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Sense8 (a play on the word sensate / ˈ s ɛ n s eɪ t /) is an American science fiction drama television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix.
- There Are Eight Main Characters
- They're called "Sensates"
- The Wachowskis Are Sensational
- It Crosses Eight Different Genres
- It Sounds Like "Sensei"
- We only Have Five Senses — What gives?
- Eight Is in
- Eight Is Lucky
This is the most obvious reason for the whole eight thing. There are eight main characters in the cast, and they start to see — and sense, naturally — events from each other's lives. What their connection means will be revealed as the show goes on, but the title is clearly a reference to their octo-bond.
The tagline for the show is "Ordinary people reborn as 'Sensates.'" I don't really use the word "sensate" in my everyday life — in fact, I had to look it up — but according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary it says, "apprehended through the senses." Yup, that sounds about right for this series.
I'm a huge Wachowskis supporter, so I'd never call any of their movies bad. (Yes, I liked those Matrix sequels!) But, even when they're, let's say, not at their best, they still succeed in overloading the senses. (In a good way!) Take one of their less successful movies, like Speed Racer, (which, by the way, I saw in IMAX on opening weekend—and eve...
The Wachowskis were never ones to fit neatly into any given box. Now, they have eight boxes to play with, and for their audience to experience (or sense). "Sense8 is structured as essentially eight parallel 'shows' — each with a different genre and tone," James Poniewozik wrote in Time. I can see the Wachowskis being attracted to that kind of struc...
For anyone who had to take karate class in kindergarten, you know "sensei" is a respectful term for a martial-arts instructor. Andy and Lana "I Know Kung Fu" Wachowski seem a little obsessed with martial arts, so I'm sure they were tickled by the aural similarity.
Yes, we know our five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and feel. The Sixth Sense told us that the next sense is the ability to tune in to the paranormal, and others believe that the seventh sense is a psychic ability. So, I guess an eighth sense would be the ability to jump into someone else's mind and experience what they're experiencing?
Six is over. If Adam Sandler didn't ruin it with his Ridiculous Six project and its treatment of Native Americans, Sony will put the final nail in the coffin with its half-dead, Spider-Man-adjacent Sinister Six movie. Six is not a number you want to throw your lot in with right now. Instead, eight is ascendent, since Quentin Tarantino's Hateful Eig...
In some cultures, like Chinese culture for example, eight is a lucky number. And, with apologies to my poor beloved filmmakers, with the run of mixed-review movies they've been having, the Wachowskis need a little bit of luck right now. Hopefully Sense8will be the project we've all been waiting for. Images: Merie Weismiller Wallace/Netflix; sense8/...
- Marisa Lascala
Sense8: Created by J. Michael Straczynski, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski. With Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton. A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
- (164K)
- 2015-06-05
- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- 60
Jun 4, 2015 · Sense8, a play on the word “sensate,” follows eight strangers across the globe, each of whom are defined by their geographic location: London, Chicago, San Francisco, Nairobi, Mexico City,...
- Jessie Heyman
Jun 4, 2015 · Christina goes over 18 things you should know before you start devouring Andy and Lana Wachowski's new Netflix science-fiction series, Sense8
- Senior Author
Jun 6, 2015 · Netflix Original series by The Wachowskis is creating an online buzz of its own. Sense8 is a recently released Netflix Original series and it looks like it packs a weird punch. After the success...
Jun 3, 2015 · In Sense8, Netflix’s new series from Lana and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas), eight people from all over the world discover that they have a shared consciousness.
