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I watched it last night and was struck by how much impact had been lost by Netflix transition. OK they were clearly going for humour, but even with bigger produ
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
I watched it last night and was struck by how much impact had been lost by Netflix transition. OK they were clearly going for humour, but even with bigger production, and good acting the longer running time diluted it so much. We didn't need the star rating explained every 2 mins for the first 20.
Though I think it was that one that's based on a Charlie Brooker story, rather than written by.
I actually paused after to decide if I was going to bother with the rest at all. 2nd episode (as far as I've got) was much better.
- aerovistae 10y agoI just finished the third and have liked all three but agree with you completely. The original runs packed far more punch than what I've seen so far.
- aerovistae 10y agoStrike that, the fourth episode is amazing and as good as any made previously.
- sbd01 10y agoIt started like that, but I quite liked San Junipero and Hated in the Nation. The latter was on a similar par to White Christmas, in my opinion.
- Udik 10y agoMy first impression and suspicion is that it has been Americanised. British humour tends to be more grating and grotesque than what's considered acceptable in the US, and the outlook is bleaker. So far I've watched the first three episodes. The first even has some sort of happy ending. The second episode looks just like a bleak prequel to Inception, rather predictable. The third is maybe the most faithful to the original spirit. There seems to to be a slow transition from American to British in the three episodes, so curious to watch the others.