Drama · Gimlet
by Gimlet
Helen’s always dreamed of ditching her hometown, so when she lands a job at the company that makes Sandra, everyone's favorite A.I., she figures it’s the next-best thing. But working behind the curtain isn’t quite the escape from reality that Helen expected.Sandra stars Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, with Christopher Abbott, Avi Rothman and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Sebastian Silva; written by Kevin Moffett and Matthew Derby; executive produced by Mimi O'Donnell; produced by April Lamb, Katie Pastore and Matthew Boll; associate produced by MR Daniel; sound design and editing by Ryan Billia; mixed by Matthew Boll; score by Daniel Brunelle; Special thanks to Mary-Kim Arnold, Eli Horowitz, Corinna Vallianatos and Alex Blumberg. Sandra is a production of Gimlet Media.
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The voice acting and well-structured plot here are great. The characters feel real and the "Sandra" concept is close enough to Google to be recognizable... and frightening. It builds to a tense, and unexpected climax, but then... what? Somehow the ending leaves me wanting more, and not in an "Encore!" way, but in a "Wait... that's it?" way. Perhaps more episodes are planned, or maybe I was in the mood for a novel and checked out a novella. Oh well. Still worth a listen.
I am so happy I found this podcast! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for. The storyline perfectly entangles romance, drama, comedy, and action. It features some of my favorite actresses which is a major added bonus! I love that it acts out a solid storyline, but I just wish it ended on a more conclusive note. Please, for the love of god, release a season 2. I listened to all of season 1 while filing through my 2019 taxes so now I’m just sitting here covered in paperwork 🤷🏽♀️
Really good, great story! But Gimlet has got to get their ads figured out. The finale’s Hendicks Gin ad was 3 MINUTES long! Whose idea was that?! That’s an infomercial, that’s actually anti-advertising. I think Im going to gag on every time I hear Hendicks Gin from now on. But otherwise, great podcast.
This is an incredibly well written story that provides commentary about how our society interacts with AI, and how that influences our lives. I cannot stop listening and I am anxious for the next espisode!
I really really wanted to love Sandra. There are some moments that are beautiful and pure and really express the curiosity and drive of humans to learn. But I just felt like the show didn’t have any action, or much a story to follow for that matter. I just kept waiting for things to really get started. And when they finally did, there was only one episode left. And I don’t really feel like it ended or like the story concluded. It just kind of stopped. I would absolutely love for this to get a season two and complete the story, though.
I would’ve given this 5 stars because the story line is super cool! But there are so many ads, it feels like the actual episode is 10-15 min. And it’s not like the ads are at the beginning or end of the episode. They at the beginning, end, and scattered throughout the episode itself. I’m honestly considering just moving into another podcast because constantly having to fast forward is getting really ridiculous.
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