your Robocop reviews made me go back and watch a lot of stuff I missed and I can see you have clearly grown in that area of review. Clearly doing something right if stuff like this happens for you. Good job, glob....get it. Like a glob of mayo lol

[@underthemayo]

Thanks it took me a while to hone my approach and better communicate when I simply disagree with something or don't personally enjoy it, and the time when I genuinely think something is bad. I think I'm being clearer these days. Thanks for checking out what you've missed.

[@user-rf8ns4tz1r]

@@underthemayo No problem. I always thought you articulated well, but I just felt you were articulating on the wrong things in the early days. It's been cool seing the growth and that you didn't get uptight upon getting any criticism. I also feel you have done a good job at not just being a hate channel, like many channels who fall into that trap, but give frequent enough reminders and videos taking about why we love games and movies in the first place. Which can be hard these days. Especially with the state ]Hollywood is in.

[@underthemayo]

The only unfortunate this is people who exclusively click on my negative videos and then bitch about me not liking anything. They choose to ignore all my positive coverage. @@user-rf8ns4tz1r

[@user-rf8ns4tz1r]

@@underthemayo I remeber saying something to Upper Echelon about that, and he actually started doing more videos on stuff he liked. I really remember the video that rubbed me the wrong way was your review of Alien Isolation. A game I totally get people not liking. But I felt you went about how you expresse it all wrong and missed the point on several key things. But I honestly don't think you would make the video the same way today having caught up on a lot of what you have made. I honestly woulld love to see a new video on it should you ever go back to replay it. Who knows, maybe you may have a new appreciation for it. Not that I think you will like it if you really didn't click with it, but I know I have gone back to games or even some movies years later, and actuially felt the total opposite way than I initially did when I experienced them the first time. I just feel you would at least express how you feel differently. Like, I don't really click with the souls like games. I like them, but I can never stick with them. Not becuase they are hard, like i get all hyped and the endorphin rush when I beat a boss. But for some reason, after a day or two, I play something else, intending on going back, but then a year or so passes, and it's been so long, I feel like i need to start over, and the cycle repeats. lol I like them and can see they are well made, and can criticize what is good and bad, but, ultimately, they just aren't for me personally and i have a hard time articulating exactly why.

[@recordatron]

Tbh, when you were describing prime directives, even the "bad episodes" I found myself thinking "damn, this sounds good, especially the narrative and the emotional beats". I've just seen it's on Amazon Prime streaming in my region so I'll give it a watch for myself!

[@venomsward5497]

This is just a cherry on top of weird, strange but deeply beloved cake.

[@yututyre]

Brilliant 👍 one day when this series gets more love this will be the first in-depth conversation about it . Great job

[@FromGototheGo]

45 minutes in and I love this interview so much! big thank you to both parties for putting this highly interesting interview together. I always thought the RC PD mini series had potential but something just was off, being the aforementioned parts 3 & 4 (cyber-bio-virus). And it's very dissatisfying (as always) when executives turn down great ideas for the sake of action?! The Robocop Mythos was always about more than just action. If they spent more money on a more psychologically emerging script like the mentioned "Murphy AI Dream" and the psychological aspect of Robo struggling with his situation altogether and thus having more resources to refine the suit and helmet-off make up, it would have made it more appealing and appreciated among the general audience and fandom. The movies weren't just action and that made it so appealing. It's just sad how many times studios just dumb down movies with great potential. The new Robocop game just proved how this inner turmoil can be touching (the gliches, Robo seekng himself as Murphy in the reflection etc). I get goosebumps. I only wish with the AI technology we might someday see alternate creations of great stories. Once again, big thank you! looking forward to listening all the rest of this great interview 🎉

[@venomsward5497]

I loved every part of interview. Amazing insides, all struggles that authors has been through... Hater part was jaw dropping! But the ending got me good. I was smiling 😊 I will rewatch all episodes today!

[@glaeken_molasar]

When I saw this video pop out in recommendations I knew I was in for a lot revelations like a lot of goods getting cut from script and all due to budget, corporate input and all. Knew it. Such a great video.

[@zachthezombie]

I cant say this series was good but it had the odd moment I actually liked the scene in which cable and Murphy stumbled across the serial killer it had the right level of low key creepiness and build up also Murphy's son growing up to work for ocp is a nice touch to I think the areas it really falls apart is the stealth camo fast runny woman shows up or the guy with the ed209 arms

[@neonvoid]

i just watched the first episode the first time bc of this interview - underrated series, great story writing!

[@orinanime]

To clarify what Joe O'Brien said, the movies that eventually became X-Men 1 & 2 & Watchmen are not the scripts that David Hayter wrote. The scripts he wrote were essentially First Drafts and the movies were basically Draft 20, written by multiple other people. And Watchmen specifically is a different script entirely. Hayter wrote his script in 2001. Most of his script, including the changed time period, didn't make it into the 2009 script from Alex Tse. Also, absolutely, Guyver 2 is a goofy ridiculous entertaining action flick and David Hayter is enjoyable in it

[@fishhead_productions]

Excellent content, bro!

[@dominiclapinta8537]

There is subtlety in RoboCop 2, in that, it ia not a film about Eoboxop, but it is a film about Robocop 2, Cain. I pwrsonally really liked robocop 2 and it has some of the same themes in it, but they are told alightly differently.

[@ryanhowe6447]

Thanks for this interview and analysis of Prime Directives. Also thank you Joe for being interviewed and giving us a behind the scenes look at it. I am a HUGE Robo fan and have all of the movies, the TV series, the animated series, and Prime Directives. Out of them all, I’d rank Robocop 1 the best followed by Prime Directives. With all of the renewed interest in Robo with a new game, do you think they will ever make Prime Directives available on blu ray? I love my dvds but would happily upgrade my copies for blu rays. Thanks. Keep up the amazing work!

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

I’m an hour in and I’m loving the interview. Robocop PD is kind of like Alien 3 to me - the individual elements are great but they never quite materialize in the cohesive way that was intended. The production issues are evident in the final film, but I still have a soft spot for it. With context I can see some of the cyberpunk influences and ghosts of really good ideas than didn’t survive the process. Thank you both for giving us this insightful background on PD. It’s the only Robocop production I feel at least tries to evolve the character and keep to the original vision, even when not always succeeding.

[@capitanpepinillo]

Always great to have new content about the lesser known entries of the RoboFranchise. I always thought PD have flaws, but also a bunch of interesting concepts that other fans tend to forget. It moves things instead of retelling the same elements, and yet they didn´t went too far to alienate the viewers (something I think RebootCop did for a bunch of us). And Hi there Joseph! Of course I would listen to this 🤣

[@robkearsy2995]

Well thanks to this guy for writing it cause The Prime Directives mini series are up there with the 1st 2 movies.

[@leonbarry5403]

I remember really liking prime directives when i was a boy.

[@Right_Said_Brett]

Brilliant! Absolutely fascinating.

[@Supermann64]

Oh Sweet,awsome that it worked out😎👍

[@mlk22]

Joe needs to make a running commentary for each episode. :)

[@jimmyrolls37]

This was pure gold

[@zephyr8072]

I’ve always been with the both of you on this. Sure Robocop is cool but the character of Alex Murphy was always what was most interesting to me and it was always disappointing that aside from one scene in Robocop 2 and a couple of episodes of the series they never delved into thar again, and more importantly Murphy is far too stoic and robotic despite his evolution in the first movie. So I’ll always appreciate Prime Directives for that in spite of the jank. Hell I loved the stuff with Jimmy and his arc cause Murphy dealing with his family should be at the core of the story.

[@DasNordlicht91]

if nothing else, Prime Directives' ending with Robocop reconciling with his son and establishing that the titular directives are something that was always a part of him and not just mere programming is probably one of the strongest endings to any Robocop story ever, aside from the first movie's iconic ending.

[@joebob8713]

Awesome stuff, very insightful- loved the show when I was a kid. Man, that high sci-fi driven planned episode with Alex hooked up to the matrix-like construct sounded awesome! Crying shame that. Joe should’ve been given the 2014 reboot, would’ve loved to have seen what he could’ve done with it. Great guy. Say, I’d love to see a TSCC interview.

[@morestuff75]

I thought this series was hard to find because it isn’t the TV show. The TV show is something different and one of them is produced in Canada and the other one is produced in the United States. I did find it when I was on vacation in Arizona. I am a Canadian.

[@Fuuntag]

55:05 word you are looking for is “prescient”. 😊

[@underthemayo]

Thank you!

[@Fuuntag]

@@underthemayo thanks for the interview!

[@SammyRenard]

That's one thing that's always bothered me, a LOT of people (especially frank miller) missed the point of robocop: he's presented as a superhero, but he isn't one; he's about 20% of a man's remains inside a bulky machine. He was never a superhero and that's not how he was played out in the first movie, but then 2 and 3 and the shows went way into the superhero aspect down to how peter weller moved and acted in 2. That's one thing that bummed me out in those shows that Prime Directives did way better, despite all its faults.

[@plagueseer]

Now I want a Prime Directives remake

[@michaelparylak5649]

I wonder if there was an action figure series for prime directives. I know there was obviously one for the animated series. Even one for the short lived TV show

[@virtualsoran]

Also kudos for bringing back the Avril eye makeup joke XD

[@underthemayo]

No joke :)

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I feel that they could have kept the Lewis in hospital scene (obviously to explain she was going to live) and STILL kept the "Murphy" line also they could have shown him patrolling the streets having accepted what he has become, as if to say - once a cop always a cop.

[@Cynnthetic]

Watch the remake again. It’s aged extremely well and was much much better than people claim.

[@mrblonde609]

Would watch the remake 10000 times before i would watch Prime Directives again. PD is just hot garbage.

[@magnaknight2508]

Take what works from Prime Directives and turn it into a limit series comic. The story deserves another look and be expanded on.

[@capitanpepinillo]

I always thought about that. The RoboCop 2 & 3 scripts were adapted as comic books, and I thought PD would make a really good comic. I had the chance to read the drafts and the second half were way different from the TV miniseries. I think a comic adaptation would rule, but sadly I´m not sure if Boom! (if they still have the rights) would make anything with it, since we didn´t have any comic in years.

[@michaelparylak5649]

I understood the necessity for the storytelling but I was a bit sad and by the Robocable's sacrificing himself. I honestly would have liked to have seen more stories in a world where there were two men in that predicament of being part machine. In retrospect I suppose it would have sold in some of Alex Murphy's fire.

[@daesplays8737]

I find it interesting how commonly accepted it is now that the Other World is a parallel dimension that doesn't really interact with the real world, when in the first game, even tho it was (purposely) questionable early in the game, eventually it was made quite clear that it was real and would take over the real world if it wasn't stopped. I think this is just the result of the many sequels the series got. It wouldn't really make sense for the Other World to actually exist and having, at least partially, taken over the real world in the first game in the context of the sequels, because then questions arise. What happened to the town's inhabitants? Does the police know about this? Or anyone else for that matter? Such a thing would've been in the news pretty fast, and even if it was covered up by the government or something, surely they would've made sure to have soldiers guarding the area or something afterwards.

[@underthemayo]

What the hell are you talking about?

[@daesplays8737]

@@underthemayo I have no idea how this comment ended up in this video but I'm gonna leave it like that because it looks hilarious.

[@bigbobrossa8524]

Would love to listen to all this but 3 hours, Sheesh

[@Johnnydude140]

Then listen to it. Or don't.

[@rjgd4626]

Robos arch was never the problem with prime directives. It was always the production :/ it's a shame, it's a really great Murphy story.

[@TrenchMan93]

It is given the time and studios behind it. We still appreciate it, but we wonder if this could be done better today.

[@Draliseth]

... were you on the RoboCop Archive forum back in the day? The production company commissioned MindChamber (Jose Ortiz, an at the time Newgrounds animator) to do a short promotional cartoon. For a lot of people it was best thing that came of Prime Directives.

[@underthemayo]

I was not. First time hearing of it.

[@orinanime]

The remake is waaaay better than detractors say

[@orinanime]

In regard to the remake - Here are my thoughts, as well as other reviews. LONG POST BUT I HOPE PEOPLE READ IT REVIEWS - "to give director Jose Padilha and his scriptwriters their due, the new version goes out of its way to distance itself from the original. Junking Verhoeven’s sledgehammer satire and outrageous ultraviolence in favour of real-world politics and 12A thrills, this is a slicker, shinier, admittedly inferior affair. But with a strong cast, a roaring pace and at least one genuinely unforgettable scene, it’s by no means a write-off." "Its dedication to touching on tough questions - about will and self-determination, about drone warfare and necessary force, about the power of the media over public opinion - is admirable, and the script has a certain blunt wit." The Hollywood Reporter: The film presents "civics lessons right from the start as a Fox News-like channel, anchored by slick-haired Pat Novak (Samuel L. Jackson, clearly having fun), covers the deployment of the latest robotic drones in a war-torn Tehran. Unabashedly biased, Novak extols how effectively robotic manufacturer OmniCorp's huge, menacing ED-209 droids and the man-sized EM-208s search a street for potential insurgents - that is, until some suicide bombers go on the attack and the live feed is cut when a droid kills a kid brandishing a knife. Back in the studio, expository dialogue smoothly unfurls how the U.S. Congress is resisting efforts to deploy OmniCorp robots for homeland security" "Keaton pitches the menace just right, somewhere between Steve Jobs and Dick Cheney for his alpha-shark villain." Variety says: "Just as the bleakly cynical liberalism of the original “RoboCop” was ideally suited to Verhoeven’s European perspective, so the new film benefits from a foreign helmer’s distance as it sends up American right-wing security concerns with a mostly straight face." AND "Rather than the chirpily delivered evening-news bulletin of the original, however, we’re now tuned into “The Novak Element,” a Fox News-style outlet for the heated political commentary of Pat Novak - a Rush Limbaugh-like figure played by Samuel L. Jackson, and an unreliable Greek chorus of sorts for the film. " As for the cast: "Kinnaman lacks the lithe wryness Peter Weller brought to the 1987 film, but has his own cool authority, while Keaton is a reserved, genuinely off-putting villain, leaving the maniacal business to a ripe Jackie Earle Haley as OmniCorp’s chief militarist. Best in show, handily, is Oldman, whose tender ruefulness as Norton does a good deal of the film’s emotional legwork." MY THOUGHTS - One of the first things detractors of the remake like to jump on is the rating. Like, an R Rating is somehow inherently better. The best thing about Robocop is its thematic elements. None of that gets lost with a PG13 rating. The R rating does absolutely nothing for the actual story. Gore and f-bombs and hookers doing blow don't add to the plot or character development. The things I LOVE about the original were the sharp social commentary and the man/machine story. And the new movie delivered in spades in that regard. A big part of the original RoboCop is it's graphic violence. The violence is purposefully excessive and brutal. It adds to the satire. It wouldn't be as potent with less violence. And while the over the top gore contributed to the satire, it doesn't ACTUALLY affect the story in any way. And the story, the man/machine dynamic/drama, and socio-political commentary is the reason I enjoyed BOTH movies. I love the satire and dark humor of the original. But the sequels illustrate that the satire and weirdly dark humor wasn't what made the first one so great. They leaned so heavily into the satire that the sequels became goofy comedies that lacked any of the heart and storytelling of the original. On the subject of the sequels, the 2nd movie proved that just because you have an R Rating, doesn't mean that you'll also have anything resembling mature thematic elements. The original provided commentary about the corporate privatization of American politics, consumerism, corporate greed and corruption, and society's desensitization to violence. All while delivering an excellent man/vs/machine story of Alex Murphy regaining his humanity. The remake provides commentary on American jingoism, Corporate interference with global (primarily domestic) politics, corporate greed and corruption, and police corruption. But without the satirical slant. Because the remake tells its story without the satire. I also loved the new characters in the remake. I love Michael Keaton's greedy egotistical CEO Sellars. I liked his two smarmy corporate underlings. The female second-in-command could have made for a good villain in the sequel. I would have liked to see Jennifer Ehle (the second-in-command) promoted to one of the villains and Jay Baruchel as her OmniCorp lackey. With OCP stepping in to clean up OmniCorp's mess. RoboCop could be dealing with more corporate and police corruption. Gary Oldman was good as the sympathetic Dr. Norton. Samuel L Jackson was fun as Novak. I liked Jackie Earle Haley as the military tactician. I liked that the Murphy family was more involved in the plot. I loved the new redesigned silver suit. Not the all-black redesign, just the silver. I also really liked the updated look for ED209. I enjoyed most of the action sequences in the movie (except for the blackout assault segment). His final assault on OmniCorp HQ against the Squad of ED209s was very entertaining. I especially enjoyed the early sequences showcasing the difference between Murphy's abilities when he was in control as a human-cyborg compared to when he was essentially a robotic puppet. I enjoyed how this movie focused on the split between Alex Murphy's mind and OCPs control over his mind and body via his new programming. It's especially unnerving when they reprogram his brain to make him think he's still in control while effectively turning him into another one of their drones. I liked seeing him slowly override his own programming. It was handled in a completely different way from the original, and I like them both. The movie had plenty of flaws, to be sure. I'd rate it a 7/10. I'd argue that it's the only good follow-up in the franchise. Everything after the spectacular original movie ranged from mediocre to absolutely abysmal.

[@michaelparylak5649]

I might be able to shed some light on where Paige Fletcher might have ended up. In the summer of 2005 I was working for a convenience store that was undergoing renovation. There was a gentleman from corporate there once taking inventory and I inquired to him that he looked like Paige Fletcher so much I thought he might be him. He insisted he was not 🤔😁

[@seanodeli7031]

I’m really curious if the original script to this series has survived.

[@orinanime]

Prime Directives can be easily summed up as: Great in premise and concept. Failure in execution.

[@83aber1]

Great interview! Rogue City should have been Robocop 3.

[@mikekz4489]

I gave Prime Directives a watch over the summer when I found it on Tubi. When I first saw it on the Sci-Fi Channel, I found it to be cheap looking and just disappointing. After watching it again I do appreciate some of the good ideas in the mini-series.

[@JamesCarmichael]

problem with movies is you have two hours to establish a character, put that character in a physical/moral/philosophical dilemma and resolve it. Verhovan is very good at doing that as are directors like John McTiernan. A series can do more and while I think Prime Directives wasn't great it certainly had some strong points to it.

[@pedroariel2204]

Mayo, will u do a video on quan chi ?

[@underthemayo]

Can't say. I haven't tried him out. Got side tracked by Valhalla

[@pedroariel2204]

@@underthemayo Oh I see. He is very different from the past games , since u are a reiko main I think u would like him

[@Jasdewisafarmer]

mayo thoughts on the god of war dlc

[@underthemayo]

Incoming

[@siegebug]

1:05:06

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

This adult television version DOESNT capture the...atmosphere/tone of the original film. the reasons being - they seemed to see their offering as being...Wild west type stuff, with a very weak tea music score, very Spaghetti Western, in style (the music by Basil Polidoris was VERY IMPORTANT in the first film to get across awesomness) just one of the many important ingredients, that made ROBOCOP a classic. Cable has a kind of...Cow boy aura about him like some 18th century gun fighter, toting TWO guns at once, and our hero REALLY NEEDED a machine nemesis, even if it couldnt be 209, Cable wasn't enough, also it was right to include Media breaks, but they didn't seem all that funny to me, but the first...4 episodes were interesting, after that it became far fetched, & chaotic, with too much urban War fare.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

No, it's not. Murphy is still a slave at the end, and yet the emphasis of the filmmaking style at that point is optimistic and Western-like. You can't call a film a particular genre based on a meta-analysis. Only the events in front of the camera determine genre. Attempts by anyone, including writers, to introduce their thoughts, feelings, and purposes into the mix are irrelevant. You said what you said and did what you did, now live with how it's perceived.

[@purebaldness]

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Creamy Beamy

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@@friendlyneighbourhoodgoji786 Irish

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@@purebaldness Of course

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@@friendlyneighbourhoodgoji786 a connoisseur's choice, sir.

[@DerivativeWorker]

You recommended an overhyped miniseries on scifi and it was horrible, ruining your friendships and faith in the brand. We've all been there, right girls?

[@hundinger1]

I'm not even a big robocop fan and have never seen prime directives and I listened to the whole thing, very interesting discussion.

[@jakepaulpound-for-pound9418]

I love it! 😻