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Just got an email notification that this is on Netflix. Added it to my List.
After 3 years of doubting the Netflix algos suggesting I would 98% love lovesick, finally gave in.
It's pretty fucking brilliant, mates. Got a bit of nostalgia thing going for it, plus some solid narrative of the human condition. Plus glorification of all the self-destructive shit things we all used to do that we regret, but secretly kind of look back on with fondness.
It's pretty fucking brilliant, mates. Got a bit of nostalgia thing going for it, plus some solid narrative of the human condition. Plus glorification of all the self-destructive shit things we all used to do that we regret, but secretly kind of look back on with fondness.
Black Mirror season 4 was pretty great! Not all of the episodes were the best, but solid all around.
Edit: just for season 4, I would recommend any of the episodes, but you can skip Arkangel - a similar plot was used in an earlier episode, but they didn't explore new ground - USS Callister was fun, Crocodile was fucked up, Hang the DJ was an interesting love story, Metalhead was dark and short, and Black Museum was long and also fucked up
Edit: just for season 4, I would recommend any of the episodes, but you can skip Arkangel - a similar plot was used in an earlier episode, but they didn't explore new ground - USS Callister was fun, Crocodile was fucked up, Hang the DJ was an interesting love story, Metalhead was dark and short, and Black Museum was long and also fucked up
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I have a Black Mirror question, which anyone should feel free to answer not just Anvil:
By mistake the first episode I watched was S3E1,* where Bryce Howard is in the social media ranking dystopia, and the problem is I hated it. Once I saw the episode's first 5 minutes the rest of it was completely obvious, including it's heavy handed message which was hardly revelatory.
So, knowing I hated that, do you think I still might like the other episodes, or is that pretty much how they are? If that is representative, btw, my apologies for being dismissing of something that many enjoy, but that's how it goes. No accounting for taste, and all that.
* I meant to watch starting in S1E1 but this was the episode that Netflix fed me, and I wasn't paying attention. I guess they figure it doesn't matter if you watch in order so they jumped me into the most recent season at the time.
By mistake the first episode I watched was S3E1,* where Bryce Howard is in the social media ranking dystopia, and the problem is I hated it. Once I saw the episode's first 5 minutes the rest of it was completely obvious, including it's heavy handed message which was hardly revelatory.
So, knowing I hated that, do you think I still might like the other episodes, or is that pretty much how they are? If that is representative, btw, my apologies for being dismissing of something that many enjoy, but that's how it goes. No accounting for taste, and all that.
* I meant to watch starting in S1E1 but this was the episode that Netflix fed me, and I wasn't paying attention. I guess they figure it doesn't matter if you watch in order so they jumped me into the most recent season at the time.
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Yes, I think the other episodes are certainly worth a shot - they all have different directors and writers so they can be very different from one another - it doesn't matter the order you watch, which is the nice thing about the show
I will say that some of the episodes will start by being heavy handed with the message, but it's supposed to be sometimes - they lay the groundwork for how the rest of the topic/technology/etc can get out of control when taken too far - on the other side of the spectrum, South Park does this very well too - they give you something relate-able, easy to understand, and just keep taking it more and more over the top
no mistake on which to watch first. They are all independent, with maybe the slightest thread connecting stories being some of the technology used within the balck mirror universe ( what comes to mind is the eye implants which is the main feature of one of the episodes also comes back occasionally on other episodes in semi-minor ways).
That episode was heavy handed, ill agree, but to say you hated it, then I don't know how my tastes compare with yours. I enjoyed it for the story it was telling. If you want to skip around to what I think is the best episode, watch San Junipero. Hands down my favorite. You get tossed in the story with no explanation, watch watch watch, then the reveal comes, then you get the feels. If you hate that or see the reveal as trite then i don't think we got the same tastes and the rest of the show might not be for you. But be warned that is what i think is the top episode. The rest will fall in between the one you watched and that one for how predictable they are or how heavy handed the message it (some might even be worse). But they are all watchable to me, I wouldn't say I hated any so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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Definitely stick with it, the first couple seasons and the christmas special were produced by british TV and not Netflix, so they have a little bit different feel that you might prefer. I've skimmed a couple of the Netflix episodes where the actors and theme just weren't my thing, but then other entries have been completely captivating. There's no connection between them beyond little "easter eggs" so you can easily skip around.
This one was excellent and caused me quite a bit of (still unresolved) philosophical confusion.
Also, the whole first season was great, with S1E1 setting a bar that just exceeded any expectations. Of course, I haven't watched S1 since whenever it came out on Netflix, but that episode hooked me on the premise from jump street.
I've found the last two seasons less good. The starship one was kind of good this season, and I sort of, kind of liked "hang the DJ". Black Museum and the others were garbage-y and lacking gravitas (ridiculous complaint, I know).
See above. I thought it was fucked up, lacking complexity, and fucked up only for the sake of being fucked up. Complete non-sequitur in the context, even given prior complaints.
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Agreed - I did like the first short-story, though - shit made me laugh
So figured it out finally. Lovesick is high fidelity in serial form without the blatant hipster soundtrack. I mean, they have it. But it’s not a plot element.
Everything Sucks - 1 episode in and I’m kind of digging it.
2 in and I love it.
Way different but sort of a Red Oaks vibe (stellar show, as certainly noted elsewhere).
Way different but sort of a Red Oaks vibe (stellar show, as certainly noted elsewhere).
4 episodes .total winner. Love. It. Cute and nostalgic .And beautifully weird.
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Im a huge fan of Master of None, some episodes can get quite "political" but its pretty hilarious
I just finished Dark on NFLX. I enjoyed it. It kind of has a thriller/mystery story going episode to episode and makes you wonder whats going on and who is behind it; releasing the information in drips while developing the charecters. It's in german with dubs. I can't speak to the dubbing quality as i turned it off and went with subs as i usually do.
I really liked the interweaving of characters lives past & present within this little forest town. You get to see main characters as they were as teenagers then how their choices lead them to be who they are in their adult lives. You get to see the present day elderly as they were being the parents to the main cast and how their actions perpetuate the issues currently going on.
I really pull for all of the characters to be okay despite the decision they make. No one is inherently evil they are all relatable as what you'd expect normal people to do despite the sometimes fantasy things going on around them. And I love the grim overtones going on throughout the show. I don't know why; I just do. Feels like what i'd expect living in a tiny german forest town where everyone knows everyone.
I really liked the interweaving of characters lives past & present within this little forest town. You get to see main characters as they were as teenagers then how their choices lead them to be who they are in their adult lives. You get to see the present day elderly as they were being the parents to the main cast and how their actions perpetuate the issues currently going on.
I really pull for all of the characters to be okay despite the decision they make. No one is inherently evil they are all relatable as what you'd expect normal people to do despite the sometimes fantasy things going on around them. And I love the grim overtones going on throughout the show. I don't know why; I just do. Feels like what i'd expect living in a tiny german forest town where everyone knows everyone.
My only issue is the whole story is set up upon a time paradox, but I let it go and let myself enjoy the story as it was being told despite not being logically able to have started.
As the season was drawing to a close it becomes apparent that all of the characters which were negatively effected and aware of the time travel were acting in ways that they thought would break the chain, but in actuality were the actions which perpetuate the cycle. I loved that! If only the show would have ended such that the first scenes play out again to tell the viewer they are locked in a never ending cycle..... oh man that would have left my head spinning and allowed me to sit and contemplate the sadness of the show.
Instead you get what I think happens as follows: this script is a writers beloved tragedy that they worked on for many years before finally polishing enough to pitch to a studio. The producers loved it and bought the script, on one condition, that instead of wrapping up the story in one season they get to tweak the ending to allow for future seasons should the show become a success. And now that it happened and the show gets renewed for a 2nd season, some shmuck writers are going to be hired to slap together some non-sense in 6 month with little thought, overused story tropes, glaring plot holes and unnecessary inter-character romance that don't further the story on at all but add "drama". I mean, FFS, the season ended with a character being shipped to some terminator-esque dystopian future. Blah, its like that exact scene is where the studio gashes open the potential perfect ending to create the cliffhanger extension it needed to suck the soul from the original creators intended message.
Instead you get what I think happens as follows: this script is a writers beloved tragedy that they worked on for many years before finally polishing enough to pitch to a studio. The producers loved it and bought the script, on one condition, that instead of wrapping up the story in one season they get to tweak the ending to allow for future seasons should the show become a success. And now that it happened and the show gets renewed for a 2nd season, some shmuck writers are going to be hired to slap together some non-sense in 6 month with little thought, overused story tropes, glaring plot holes and unnecessary inter-character romance that don't further the story on at all but add "drama". I mean, FFS, the season ended with a character being shipped to some terminator-esque dystopian future. Blah, its like that exact scene is where the studio gashes open the potential perfect ending to create the cliffhanger extension it needed to suck the soul from the original creators intended message.
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