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I think Black Mirror is a terrible ham-fisted show. The assertion by the article that real life is coming close to the worlds of black mirror is ridiculous.

run4yourlives2 10y ago
Holy Crap someone else doesn't get the hype for that show. It isn't just me. I find it pretty shallow as well. People compare it to the Twilight Zone all the time and I really can't see it. Black Mirror isn't really as deep and it deals with the issues it tries to examine pretty poorly.
- kstenerud 10y ago
  And here we see, up close and personal, what happens when you say unpopular things.
  - myowncrapulence 10y ago
    It's almost like that episode of Black Mirror where you get grayed out when you do too many unpopular things.. Oh wait, it's a terrible show that isn't accurate in any way.
    - ashark 10y ago
      I (of course) believe there are plenty of people who fully understand the show and don't like it, but given how many times I've seen people who do like the show manage to miss major points or even the central theme of an episode, there must be people who don't like it because they've missed those same things. From that perspective, several of the episodes probably are hamfisted. Nosedive is the only one I'd describe as such... but then again, maybe I missed the point. [EDIT] for the record: I'm not among the downvoters.
    - kstenerud 10y ago
      A good idea executed poorly is still executed poorly.
      - myowncrapulence 10y ago
        Yeah I forgot we're post-truth now.
- CaptSpify 10y ago
  I'm sorry people are down-voting you for this. While I disagree with your opinion on the show, that doens't make your opinion any less valid or true.
- tunap 10y ago
  I had no idea downvotes were used for blocking negative reviews of our fav shows. Have an up. BTW, never seen he show, came here to get some edification. What I got is more one-sided equality for all who agree and a lot of people who see the future b/c the media told them which portents are truer than others.
  - bcassedy 10y ago
    What? The criticisms that are getting downvoted are pure assertions with no reasoning to back them up. I'm pretty sure that if these posters had provided more than 1 line proclaiming their distaste, they wouldn't be receiving downvotes.
    - tunap 10y ago
      run4yourlives2 posted 3 lines of his take on seeing the show. Preceeded by an agreement to the OP. Looks like he is indeed a part of the discussion, albeit an unpopular opinion. edit: he or she. edit 2: manfromuranus's(lulz) opinion provoked posts of disagreement and what alternatives are available. Again, a meaningful discussion with substance.
      - bcassedy 10y ago
        run4yourlives2 posted an unpopular, unsupported opinion yes. Half of one sentence dedicated to that opinion and the rest about another subject. Completely understandable why that would get downvotes. manfromuranus provoking meaningful discussion does not make that post worthy. If I post trolling nonsense and someone calls me out with an informative post, I somehow don't deserve downvotes? That's some ends justify the means logic there.
        tunap 10y ago
        I concede that is your opinion for R4YL2's post though still disagree to it's worth, the other subject was a comparison to Black Mirror content & execution; guess that is why there is no sole arbiter of value here. As for MFU's post, yeah, I cannot defend it in itself. It is solely his opinion that was not supported in any meaningful way.
- geuis 10y ago
  Yeah I agree. I've watched all of the first season, part of the 2nd, and just started trying the 3rd. Couldn't get more than 15 min into the first ep. 2nd one is a little better but still pretty bad.
- drvdevd 10y ago
  Well, I'm upvoting you because I can say that while I think the show has some pretty good moments, its not great and I feel it pulls on my "depression strings" quite deliberately, and I have a pretty damn dark sense of humor. And frankly, it can't touch the Twilight Zone in my mind.
whytaka 10y ago
If you can name a good sci-fi show that's not ham-fisted, that'd be appreciated. I think most of us are just taking what we can get.
- roryisok 10y ago
  Westworld? Bsg?
minimaxir 10y ago
Black Mirror is less ham-fisted, more black comedy (no pun intended) in most episodes. (especially Nosedive)
CaptSpify 10y ago
> The assertion by the article that real life is coming close to the worlds of black mirror is ridiculous. While I kind of agree with your ham-fisted comment, I'm going to disagree with your statement quoted above. The article does link similar technologies that show how this is happening. It shows direct similarities between the show, and real-life products and systems that either exist, or are looking to exist in the near future.
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run4yourlives2 10y ago

Holy Crap someone else doesn't get the hype for that show. It isn't just me. I find it pretty shallow as well. People compare it to the Twilight Zone all the time and I really can't see it. Black Mirror isn't really as deep and it deals with the issues it tries to examine pretty poorly.

kstenerud 10y ago
And here we see, up close and personal, what happens when you say unpopular things.
- myowncrapulence 10y ago
  It's almost like that episode of Black Mirror where you get grayed out when you do too many unpopular things.. Oh wait, it's a terrible show that isn't accurate in any way.
  - ashark 10y ago
    I (of course) believe there are plenty of people who fully understand the show and don't like it, but given how many times I've seen people who do like the show manage to miss major points or even the central theme of an episode, there must be people who don't like it because they've missed those same things. From that perspective, several of the episodes probably are hamfisted. Nosedive is the only one I'd describe as such... but then again, maybe I missed the point. [EDIT] for the record: I'm not among the downvoters.
  - kstenerud 10y ago
    A good idea executed poorly is still executed poorly.
    - myowncrapulence 10y ago
      Yeah I forgot we're post-truth now.
CaptSpify 10y ago
I'm sorry people are down-voting you for this. While I disagree with your opinion on the show, that doens't make your opinion any less valid or true.
tunap 10y ago
I had no idea downvotes were used for blocking negative reviews of our fav shows. Have an up. BTW, never seen he show, came here to get some edification. What I got is more one-sided equality for all who agree and a lot of people who see the future b/c the media told them which portents are truer than others.
- bcassedy 10y ago
  What? The criticisms that are getting downvoted are pure assertions with no reasoning to back them up. I'm pretty sure that if these posters had provided more than 1 line proclaiming their distaste, they wouldn't be receiving downvotes.
  - tunap 10y ago
    run4yourlives2 posted 3 lines of his take on seeing the show. Preceeded by an agreement to the OP. Looks like he is indeed a part of the discussion, albeit an unpopular opinion. edit: he or she. edit 2: manfromuranus's(lulz) opinion provoked posts of disagreement and what alternatives are available. Again, a meaningful discussion with substance.
    - bcassedy 10y ago
      run4yourlives2 posted an unpopular, unsupported opinion yes. Half of one sentence dedicated to that opinion and the rest about another subject. Completely understandable why that would get downvotes. manfromuranus provoking meaningful discussion does not make that post worthy. If I post trolling nonsense and someone calls me out with an informative post, I somehow don't deserve downvotes? That's some ends justify the means logic there.
      - tunap 10y ago
        I concede that is your opinion for R4YL2's post though still disagree to it's worth, the other subject was a comparison to Black Mirror content & execution; guess that is why there is no sole arbiter of value here. As for MFU's post, yeah, I cannot defend it in itself. It is solely his opinion that was not supported in any meaningful way.
geuis 10y ago
Yeah I agree. I've watched all of the first season, part of the 2nd, and just started trying the 3rd. Couldn't get more than 15 min into the first ep. 2nd one is a little better but still pretty bad.
drvdevd 10y ago
Well, I'm upvoting you because I can say that while I think the show has some pretty good moments, its not great and I feel it pulls on my "depression strings" quite deliberately, and I have a pretty damn dark sense of humor. And frankly, it can't touch the Twilight Zone in my mind.

whytaka 10y ago

If you can name a good sci-fi show that's not ham-fisted, that'd be appreciated. I think most of us are just taking what we can get.

roryisok 10y ago
Westworld? Bsg?

minimaxir 10y ago

Black Mirror is less ham-fisted, more black comedy (no pun intended) in most episodes. (especially Nosedive)

CaptSpify 10y ago

> The assertion by the article that real life is coming close to the worlds of black mirror is ridiculous. While I kind of agree with your ham-fisted comment, I'm going to disagree with your statement quoted above. The article does link similar technologies that show how this is happening. It shows direct similarities between the show, and real-life products and systems that either exist, or are looking to exist in the near future.

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