TV: Black Mirror (Channel4(UK)/Netflix)

[Ducks in a row]

Wow surprised I though the show wasn't going to have any more episodes. The last season with 3 episodes wasn't that good.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Well, guess I was wrong. Looks like there will be a season 6.

‘Black Mirror’ Returns: New Series in the Works at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)

A new series of 'Black Mirror' is in the works at Netflix, Variety can reveal.

variety.com

Looking forward to this. Though the show has gone downhill, I'm still hopeful that they can make an up-swing.

I really loved Bandersnatch, but Season 5 was a major bummer.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Season 7 confirmed for 2025.

6 new eps including a sequel to fan favorite: USS Callister, from season 4.

(No idea where the other thread went, search is absolute ass but it found this old one)

 

[Primary Assist]

Wow, a 10 year old thread. The Leafs' Cup drought was a brief 47 years when this was written.

Last season was really good, especially the first 2 episodes. "Merry Christmas, one and all!"

 

[DaaaaB's]

Season 7 confirmed for 2025.

6 new eps including a sequel to fan favorite: USS Callister, from season 4.

(No idea where the other thread went, search is absolute ass but it found this old one)

I liked this post because I'm stoked there's another season and because I completely agree that the search function is trash on here.

 

[Tawnos]

Are most of the episodes going to be Black Mirror or Red Mirror? I thought the Red Mirror stuff from the last season was boring.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Are most of the episodes going to be Black Mirror or Red Mirror? I thought the Red Mirror stuff from the last season was boring.

No clue what that means.

 

[Jovavic]

No clue what that means.

I believe the horror themed ones from the last season said it was "Red Mirror" instead of "Black Mirror" in the opening credits?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I believe the horror themed ones from the last season said it was "Red Mirror" instead of "Black Mirror" in the opening credits?

Ah, I didn't even realize that.

 

[Tawnos]

I believe the horror themed ones from the last season said it was "Red Mirror" instead of "Black Mirror" in the opening credits?

Essentially it's anything with a supernatural bent to it, rather than a science fiction one.

But I'm there to see a take on the implications of technological advancements, so supernatural stories just don't really do it for me.

 

[JianYang]

Essentially it's anything with a supernatural bent to it, rather than a science fiction one.

But I'm there to see a take on the implications of technological advancements, so supernatural stories just don't really do it for me.

I don't even remember seeing anything about red mirror in the latest season but I agree with you.

The show's DNA is about the grim repercussions of technological advancements, so when they started veering away from it, I began to question if I'm watching black mirror or something else.

It seems to me that they have been running out of ideas, sometimes it's even felt like I watched certain episodes before because they were themed so closely. In that sense. I'm not shocked that they have begun branching out from their original roots.

 

[trojansoilers]

I don't even remember seeing anything about red mirror in the latest season but I agree with you.

The show's DNA is about the grim repercussions of technological advancements, so when they started veering away from it, I began to question if I'm watching black mirror or something else.

It seems to me that they have been running out of ideas, sometimes it's even felt like I watched certain episodes before because they were themed so closely. In that sense. I'm not shocked that they have begun branching out from their original roots.

Maybe they're running out of ideas because technology has been advancing so quickly that by the time the episodes are written there's already a real life example of it.

 

[Jovavic]

They're making a sequel episode for the new season so the "running out of ideas" thinking has legs

 

[Peasy]

Think they've run out of ideas since their first season on Netflix. Thats when recycled concepts really started.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

How do they run out of ideas? They are basically all just short stories so you have an infinite amount of material.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Maybe they should dive back into The Ricky Gervais show. They already stole a few ideas from Karl Pilkington, I'm sure he's got a few more in there they could adapt. I was floored when I saw the Black Mirror episodes that mirrored Karl's rantings so clearly lol.


Seriously though, it's not hard for me to imagine that it's hard to come up with good ideas. Some of the other episodes felt so cutting edge and unique it's hard to generate something that really feels special like some of those earlier episodes 15 Million Merits, San Junipero, Hang the DJ, Entire History... etc.

 

[Peasy]

Maybe they should dive back into The Ricky Gervais show. They already stole a few ideas from Karl Pilkington, I'm sure he's got a few more in there they could adapt. I was floored when I saw the Black Mirror episodes that mirrored Karl's rantings so clearly lol.


Seriously though, it's not hard for me to imagine that it's hard to come up with good ideas. Some of the other episodes felt so cutting edge and unique it's hard to generate something that really feels special like some of those earlier episodes 15 Million Merits, San Junipero, Hang the DJ, Entire History... etc.

Or maybe let new writers write some episodes. Its funny, I watched the entire history of you way back when there were still only 2 seasons of Black Mirror. Till this day it is still my favourite black mirror episode, and I don't think that will change.

I ended up loving the show succession. And something that I found out while Succession was airing was that Jesse Armstrong actually wrote The Entire History of You episode... I don't think its coincidence that I ended up liking both of these pieces by him so much.

 

[TheDoldrums]

White Christmas, Shut Up and Dance, White Bear are my favs. Give me that dark stuff with twists. Didn't watch the most recent season because season 5 was so boring for me.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

White Christmas, Shut Up and Dance, White Bear are my favs. Give me that dark stuff with twists. Didn't watch the most recent season because season 5 was so boring for me.

I liked Shut up and Dance, alright but before black mirror was a thing I had seen a movie called “13 Sins” that came out in 2014 which was basically the same exact premise.

Season 6 was hit or miss, but if you like the dark twists, I’d definitely recommend episode 3 “Beyond the Sea”. Very dark, one of my favorites overall. Plus Aaron Paul was incredible.

 

[Tawnos]

I liked Shut up and Dance, alright but before black mirror was a thing I had seen a movie called “13 Sins” that came out in 2014 which was basically the same exact premise.

Season 6 was hit or miss, but if you like the dark twists, I’d definitely recommend episode 3 “Beyond the Sea”. Very dark, one of my favorites overall. Plus Aaron Paul was incredible.

Beyond the Sea was excellent. I also really liked Joan is Awful (though there's a deep split of opinion on that one). Loch Henry was ok... not so much a question of technology as journalistic ethics. The other two episodes I didn't enjoy.

There aren't many episodes from earlier seasons that I disliked. The National Anthem and Metalhead for sure. Shut Up and Dance and Smithereens I could do without, but are tolerable. The rest of them I enjoyed.