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Unrelated, boring, ridiculous. I don't understand how this non-existent story became so popular that it got its TV show. The "Based on an original movie Psycho from 1960" is just clickbait, this story has nothing to do with the movie except the names of characters and location.…
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Bates Motel
“Together until the end.”
80%
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5
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Bates Motel (2013) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Bates Motel (2013) — a TV series tagged as Drama, Crime, and Mystery with tense and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coas… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing and weekend binge sessions. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 5 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Bates Motel 80% (1,752 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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Synopsis
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.
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- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2013-03-18
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 50
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 46786
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Unrelated, boring, ridiculous. I don't understand how this non-existent story became so popular that it got its TV show. The "Based on an original movie Psycho from 1960" is just clickbait, this story has nothing to do with the movie except the names of characters and location. Most of the episodes are filled with absurdly stupid and unrealistic plot twists which make the whole show boring and unpleasant to watch. The most common question asked every few minutes was "why". There are more fictional TV series that are at least entertaining, this one is not. After the first few episodes, I treated it like a background for surfing the net and even then it was painful to finish the first season. I won't continue even if it's the last thing left to watch because it's not only a waste of time but also energy - both electric and mine.
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