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Black Mirror- Netflix [** Spoilers **]

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    #452
    nc6000
    Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭nc6000


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    Thought Electric Dreams the Philip K Dick short stories released in the 50's/60's was similar also. More episodes planned 2018. Episode 6 of Electric Dreams is really good Bryan Cranston, Liam Cunningham.

    Can Electric Dreams also be watched out of order?


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    #453
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,516 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    nc6000 wrote: »
    Can Electric Dreams also be watched out of order?

    Yep, they're all self-contained stories.


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    #454
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    nc6000 wrote: »
    Can Electric Dreams also be watched out of order?

    Yeah and like Black Mirror there is a couple of episodes that are not great also... The Train one played on my mind something terrible...


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    #455
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,297 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    Yeah and like Black Mirror there is a couple of episodes that are not great also... The Train one played on my mind something terrible...
    I only watched the first 4...but of those I thought the train one (the commuter) was the best


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    #456
    Unearthly
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    Electric Dreams is poor in my opinion. A good anthology show is Inside no 9. It's more comedy than black mirror but has some of the darkest moments ever.

    Keep away from Room 104 which is Hbo's anthology show. I was very disappointed with it.


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    #457
    fritzelly
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    Unearthly wrote: »
    Electric Dreams is poor in my opinion. A good anthology show is Inside no 9. It's more comedy than black mirror but has some of the darkest moments ever.

    Keep away from Room 104 which is Hbo's anthology show. I was very disappointed with it.

    And the new series is here - not sure what I thought of the first episode, good and cringey at the same time with some great moments


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    #458
    sashafierce
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    #459
    iLikeWaffles
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    Unearthly wrote: »
    Electric Dreams is poor in my opinion. A good anthology show is Inside no 9. It's more comedy than black mirror but has some of the darkest moments ever.

    Keep away from Room 104 which is Hbo's anthology show. I was very disappointed with it.

    You must not have read any of Philip K Dicks books then. Electric Dreams is very close to his story telling and writing style. I'd say Charlie Brooker is a big fan of Philip K Dick.

    Heard of any of these: Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau, Total Recall. They are all adaptations of of PkD's novels/short stories.

    A Scanner Darkley is very close to the book!


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    #460
    retro:electro
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    sashafierce wrote: »
    4 episodes in. So far USS Callister is my fav.

    But, why was Crocodile called crocodile ?

    http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/black-mirror/feature/a846493/black-mirror-crocodile-episode-title-explained/


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    #461
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,463 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Bump: Just watched the White Christmas special, I noticed another easter egg, Beth sings a song in the karaoke, Anyone who knows what love is, I realise this is the same song sung in Season one's episode 2 15 Million Credits by the character Abi.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #462
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    anna080 wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/black-mirror/feature/a846493/black-mirror-crocodile-episode-title-explained/

    Thats just one big spoiler and doesn't even answer the question. Or did I skim past it?
    Stopped reading when I seen child shown killed off screen,
    Huh!? Whatever way that works!


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    #463
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Bump: Just watched the White Christmas special, I noticed another easter egg, Beth sings a song in the karaoke, Anyone who knows what love is, I realise this is the same song sung in Season one's episode 2 15 Million Credits by the character Abi.

    Its in a few episodes San Junipero too I think. Must be a funeral song!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_K9xsSdgMs


    Cool song!


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    #464
    retro:electro
    Registered Users Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    Thats just one big spoiler and doesn't even answer the question. Or did I skim past it?
    Stopped reading when I seen child shown killed off screen,
    Huh!? Whatever way that works!

    Well Jaysus why would you read it if you haven't seen the episode.


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    #465
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    anna080 wrote: »
    Well Jaysus why would you read it if you haven't seen the episode.

    I've seen all episodes. Why would I if I hadn't!


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    #466
    retro:electro
    Registered Users Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    I've seen all episodes. Why would I if I hadn't!

    I see :)


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    #467
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    anna080 wrote: »
    I see :)

    Was saying
    how could it be shown if its offscreen....


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    #468
    kg703
    Registered Users Posts: 992 ✭✭✭kg703


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Bump: Just watched the White Christmas special, I noticed another easter egg, Beth sings a song in the karaoke, Anyone who knows what love is, I realise this is the same song sung in Season one's episode 2 15 Million Credits by the character Abi.

    It's also played throughout Crocodile and if I recall correctly also in Men Against Fire?

    Someone must like that song ;)


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    #469
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,516 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Bump: Just watched the White Christmas special, I noticed another easter egg, Beth sings a song in the karaoke, Anyone who knows what love is, I realise this is the same song sung in Season one's episode 2 15 Million Credits by the character Abi.

    That song recurs in loads of episodes.


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    #470
    Jordoo
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Jordoo


    With Metalhead, I felt like there wasn't enough context in relation to the story. Anyone else feel like this? Really frustrating episode as I was so confused how these dogs came about, and why..


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    #471
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Jordoo wrote: »
    With Metalhead, I felt like there wasn't enough context in relation to the story. Anyone else feel like this? Really frustrating episode as I was so confused how these dogs came about, and why..

    Yeah it was annoying, I just watched it last night and they were a great concept, like a cross between a dog and a cockroach - I kept thinking this was the result of Boston Dynamics gone wrong .. they make similar dog like robots.

    I think Google might have bought them.


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    #472
    Cina
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    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Yeah it was annoying, I just watched it last night and they were a great concept, like a cross between a dog and a cockroach - I kept thinking this was the result of Boston Dynamics gone wrong .. they make similar dog like robots.

    I think Google might have bought them.
    Brooker himself said it was based on watching videos of the Boston Dynamics dogs so you're right there!


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    #473
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Jordoo wrote: »
    With Metalhead, I felt like there wasn't enough context in relation to the story. Anyone else feel like this? Really frustrating episode as I was so confused how these dogs came about, and why..

    The whole point is to leave it to your imagination!


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    #474
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,344 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    The whole point is to leave it to your imagination!

    Thought the point was the teddy bear they were trying to get


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    #475
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Thought the point was the teddy bear they were trying to get

    So what the dogs came about because of the want to get a teddy bear. Think bigger!


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    #476
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,344 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    So what the dogs came about because of the want to get a teddy bear. Think bigger!

    Uh? They risked their lives for a reminder of humanity in a bleak landscape


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    #477
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Crocodile was a good episode but was dark as f-ck - same with the black museum.

    Metalhead was great - dark but not too much so.

    USS Callister was silly.

    Hang the DJ was the best one, I like the positive episodes - that and San Junipero are my favourite of the whole series.


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    #478
    Basq
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    Decided to skip Crocodile and watch Hang The DJ... loved it!


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    #479
    sashafierce
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    #480
    Bandana boy
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    Black Museum is brilliant probably the best of the recent lot , like a black mirror inside a black mirror , I wish the episode was 4 episodes long and we got the story behind everything in the museum.


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    #481
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Uh? They risked their lives for a reminder of humanity in a bleak landscape

    Read back there! You're going off topic.


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