The Americanisation of Black Mirror Season 3
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moustachegai — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 08:57 AM)
There are 3 very typical Black Mirror style episodes if that was what you were looking for:
1: Nosedive
3: Shut up and Dance
5: Men Against Fire
They all had that sickly twist or bittersweetness we've come to expect, but they weren't necessarily the best this season IMO.
The other 3 were great: wow cinematography and production, extra long too, and showed off that money! I'd like to have seen more of that.
Looking forward to the next 6! Although I think Charlie Brooker needs to work with more like-minded writers as he may be spreading his talents too thin. -
gentey — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 09:11 AM)
I think it was more than the setting. It's not really as good as the best of the Twilight zone either. It's more Outer Limits stuff. They've tamed it down and dumbed it down for the American audience. Most of them have never heard about Black Mirror and they're too stupid to understand a single episode. Now they're flooding the boards with their comments about how their memories are too short to even remember the episode and they have the pretense to act as if they could understand subtext or the dark disturbing nightmare twists of Black Mirror. This is the worst thing that has ever happened to anything ever in the entire history of mankind and nothing this bad will ever happen again.
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The_Badger_Man — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 10:13 PM)
I'm not sure if it's because it was produced more in America for the third season, or because the third season was longer than the previous two, or because I drained myself out watching the entire series over the course of two weeks (1-2 episodes/day), but I definitely think this third season has taken a dive when compared to the first two. I've heard mostly good things about the third season (so clearly I am in the minority), but I just wanted to share my opinion with a couple of others who shared similar thoughts.
With the exception of episode three, nothing really drew me in or kept me in thought once the episode had finished. No entertainment and no thought provocation. -
lancer165 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 12:59 AM)
Panties? Nonce. Well Laser..Do you have an assoication with either or both of those words. Directed at someone you know to have been a reject even in a jail who cross dresses. But then again maybe revenge has indeed been taken on some prior occasion on a NONCE. No idea about the last Tales from the Crypt at all. Not seen any. But do know this. You must have more deviants locked up in your system than we do purely on the population numbers and while we confine serial killing to a rural setting of Midsomer we are entertained by the plethora of mastermind serial killers in just about every cop related show made in the USA. I would say almost celebrated over there. Mind you the advantage you have in some places is that you do the decent thing and [eventually after the legal system has got its few tons of money] get rid of them when they are of pensionable age.
I oft get my panties in a twist. Hats off to the man who can spot a NONCE. A superpower???