I'll have to watch the Swedish series now that I've finished this version, but I really don't see the point of comparing the two as you have. "Synth" as short for "Synthetic" works just as well as "Hubot" does as short for "Human-bot" (which would make it "hew-bot", not "hoo-bot").
There are a lot of elements to like in this remake, and I'm sure there will be just as many in the Swedish series.
@dgw FYI -- the original is Swedish, they say 'who-bot', now 'heu-bot'... As you haven't seen the original, you can't really comment on a comparison.
@chaztv the vimo trailer looks lame IMHPO, and for a person who has not read the book, or seen the swedish series, this brit version was outstanding. Atleast se01 was ... have to see how to goes in the rest seasons ...
@sam9s I quote: "It wasn't adapted from a book, the creator (Lars Lundström) developed it as an original screenplay for Swedish television: www.svt.se/akta-manniskor/"
So what book you're talking about?
Shout by chazTVBlockedParent2015-06-23T01:22:21Z— updated 2016-12-05T01:29:09Z
It's OK -- they bought the rights to the concept and butchered the original 2012 Swedish version, appropriately titled 'Real' Humans ( https://trakt.tv/shows/real-humans ) - "Äkta Människor". It wasn't adapted from a book, the creator (Lars Lundström) developed it as an original screenplay for Swedish television: www.svt.se/akta-manniskor/
The original was outstanding, both seasons -- by the end of the 1st season of the remake, there isn't anything from the original plot -- it's been simplified and homogenized. The original, with English subtitles, can be found on Vimeo. As they've completely changed the story, no need to worry about spoilers... ;-)
"Real Humans" trailer: https://vimeo.com/35140857