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Post by penne on Nov 9, 2016 4:47:54 GMT -5
thought this was an appropriate time to make this thread
anyone here watch black mirror? what do you think of what netflix has done to the third season? what are your favorite episodes? how do you feel actually living in this show atm?
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Post by BSam on Nov 9, 2016 5:44:16 GMT -5
yes it's good
netflix continued in the tradition of black mirror by having some episodes be amazing, some be good and some be not great
best episodes 15million merits, white bear, white christmas, san junipero
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Post by penne on Nov 9, 2016 12:13:53 GMT -5
i'm not the biggest fan of white bear or san junipero (they're good tho! just not my favorites), but i love 15 million merits and white christmas my faves are 15 million merits, the entire history of you, be right back, the national anthem and shut up and dance also the waldo moment is underrated imo (at least among the people i've talked to about black mirror) and really current haha --- about 15 million merits d'you ever think that, in a sense, what bing does at the end with his tv show is sort of what black mirror itself is? like really intense commentary on our society that we eat up as entertainment? idk if that was the whole point, just a sad/cray thought i had
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Nov 9, 2016 12:45:32 GMT -5
I agree with all what sam said, except i don't have netflix (yet) so haven't watched series 3 yet.
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Post by BSam on Nov 9, 2016 22:35:13 GMT -5
about 15 million merits d'you ever think that, in a sense, what bing does at the end with his tv show is sort of what black mirror itself is? like really intense commentary on our society that we eat up as entertainment? idk if that was the whole point, just a sad/cray thought i had yes . it's basically autobiographical
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 12, 2016 17:51:12 GMT -5
I've watched some episodes and the best one so far is Be Right Back. It was incredibly creepy and sad throughout, and in the first half it felt like something that might happen in the near future. It was a bit like an alternative, realistic AI (the Spielberg film) with a much more appropriate running time.
I also liked White Bear (the end was hard to watch, damn) and Entire History of You has a cool concept. I still have to watch Waldo Moment and maybe I'll watch only a couple eps from S3; depends on how much I'll like em.
15 Million Merits was too on the nose for me, although not a bad ep by any means. And 'autobiographical' is hardly the right word, it's more like implied meta-commentary.
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Post by BSam on Nov 12, 2016 17:57:37 GMT -5
i believe charlie brooker, who wrote them, has described 15mm as the charlie brooker story
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 12, 2016 18:14:58 GMT -5
Oh okay, it's possible that he's referring to his other TV endeavors to have inspired this episode. Black Mirror itself didn't strike me as a show like the one at the end of 15MM.
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Post by BSam on Nov 12, 2016 18:22:17 GMT -5
oh yeah, i forget people aren't as familiar with all his works
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Post by pepper on Dec 30, 2017 1:29:31 GMT -5
haven't even seen season 4 yet but already know metalhead is my fav ep ever
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Post by B. on Dec 30, 2017 2:43:04 GMT -5
Not watched season 4 yet, but seen all the others.
My favourites are the entire history of you, white bear, shut up and dance and men against fire.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Dec 30, 2017 13:30:06 GMT -5
I feel like I already posted here once I finished watching the first three seasons, but I guess not. I loved all of season 3 with the exception of the first episode, 'Nosedive'. Was a bit heavy-handed, didn't have much to say in the end, and I found the main character quite annoying. All the other ep's were stellar, though, and my fav was the finale, 'Hated in the Nation'.
'White Christmas', the Christmas special is also one of the show's best; definitely in my top 3. The show's weakest ep is 'Waldo Moment' imo.
Really lookin forward to watching season 4.
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Post by pepper on Dec 30, 2017 17:10:46 GMT -5
my favourites so far are be right back, shut up and dance, and white christmas. i loved the twist in men against fire but the rest of the episode was kinda long and boring to me so it's my least fav.
also imo there's no really bad episodes just some worse than others
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Dec 30, 2017 19:57:32 GMT -5
Hey, I wrote a review of the first episode of Black Mirror’s season four (”USS Callister”).-- Black Mirror’s new season starts off with a light and uneven episode. The first half hour or so is pretty interesting–not great–and from then it basically transforms into a sub-par Rick&Morty episode. Read the rest of the review here (warning: spoilers).
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Post by BSam on Dec 31, 2017 2:38:50 GMT -5
this new season is great
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