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Commenter 42

01-04-2015, 01:29 AM

This has to be, hands down, my favorite new find on Netflix. I know it's been around for a few years, but I'm only now catching up.

If you're not familiar, it's an anthology similar in style to the Outer-limits, or The Twilight Zone.

Anyway, just thought some of you might dig this show.

ZariusTwo

01-04-2015, 04:45 AM

It recently had a christmas special, I've yet to watch it

I'm a massive fan of Charlie Brooker, you should check out his Screenwipe series, full episodes can be found on Youtube

NinjaPug

01-04-2015, 08:55 AM

Just got into this show myself. Big fan of the first 2 episodes so far.

Commenter 42

01-05-2015, 02:11 AM

It recently had a christmas special, I've yet to watch it

I'm a massive fan of Charlie Brooker, you should check out his Screenwipe series, full episodes can be found on Youtube

Oh really? Thanks! I've only had the chance to watch season 1 and 2 on Netflix, and it left me wanting more.
I'll scan youtube for Screenwipe.

Just got into this show myself. Big fan of the first 2 episodes so far.

I'm hooked, for sure.
With some series I can binge a whole season, but with these, after each ep, I want to "digest" a bit before watching the next. Do you find that?

Might be just me.

NinjaPug

01-23-2015, 09:21 PM

Finally got to watch the 3rd episode. By far my favorite so far. Really amazing episode.

I hope the 2nd season is the same quality of S1.

Cure

01-31-2015, 12:48 PM

ZariusTwo

01-31-2015, 03:52 PM

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NinjaPug

09-25-2015, 11:58 AM

12 more episodes coming to Netflix.

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http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/25/black-mirror-netflix

Commenter 42

09-25-2015, 12:47 PM

I saw the first episode and really disliked it. I felt like it was really heavy handed with the whole "hey guys, doesn't the internet and social media just suuuuck?". Yeah, yeah, heard it a bunch before. I get that's the point, but it wasn't for me.

I guess I also just don't find sex with a pig funny, even in a "dark humor" kind of way.

I don't think we were meant to find the pig sex funny. Maybe you missed the bigger picture.

And clearly, it wasn't that far from reality. (http://www.vice.com/read/lord-ashcroft-the-man-behind-call-me-dave-001)

#piggate (http://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9365507/piggate-david-cameron-piers-galverston)

12 more episodes coming to Netflix.

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http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/25/black-mirror-netflix

Stoked, to put it mildly.

Cure

09-25-2015, 04:51 PM

Maybe you missed the bigger picture.

Yeah, I did. Like I said, not for me.

Andrew NDB

12-06-2017, 01:35 PM

Season 4: December 29th!

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16739358/black-mirror-netflix-season-4-release-date-trailers

ZariusTwo

12-06-2017, 02:48 PM

IGN's review

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/12/06/black-mirror-season-4-review

ZariusTwo

12-29-2017, 06:08 AM

Ok, new season's dropped and I've started watching them

My thoughts on USS Callister

Pretty much a black comedy, nice to see pre-delores William from Westworld in this, and playing once again a character who receives a hard time. At first I thought Daly was going to molest his son when he brought him on board, but instead it was just straight-up murder via the airlock.

A lot of the story flip-flopped on Daly either being in control, and letting control slip. Turning crewmembers into giant monsters was a little too cartoony for my liking, I much preferred the body horror moments when he closed off Cole's mouth and eyes.

I wonder what happened to the real Cole after she was blackmailed? I thought she'd have been a bigger part of the episode alongside her computer avatar, but she just sort of vanishes after ordering the pizza.

Thought the fanservice moment felt shoe-horned in, and Daly really should have known better...at least he sort of acted like everything was off.

Anyhoo, this is more or less an episode with a happy ending...the avatars pilot their way through the upgrade cloud thinking it'll kill them, but it instead just frees them from Daly's modded patch and they're free to explore the data cloud on the other end

I give it a 7/10.

Andrew NDB

12-29-2017, 10:41 AM

Ok, new season's dropped and I've started watching them

My thoughts on USS Callister

You just skipped right to that one?

ZariusTwo

12-29-2017, 12:00 PM

You just skipped right to that one?

It's the first episode listed, thought I'd get the "Trek one" out of the way first thing in the morning.

Andrew NDB

12-29-2017, 12:05 PM

It's the first episode listed, thought I'd get the "Trek one" out of the way first thing in the morning.

Oh. I thought I remembered it being listed about halfway through the season.

ZariusTwo

12-29-2017, 12:55 PM

Oh. I thought I remembered it being listed about halfway through the season.

Was that because it was listed half-way in the announcement trailer?

ZariusTwo

01-05-2018, 10:59 AM

Hang the DJ

A straight person's San Junipero with a star-crossed couple ultimately breaking free of the system, only it's revealed at the end they're still part of it and function as their technology does to a whole other level of a world outside of their own. Takes a little while for the twist to sink in though, I was left slightly dumbstruck before I wound up awe-struck, rofl.

It is interesting to find the girl had more sexual experiences displayed than the man, probably just to enforce the fact she goes to feel nothing about those other relationships.

Near the end I thought the twist for the ultimate match would have been when the bloke, Frank, met the woman who'd also been ditched and the two have sex thinking about their preferred partners

ZariusTwo

12-28-2018, 03:43 PM

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05-21-2019, 02:54 PM

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Andrew NDB

06-05-2019, 02:39 PM

Well, season 5 is out. Anybody see it yet? I see some SJWs on my feed fussing over the first episode but I have no idea what it's about.

ZariusTwo

06-05-2019, 03:49 PM

Well, season 5 is out. Anybody see it yet? I see some SJWs on my feed fussing over the first episode but I have no idea what it's about.

I think I read that episode one

..Features a man dating a virtual reality female avatar that is controlled by his male best friend

I haven't seen episodes one and two yet, so I can't verify, though I did see the Miley Cyrus one, which is pretty much an 80s style buddy comedy.

Andrew NDB

06-11-2019, 11:17 AM

I think I read that episode one

..Features a man dating a virtual reality female avatar that is controlled by his male best friend

Eugh... that one was super "cringey." And in the end he cucks out his wife? No, no bueno.

I haven't seen episodes one and two yet, so I can't verify, though I did see the Miley Cyrus one, which is pretty much an 80s style buddy comedy.

The Miley one was great. So good.

Haven't seen the middle one, I guess.

ZariusTwo

06-11-2019, 11:30 AM

Haven't seen the middle one, I guess.

Smithereen? Yeah, finally saw that last week.

Basically comes down to someone going to extreme lengths just to give customer feedback. Ending is ambiguous, but the concluding message is "nothing to see here, might as well resume your day"

Andrew NDB

11-03-2020, 08:48 PM

So... doesn't really sound like there will ever be a season 6.

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/black-mirror-season-6-netflix-renewal-release-what-we-know-so-far-07-2020/

Andrew NDB

05-16-2022, 02:36 PM

So... doesn't really sound like there will ever be a season 6.

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/black-mirror-season-6-netflix-renewal-release-what-we-know-so-far-07-2020/

Scratch that:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/netflix-working-on-black-mirror-s6/

Andrew NDB

07-14-2022, 07:20 PM

Some of the cast of the new season are announced:

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/black-mirror-season-6-all-star-cast?fbclid=IwAR17_csITg5rfOB6qaS7QPi91ZOFlkR3BOBn AZw4-TeEzVSrUn_3RolSA8U

Andrew NDB

05-31-2023, 12:31 PM

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Could be some gems in there.

member_removed

05-31-2023, 10:02 PM

I frigging love Black Mirror, not all episodes are solid gems, but when it hits!

It's one show, that I can't binge. I've got to take in each new episode one per day. Really let it sink in.

Andrew NDB

06-23-2023, 12:44 AM

It's one show, that I can't binge. I've got to take in each new episode one per day. Really let it sink in.

Absolutely.

I'm up to episode 3 of the new season, "Beyond the Sea," with Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad and Josh Hartnett. Damn, this one (though I absolutely called the entire outcome at the end from near the beginning, if not the way it happened) and the last one went super dark, even for this show. No optimism in sight! lol

Episode 1 was great, but episode 2 in Scotland had me bored for the majority of it... then completely brought me back aboard with the last 10 minutes. Holy sh**. What a trip.

Dpooly84

06-23-2023, 01:00 AM

Absolutely.

I'm up to episode 3 of the new season, "Beyond the Sea," with Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad and Josh Hartnett. Damn, this one (though I absolutely called the entire outcome at the end from near the beginning, if not the way it happened) and the last one went super dark, even for this show. No optimism in sight! lol

Episode 1 was great, but episode 2 in Scotland had me bored for the majority of it... then completely brought me back aboard with the last 10 minutes. Holy sh**. What a trip.

I loved how they foreshadowed episode 2 in episode 1 when they arguing over what to watch on streamberry

Dpooly84

06-23-2023, 01:00 AM

I frigging love Black Mirror, not all episodes are solid gems, but when it hits!

It's one show, that I can't binge. I've got to take in each new episode one per day. Really let it sink in.

Yes, this is how you have to watch black mirror lol

Dpooly84

06-23-2023, 01:04 AM

They sometimes have the awful art school obvious "hidden" message pushed in, but they get me more often then most programs. Which isn't that often lol.

ChosenOne

06-23-2023, 10:30 AM

I saw every season 6 episode's twist coming a mile away except for Mazey Day. Holyyy... Made me so f*cking giddy when I realized! :D

Andrew NDB

04-17-2025, 12:51 PM

member_removed

04-17-2025, 08:51 PM

So it's back again!

Wow, that first episode of the new season... somehow they managed to combine a metaphor for streamers (like Netflix, Amazon, etc) introducing "premium"/ad-free packages with OnlyFans. And they made it SUPER depressing and spot-on.

Totally a return to form for Black Mirror.

I'm halfway through season 7.

Common People. Absolutely amazing. A strong return to form.

Bete Norie. Good fun. I easily called out Verity's power/trick. While not top tier black still easily enjoyable.

Hotel Reverie. Lame, Trying to strike lighting twice with what they did back in San Junipero, with forbidden lesbian love. Really felt like mash up of San Junipero/Star Trek Holodeck goes wrong episode.

Hopefully onwards and upwards. I've heard really good things episode 5 Eulogy with Paul Giamatti.

member_removed

05-08-2025, 08:09 PM

Plaything was fun, some call backs to "Bandersnatch". I just thought with the twist Why bother asking for paper and a felt tip pen. Just pre draw or get the QR code tattooed on his arm. Peter Capaldi was pretty much playing Doctor Who in this one, not a bad thing IMO.

Eulogy, I had heard good things about this one, so I went in with big expectations. I should've lowered them. It was ok, the twist was fairly predictable.

USS Callister: Into Infinity. Awesome, great sequel, I really wished I had rewatched the first one beforehand, it had been ages since I had seen it. Really well done, I was expecting a straight up Galaxy Quest/Star Trek homage.

My season 7 Rankings
Common People
USS Callister Into Infinity
Plaything
Beta Norie
Eulogy
Hotel Reverie

Andrew NDB

05-25-2025, 02:34 AM

Plaything was fun, some call backs to "Bandersnatch". I just thought with the twist Why bother asking for paper and a felt tip pen. Just pre draw or get the QR code tattooed on his arm. Peter Capaldi was pretty much playing Doctor Who in this one, not a bad thing IMO.

I just saw this one as well. You're not wrong. How would his plan work if he got in there and they just absolutely, positively refused his request to get that at every turn, and then just sent him to lockup? I really liked it, though. And the quasi-Mandela Effect episode before it.

And I also wanted the episode to go on just another 10 seconds to see the general disposition of that detective when he "came to." But I could already tell they weren't going to show it when we got the POV shot of Capaldi's hand coming down.

Andrew NDB

05-28-2025, 11:32 PM

Saw the Paul Giamatti one.

It wasn't anything groundbreaking but a nice, solid moving episode. Given so many other Black Mirrors I was waiting for some kind of really dark, sinister twist like maybe the Holiday Special. Like as he's digging through these pictures reliving them we find out he has some kind of horrible secret life like as a serial killer or worse and then he turns himself in and/or kills himself.

Alternately, as a less bleak thought, I was thinking his "guide" would switch faces at the end and be revealed as some kind of AI version of Carol herself (a bit like the Cuba Gooding Jr. twist in "What Dreams May Come"), wanting to give him some kind of final message.

IMJ

05-30-2025, 11:54 AM

I know I'm really late to this party, but I've only seen maybe one episode of this show, years ago. I think it was the guy who pops up in the Jordan Peele flicks and he was a future where people were sort of marched out to their jobs in future, techy rooms all decked out in black.

And basically I thought that was the show and it didn't hold me.

So is "Black Mirror" basically like a show about a "thing" or is it a modern Twilight Zone?

Andrew NDB

06-08-2025, 02:02 AM

Finished the season. Top notch. All of them were great. The McCallister sequel was a nice note to go out on and I wouldn't mind revisiting those characters again in a threequel.

So is "Black Mirror" basically like a show about a "thing" or is it a modern Twilight Zone?

It's like a modern Twilight Zone with usually a twist related to some new technology. None of the episodes have anything to do with each other (except the museum one, and just now this season with the first time we've ever gotten a sequel to an existing episode) and most of them are really, really good with only a few duds.

ZariusTwo

01-09-2026, 11:59 AM

Back for season eight

https://deadline.com/2026/01/black-mirror-season-8-coming-to-netflix-charlie-brooker-1236677316/

Andrew NDB

01-09-2026, 12:33 PM

member_removed

01-09-2026, 07:51 PM

Huh. I've kind of assumed Black Mirror is always "renewed," so long as Charlie Brooker has time to do these and is keen to. It's hard to believe Netflix has literally waited a year since the last season premiered to decide to renew it.

I guess that's the benefit of it being an anthology series.
No regular cast to work around who would be eager to work on other projects.
Charlie Brooker can just sit around and let the ideas gestate in his head and work at his own pace.