Are you watching HBO’s new American sci-fi western thriller, Westworld? (Or at least trying to follow the twisted plot?). Based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film of the same name, Westworld isn’t your typical historical theme park. Intended for rich vacationers who pay to live out their western fantasies, guests are welcomed to the pioneer town by artificially intelligent “hosts”. The show is filled with strange time-travelling characters and has all sorts of dark and sinister undertones weaved into the plot– naturally I’m a little hooked. So when I came upon this old photo album in the University of California’s archives, I immediately found a spooky similarity.
