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I finished the first and started the second but never got further. I enjoyed what I saw. Interesting plots in the episodes I watched. I think @CowardlyToaster was the one who''d turned me onto it.
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I believe that was the last one I watched, and was very f'ed up. I need to pick the series back up.
if you haven’t already, watch the “White Christmas” episode... one of the best single tv episodes I’ve ever watched - no hyperbole
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I literally just finished the episode and came to this board to post about it.
Good gawd my mind is broken right now
If I want to introduce anyone to the show, I usually suggest they watch
White Bear
The Entire History of You
White Christmas
usually in that order... by the time they finish White Christmas they’re sold forever
National Anthem was an odd choice for a first episode considering they’re all standalone episodes... I know a few people who started the series and never made it past the first episode and have never tried any of the others... I keep trying to convince them, but pigfvcking is a bridge too far for some people
I found the pig ****ing to be less disturbing than the one where your life was determined by your social media rating.
Think those 2 and the one where the old people got to live in the VR world are the only ones I’ve seen.
EA: Black Mirror Episode Rankings
Tier 1 - A+
White Christmas
White Bear
Hated in the Nation
The Entire History of You
Tier 2 - solid A
Shut Up and Dance
Playtest
Tier 3 - B+, still better than 90% of tv
Be Right Back
Fifteen Million Merits
San Junipero
Nosedive
The National Anthem
Tier 4 - meh
Men Against Fire
The Waldo Moment
My top 6 is set in stone in that order... tier 3 can be arranged in any order but that’s how I’d have it today
Tier 1 - A+
White Christmas
White Bear
Hated in the Nation
The Entire History of You
Tier 2 - solid A
Shut Up and Dance
Playtest
Tier 3 - B+, still better than 90% of tv
Be Right Back
Fifteen Million Merits
San Junipero
Nosedive
The National Anthem
Tier 4 - meh
Men Against Fire
The Waldo Moment
My top 6 is set in stone in that order... tier 3 can be arranged in any order but that’s how I’d have it today
I was lead to believe the 3 Id seen were the best ones. I’m trusting ‘EA’ here and gonna go watch some tier 1 eps.
if I had to guess I’d say White Christmas and The Entire History of You are the 2 most universally liked...
I rank White Bear a little higher than most, and definitely have a higher opinion of Hated in the Nation and Playtest than most... I tend to rank San Junipero lower than most - even though I really enjoyed it...
it’s 6 of one, a half dozen of the other, but I tend to skew towards the darker, seedier episodes - the ones with a little more direct physical threats... they’re all mindfvcks, so the ones that really amplify the physical dangers of technology stick with me the most...
White Christmas and Entire History of You are both just brilliant storytelling
Watched all three episodes of season one.
The Entire History of You - wow.
The Entire History of You - wow.
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My ranking of episodes I've seen:
White Bear
15 Million Merits
White Christmas
Entire History of You
Nosedive
National Anthem
Be Right Back
Waldo Moment
Also, it appears to me that some of these episodes exist in the same universe. Or maybe they all do. Except maybe National Anthem, which appears to be more modern day than the others.
White Bear
15 Million Merits
White Christmas
Entire History of You
Nosedive
National Anthem
Be Right Back
Waldo Moment
Also, it appears to me that some of these episodes exist in the same universe. Or maybe they all do. Except maybe National Anthem, which appears to be more modern day than the others.
Watched White Xmas last not. Great stuff. And Jon Hamm wow, what a dreamboat.
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That 5 o clock shadow though
I need to re-watch it... I’m sure I missed a ton of little things because I was so distracted by Haley Atwell
now that I think about it, my ranking from Playtest through Nosedive is heavily - if not wholly - influenced by how attracted I was to the female characters... I need to revisit them all
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The only thing I didn't like about that was it seemed like a direct Twilight Zone ripoff. You could see it coming from a mile away. Still very good.
My favorite thing about this show is that I hate TV, so it just feels like mini-movies and I don't have to invest 100 hours to see how it ends.
I love Twilight Zone so I guess that didn't bother me too much
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This thread got me to go back and finish the series. Wow.
@Fatz Geronimo - surprised you didn't like Men Against Fire more. I saw the first twist coming, but the part about "who" the roaches were blew my mind because I could see it happening.
@Fatz Geronimo - surprised you didn't like Men Against Fire more. I saw the first twist coming, but the part about "who" the roaches were blew my mind because I could see it happening.
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I started number 3, but I have a daughter named Sara and it was fvcking my mind too much. I didn't get to anything bad happening, I just want sure I could handle it.
I’ll give it another try and see what I think... it just didn’t grab me the way most of the others did
I just finished Peaky Blinders new episodes last night so I’ll probably dig into Black Mirror tonight... I’ve avoided anything but the most basic previews so I’m excited
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Just finished the season
Feels strange and weird and I’m not sure that technology is good anymore
Feels strange and weird and I’m not sure that technology is good anymore
6 was the best one, though by doing so many stories it kind of kept them from developing the characters.
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Loved 6 because it was like a Tales From the Crypt episode
Still think Metalhead was my favorite.
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You know, my wife and I met in 2005 at Auburn, and one of the first things we did was look each other up on www.thefacebook.com. Neither of us had profile pictures. But, she interned for 8 hours a day, and then put in 40 hours a week at her paying job. So, trying to snag a date with her was almost impossible. It was so difficult that I thought she was trying to shrug me off.
But she kept up with me on Facebook, and we basically vented about our day. Back then you didn't have public status' outside of I think comments on your pictures.
When we got married one of the things I did was take those DM's and make a little book.
I say this all to say that neither of use Facebook anymore like that. She logs in once a month to respond to some comments and reject new friend requests from people she doesn't know and I use it to troll the ouldes with inside jokes to my friends.
Just finished White Bear.
Jesus, this show is dark but weirdly addictive. That episode was kinda fvcked up in the best way possible.
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