Black Mirror?
 

I haven't watched all of the episodes, but from what I have seen it's been great.

Watched White Christmas last night... and it's a doozy, but I highly recommend people give it a shot and since Black Mirror is an anthology series, you don't have to watch the previous season (though I think there are very minor background linkages among the episodes as things progress.) For the episode itself, you're in for a treat if you're a fan of a certain series lead from a certain period drama from AMC.

I skipped around San Junipero from Season 3 after seeing Redditors rave about the episode and because of Mackenzie Davis. Great concept for a story and definitely worth viewing.

I talked about USS Callister from Season 4 in the Star Trek thread and again I say that it's worth a watch. I was sold once I saw Cristin Milioti and Jimmi Simpson in the cast.. but Jesse Plemons ****ing knocked the episode out of the park.

Hang the DJ... oh man. Maybe it's because of my age and the thematic matter of the episode, but **** that's a definite must recommend from my end.

Great show overall. It can be a bit too topical at times which wont age well, and maybe a bit too deep in the social justice weeds, but I like the overwhelming creativity. This season wasnt bad, and I think Metalhead is the most underrated episode of the bunch.

its a fun ride, some eps great, others bad, but overall worth your time

Watched the very first episode, National Anthem, and thought it was the stupidest thing I'd seen in a long while. The entire premise was just so ridiculous and unbelievable, I didn't want to continue with the rest of the episodes. Painfully stupid and disgusting.

Synopsis, if you haven't seen it and don't care about spoilers:

I saw NewChief put this series on his watch list so I too watched this episode. My reaction was the EXACT same as yours.
I mean WTF?
Maybe I’ll watch a different ep to see if this one was an outlier.

One of my favorite shows. Every episode is a different story so I wouldn't get discouraged by the 1st show.

My favorites are:

Shut up and Dance
Playtest
White Christmas
Hang the DJ
Black Museum
Men Against Fire

San Junipero is very thought provoking too even though I had to watch it 3 or 4 times to really appreciate it.

Great list. Check these episodes out, Fish.

All right, I'll give it a chance. Thank you guys for the explanation. I didn't necessarily realize that each episode was a completely individual universe/plot. That changes everything.... I'll try again..

ROFL

A few posts later I also recommended that people NOT start with that episode. It’s the consensus among fans of the show to recommend newbies start somewhere other than S1E1. It’s a shame that they don’t just reorder the show because a lot of people really dislike the first episode.

Agree. I started a couple of weeks ago with Metalhead, then started watching them in order. However, I enjoyed National Anthem. Not from a perverse manner, but from a perspective of how truly warped this series is. The next two episodes of season one confirmed this program is a mind job.

I actually liked that ep. Then again I'm kind of a twisted ****.

I thought the "Dog" episode was probably the weakest but the one set in the desert museum was probably the best. It had that Twilight Zone/Amazing Stories feel to it.

I think it's probably the most consistently good series in the "Twilight Zone" genre of storytelling...

God damnit I didn’t read that far! I tend to like a lot of what you recommend so I tried it. Guess I’ll give it another go with a different episode. It’s not that I have a problem with the pig ****ing premise per se,found it amusing,but the story just didn’t click for me.
BTW I still can’t understand a word they say in Peaky Blinders:cuss:

I can't believe so many people hate the first episode, I thought it was hilarious

I liked the bees episode

If you don't like episode #1 then FU.

I've enjoyed Black Mirror. First heard about it on Reddit early last year. The first thing everyone says to someone going to watch the series for the first time - don't watch the first episode as your first one. There is no link between episodes, so you want watch whichever you want in any order.

I'd advise giving it another shot watching something like White Christmas and going from there.

Yeah, I didn't initially realize each episode was a complete stand alone. I'll give it another shot. Thanks.

I haven't dug into the new season yet.

Yep. I heard this show was good and watched the first episode.

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Im in the minority here, I thought National Anthem was one of the better episodes and White Christmas was one of my least favorites. The Waldo one sucked.

What didn't you like about White Christmas?

National Anthem was a good episode for me.

I liked National Anthem. But, it's a bit much to take in being the "1st" episode.

I just thought it was boring, maybe I was tired when I watched it. The twist didn't surprise me either, I saw it coming fairly early on.

Shut up and dance was a ****ed up episode.

The Waldo one was prescient.

I got hooked after Fifteen Million Merits. It just had such a claustrophobic and immersive feel and just the mystery as to what the hell the people were doing there in the first place just added to it for me.

Just watched "Men Against Fire", "Hated in the Nation" and "Be Right Back."

The former and the latter are worth watching and remind me that Black Mirror is more thematically related to the reboot of Outer Limits than it is a Twilight Zone.

"Hated in the Nation" might be a bit heavy handed in narrative, but it has enough action and fast-paced enough to keep you entertained.

The female lead's accent though.... yikes.. it's hard to get past that. How the **** do we have the same common ancestors yet can hardly understand what those Brit Islanders ****ing say?!

That's not true at all.

Hopped on Netflix to check out Black Mirror due to this thread. LOL, it showed that at some point I had watched maybe 10 minutes of the 1st episode and turned it off. It must have been bad as I don't even remember starting it. Watched the 2nd episode and am now fully enjoying it.

I thought it pointed out how easily a "terrorist" could screw any world leader.

That's what I took away from it...

I'm already reading a lot of "It's SJW!" hate on the the last ep this season.

Bullshit.

I'm the first to hate on SJW nonsense but that's bullshit.

If you switch the sex and race of the protagonist and antagonist is it still a good story?

Why, yes, it is.

Do you gain something by keeping the sex/race the same for both? Is there a deeper meaning?

Yes, there is.

There's a huge difference between SJW nonsense and honest social commentary. I think this series gets that and doesn't dumb itself down...

Women's march today

They need to make an episode of Black Mirror where they put all those bitches in a rocket and launch it to Mars…

And here we have the reason for the march. What a piece of shit.

I just started and im f**kin hooked! Watching 'The Waldo Moment" from season 2 right now. The chic with the cornrows/ponytail in this episode has me entranced. Good lord. ����

I'm only a couple episodes ahead of you and in my opinion that is by far the worst episode so far

I agree...but I didn't mind the eye candy

The reason for the march is they're extreme leftists that hate Trump.

These marches have as much to do with women's rights as Westboro Baptists had to do with "glorifying God."

We had a local march here. My wife and many of our friends (especially those with daughters) participated. It had little to do with Trump and had a lot to do with #metoo and other current issues surrounding women.

I'd add Hated In the Nation and Metalhead to that list.

I know several people who've said the same thing. Shame, I think a lot of people who would love the show can never make it past episode 1. Kind of wish the show didn't kick off with that one. I didn't mind the episode. I thought it was thought provoking

Ok, so I tried to watch this again after being told the first episode was the culprit for people not liking it, and I got 30 minutes into watching some dude ride his bike and watch porn ads before being bored out of my ****ing mind and turning it off.

I really enjoyed Electric Dreams on Amazon for the most part, and I kinda get the impression that this is supposed to be a least a little similar, but I'm just not feeling it with this show.

I'd suggest you start with White Christmas.

ROFL That's "15 Million Merits"

That's another rough one as an intro to the series although I personally enjoyed it.

As others have said...White Christmas is the one to start with. But for you, I'd moreso suggest Metalhead, Men Against Fire and Playtest...then perhaps Hated in the Nation and Black Museum after that.

This show is awesome. I thought White Bear and White Christmas were particularly ****ed up. When the agent cranked up the machine to 1,000 years per minute I got queasy.. The Entire History of You and San Junipero have been my favorites so far.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Omg. I'm in love.

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San Junipero won me over with the retro, nostalgic 80's feel...felt almost like a Lost Boys spin off or something. Thoroughly enjoyable...made me wish it were a real thing. And yes Gugu is entrancing to say the least

That 80s retro was awesome. I’ve noticed I tend to love movies and shows with 80s themes, which is hilarious because I was born in ‘89.

Seeing all those chips flashing in the hard drives while Heaven On Earth played.. so good.

Probably the ‘happiest’ ending I’ve seen in a Black Mirror episode.

New Black Mirror movie released today (Bandersnatch). It's interactive so you make a variety of choices yourself to take different paths. Haven't started yet but salivating. This show is beyond brilliant.

Watched the first episode last night, "The National Anthem", and it was a bit disturbing but still well done. I'm going to try to catch the S1E2 tonight.

FYI: stick with it. That first episode is generally considered a pretty tough entry point into the series. Since each episode is a stand-alone, most people encourage new viewers to start with another one. I kind of like National Anthem, though.

I think the first two episodes are EASILY the worst of the entire series. I'm so glad I plowed on.

Same here. But I started watching the choose your own ending show and it was kind of fun.

Just finished Bandersnatch. That was pretty fun and pretty seamless actually.

I wonder how many endings this thing has?

Alright you jokers on your recommendation I recently watched White Christmas. Not goofy like the pig ****er episode but not real uplifting either.

A while back I watched San Junipero (is that the name?). That was a damn good watch and let me know there are at least some episodes in this series that are for me.

not everyone will enjoy every episode since they are unrelated. i think for me, i didn't' care for hardly any episodes when, was it hbo that bought the rights?

i thought the new bandersnatch was groovy though. to me, it appears to have 3 or four endings?

watching black mirror is like watching the twilight zone back in the day IMO :D

IF you liked San Junipero (easily the most uplifting episode), watch Hang the DJ.

S04 E01 · USS Callister

Funny, light. easy to relate and highly entertaining.

I watched earlier episodes and the whole thing made me uneasy. Doubt I will revisit

I love how the implement the high tech in each episode and exaggerate it's abilities. This show is the shit.

"Nosedive" sucked.

Thank you gents I'll check the out.

95% of episodes leave you feeling uncomfortable afterward (not unlike watching Case Keenum manage an offense). There's very little uplifting. But that's part of the show's brilliance.

This was a mind **** lol

Was a lot of fun....

My ending:



Apparently once you see "go to credits" it's over.......but you can "reset" and see other paths before a hard-stop.

To me it's the closest thing to a spiritual successor to the Twilight Zone.

So, is this like a Pick a Path movie?

Interdasting.

I assume you can watch multiple times and make multiple choices?...

Yes. Like Pick a path.

I think there is like 10 different endings?

At some endings it lets you go back to an earlier decision point to start over. It’s pretty cool

It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure episode.

I got all 5 main endings, including a 5 star game review.

It was alot of fun...I liked the tell tale video games like the walking dead and Batman but this was more fun

by the way.....anyone else catch the easter eggs in bandersnatch?

Checked out Bandersnatch, very fun. I didn't really like how it made you choose some paths to advance in the story though. If they didn't want you to choose a certain path they shouldn't have offered it.

I have watched this 5-6 times now...it's hard to know quite how many because of the loops.

I think it is a great episode, definitely fits within the Black Mirror Universe...

What worried me the most was the choose your own adventure aspect but they pulled it off quite brilliantly.

[Yeah] [**** Yeah]

I still think this woke up Europe.

The Chiefs won a playoff games at home? Deeply jarring Black Mirror episode or reality? Discuss.

Netflix sued by Choose Your Own Adventure publishers over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/1...wsuit-chooseco

Dude I think you need to lay off the paranoia.

June 5th....

It's back baby!