How a Room Full of Lifeless Westworld Robots Inspired Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown

On one occasion when Charles Yu served as a writer for the dystopian sci-fi TV series “Westworld”, he visited the set and observed numerous actors lying stark-naked on the floor, portraying damaged robots awaiting reactivation. As he recollects, “Those are human bodies spread out on cold metal racks – and that’s someone’s occupation.” He added, “They come here to apply body makeup, remain motionless for hours in a 60-degree setting.








