I rarely live-tweet TV shows. I will on live events. I did for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special. But, somehow, I was drawn to live-tweet Almost Human from the start. I think I’ve only missed doing it once or twice, when I couldn’t watch in real time.

Even last week, when I was participating in a live Twitter chat at the same time the show was on, I managed to get a couple of tweets in, which enabled me to be included in Kristen Dyrr’s weekly GIF/Tweet recap.

Given that the show is from my favorite insane showrunners/sci-fi creative minds – Joel Wyman (Fringe) and JJ Abrams (Lost, Star Trek, everything awesome) – it’s not surprising how much I like it. Even with the episodes having been run out of order (which has muddied the storyline), there’s a compelling universe that’s been created here, with characters to match.

What we know so far (yes, spoilers ahead if you aren’t caught up):

• In this American city of 2048, there are two worlds: The one we have seen, and another on on the other side of “The Wall.” We don’t really know why The Wall was built and what it was built to keep out. It’s not that everyone on this side of The Wall is perfect, though the Chromes – genetically engineered folks – all seem to be here. And there’s still a police force with lots of crimes to solve, so it’s not even expected to be a nirvana. So what is so horrible on the other side of The Wall?

Theories include it being a separation between the haves and the have-nots (so far we haven’t really seen much poverty this side of the wall, so it’s likely at least partly that).  We know there’s no electricity over there, so are those the people who were on the wrong side of the tracks when all hell broke loose in society?

The parallels between how people regard the other side of The Wall in Almost Human match those of how many people today react to the thought of going to the “wrong part of town” – expecting mayhem and death to follow them just because they don’t know how anyone there lives. Another parallel to the haves & have-nots.

• There’s a lot of tension between Chromes and regular folk. And the fact that Stahl is a cop doesn’t seem to go down really well with other Chromes. We haven’t seen the people in charge yet, but I’d wager that most, if not all, are Chromes. They had to have some regular folk on this side of The Wall to do jobs they don’t want to do, so …

• Dorian’s line was decommissioned and the only two we know of that were resurrected were Dorian and Danica. Danica’s dead (though perhaps can be resurrected again?), and Dorian’s dreaming of a childhood he couldn’t have had. Except they were given synthetic “souls” – was Dorian’s soul that of a real person? Someone whose memories are starting to bubble up? Was that why the Dorians were boxed?

I don’t know what tonight’s episode is going to bring, but I hope it gives us a bit more insight to The Wall and where things are going. Dyrr helpfully has given a few tips on how to help push for a renewal tonight when it airs at 8 p.m. Eastern:

1. Tell your friends to watch, and live tweet. You never know when you may be quoted in my next article, or elsewhere! Networks are beginning to look more and more at live discussion events, especially since it indicates that people are watching live.

2. Next week, we will most likely be tweeting #AlmostHumanLives to push for renewal (for this episode, it was #RenewAlmostHuman). I’ll update this if that changes. Join the Almost Humaniacs Facebook group, and the Almost Human Task Force for more information, and for more Almost Human fun!

3. In addition, RewardTV is a Nielsen site that gives away prizes for taking TV trivia quizzes. Pay attention to the commercials during the finale, then take the quiz. You can only take the quiz the day after the show, and then it goes away… but they love when you get the questions about the ads correct. That means the advertisements are working, and that everyone is making money off the show. That’s the whole reason they want people to watch live… to make advertising money.

4. By all means, if you have a Nielsen box, you should definitely be watching live so that you’ll count in the ratings.

Let’s hope Almost Human gets the same chance Fringe did to gather steam and tell its story of a dystopian future.

Photo via FOX.