"Mr. Robot" reviews are generally positive. The reception of the audience is also good with the show breaking its own record week per week.
This 2015 show is about a hidden group's initiative to take down the bad guys using their computer skills. These thriller from USA Network, featuring Rami Malek and Christian Slater in lead cast, may be fictional but the message it tries to send is real.
Most "Mr. Robot" review by entertainment websites talk about the show's timely storyline and an intriguing, provocative premise. Privacy is something many people are worried about today with some groups believing they are being monitored by the government.
Then, there are also vigilante hackers who can access one's private computer and use the information they gather against the owners. For "Mr. Robot" series creator Sam Esmail, scenes seen in his show reflects what's happening in the society. That anything a person put online can put him/her in danger or be used to bring him/her down.
"All the information that is online today translates to a tremendous amount of power and leverage that can be used against you," Esmail told USA TODAY on the set of "Mr. Robot". "With any system, once there is a reliance on it, then that becomes your biggest vulnerability."
"Given how much personal information we put online (through social networks, online shopping and other apps), it's amazing people aren't giving it all a second thought when you hear about these hacks and glitches," he added.
In a May report by the PEW Research Center, most Americans (54%) expressed disapproval on the US government's policy to collect telephone and internet data as part of anti-terrorism efforts. According to the survey conducted last year, the larger part of the population also think they don't have to sacrifice their private lives to be protected from threats. As to whether they think they are being monitored, 87% claim they are aware of the federal surveillance programs, with 25% - and 22% of adults overall - being forced to change their way of using technology.
Just recently, FBI cyber expert Michael Bazzell pitched in his "Mr. Robot" review. He said Sam Esmail understood hacking perfectly, which what makes the show look more accurate. When asked if it is portraying real life hackers just right, this is what he said.
"Hackers are not just misfits that live off of stolen credit card money. They have real jobs and real lives, but they also have a desire to make change and do the right thing-even if that does mean breaking the law. I don't think that the real world has a true understanding of these people. I think many think of them as these evil, dark criminals that just sit and laugh at the evil that they are doing. In reality, a lot of the hackers are real people, with real feelings and are relatable."
