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    1. So how did you guys like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and more importantly, do you guys think interactive TV will be the "next big thing"?

      Personally, I really enjoyed Bandersnatch as a one-off. Having the ability to choose what happens and trying to piece together the story by watching multiple endings. But honestly, the story fell...

      Personally, I really enjoyed Bandersnatch as a one-off. Having the ability to choose what happens and trying to piece together the story by watching multiple endings.

      But honestly, the story fell quite flat and it wouldn't have been a very entertaining episode had it not been for the gimmick. But what do you guys think?

      25 votes
    2. Travelers - Season 3

      So season 3 got release by netfilx a few days ago, I've seen it and like it but kind of want to discuss so; anyone here watched it, thoughts? Anyone not seen travelers (no idea why no double L),...

      So season 3 got release by netfilx a few days ago, I've seen it and like it but kind of want to discuss so; anyone here watched it, thoughts?

      Anyone not seen travelers (no idea why no double L), it's a pretty good time travel show with fresh take on AI. Don't want to spoil too much but I think it's worth the time to see.

      8 votes
    3. Black Mirror S2E01 "Be Right Back" discussion thread

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 2 Episode 1 - Be Right Back After learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely,...

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      Black Mirror Season 2 Episode 1 - Be Right Back

      After learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely, grieving Martha reconnects with her late lover.

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      14 votes
    4. So, I've just finished Netflix's Maniac

      Holy shit. Now that is what I call cinema. Somebody give Jonah Hill an Oscar already. The amount of times I felt a deep connection to his character is reaching uncomfortable. The only thing that...

      Holy shit. Now that is what I call cinema. Somebody give Jonah Hill an Oscar already. The amount of times I felt a deep connection to his character is reaching uncomfortable. The only thing that felt like “too much” was Snorri, but luckily that didn't last long. Emma Stone was so human in this. Rome Kanda and Justin Theroux have amazing comedic moments.

      Fucking 10/10. Absolute recommendation.

      17 votes
    5. Recommendation: Psych (2006-2014 + Movie)

      Previous recommendation on Tildes: Person of Interest Light spoilers: Psych - S01E01 - Pilot It's hard to convey how much I love Psych. It's one of those series that, like The Office, P&R,...

      Previous recommendation on Tildes: Person of Interest

      Light spoilers: Psych - S01E01 - Pilot

      It's hard to convey how much I love Psych. It's one of those series that, like The Office, P&R, Community, Arrested Development etc develops its own community, through a very vivid style of comedy.

      Psych goes back and forth across the series between light-hearted fun and serious episodes. The series follows Shawn, son of a retired police officer, who was taught by his father to be hyper-perceptive, and his best friend Gus. Shawn finds himself having to fake "Psychic powers" to justify his perceptiveness and ends up working for the police.

      What makes the series so good is the top-notch chemistry between Shawn and Gus. Psych is one of my top "comfort" series because of this. It got me through my hardest times and it's my second-favourite full-rewatch series (first being The IT Crowd).

      It's also littered with references poking fun at The Mentalist, another great TV series with a much more serious tone and a similar plot line (Fake psychic helps police force).

      Psych's main flaw I would say is that it suffers from Flanderization. Over time, both Shawn and Gus become exaggerations of themselves. But as much as I wish they'd be more subtle about it sometimes, it doesn't detract from the overall quality of the series.

      All in all, Psych is, in my opinion, USA Network's best work and the embodiment of their slogan "Characters welcome", with strong similarities to Monk, Suits and White Collar.

      The Psych Movie, which follows the end of the series, is excellent as well. I recommend watching the series before, however. I also generally recommend watching the series starting from the beginning. My first encounter with Psych was with a Season 2 episode and turned me off for a while. There's a second movie currently being filmed. Hopefully it's good!

      9 votes
    6. Doctor Who S11E07 'Kerblam!' discussion thread

      What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'? Previous discussions: Doctor Who S11E06 'The Demons of the Punjab' Doctor Who S11E05 'The Tsuranga Conundrum' Doctor Who S11E04...

      What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'?

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      11 votes
    7. Black Mirror S04E06 “Black Museum” Discussion Thread

      Previous episode | Index thread Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 6 - Black Museum On a dusty stretch of highway, a traveler stumbles across a museum that boasts rare criminal artifacts -- and a...

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      Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 6 - Black Museum

      On a dusty stretch of highway, a traveler stumbles across a museum that boasts rare criminal artifacts -- and a disturbing main attraction.

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      10 votes
    8. Black Mirror S04E05 “Metalhead” Discussion Thread

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 5 - Metalhead At an abandoned warehouse, scavengers searching for supplies encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their...

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      Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 5 - Metalhead

      At an abandoned warehouse, scavengers searching for supplies encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their lives through a bleak wasteland.

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      Sorry for being late with this one!

      11 votes
    9. Doctor Who S11E06 'The Demons of the Punjab' discussion thread

      What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'? Previous discussions: Doctor Who S11E05 'The Tsuranga Conundrum' Doctor Who S11E04 'Arachnids in the UK' Doctor Who S11E01 'The Woman Who...

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      8 votes
    10. Doctor Who S11E05 'The Tsuranga Conundrum' discussion thread

      What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'? Previous discussions: Doctor Who S11E04 'Arachnids in the UK' Doctor Who S11E01 'The Woman Who Fell To Earth' Doctor Who S11E02 'The...

      What did you think of this week's episode of 'Doctor Who'?

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      5 votes
    11. Black Mirror S04E04 “Hang the DJ” Discussion Thread

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 4 - Crocodile Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin...

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      Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 4 - Crocodile

      Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.

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      17 votes
    12. House of Cards season 6 - what did you think of it?

      So I've just finished watching the new season. I had low expectations going in, given how the writers had to cut out their main character at the eleventh hour, but I still can't help but feel...

      So I've just finished watching the new season. I had low expectations going in, given how the writers had to cut out their main character at the eleventh hour, but I still can't help but feel disappointed.

      Soo many plot threads left open. No repercussions for any of the shit that went down over the last 5 years. The good journalist ends up dead, Claire Underwood commits murder literally in the oval office while secret service is right outside the door and then... nothing. That's it. That's what we get for series a finale. I mean, what?

      I've also been quite pissed off how they tried to turn Claire into a feminist icon. Claire is a monster. She is at least as bad as Frank. She wanted to literally start a nuclear war to deflect attention away from herself.

      Don't get me wrong, having a feminist message is ok. It's good. It's even timely. But not with Claire fucking Underwood for fucks sake! In the first episode where that female soldier asks her if she even has a plan so that more soldiers won't end up dead, Claire snarks at her with "you wouldn't ask me that if I was a man". Really? This fresh recruit, this soldier who you will be sending to her death is asking you - someone who never held any public office before - whether you have a plan and your response is fuck patriarchy?

      How about that scene where she fires her entire cabinet and fills it with an all-female cast? Forget about real life, it's not even realistic in the show's world. Remember how hard Frank had to fight, how many people he had to cross, bribe and even murder just to replace a single seat in earlier seasons? Where was the senate? Did everyone else just roll over; how come nobody fought her on this? It felt like the writers really, really wanted to play out their deepest, guilty-pleasure Hillary 2016 fantasies out on the show and the script suffered for it.

      If they just left things at the last season's finale where Claire looked into the camera with "my turn!" it would have been a much more powerful moment, certainly better than this disorganized, directionless mess we got.

      So yeah, that's where I'm at. How about you?

      9 votes
    13. Torn on "Dear White People"

      I started Dear White People with a skepticism towards their intent. I thought the name of the show was an indication that it would be another example of media exploiting identity politics. I began...

      I started Dear White People with a skepticism towards their intent. I thought the name of the show was an indication that it would be another example of media exploiting identity politics. I began watching with that expectation and held that perspective for quite a while afterwards.

      The characters and story itself immediately engaged me. I was compelled by virtually every person and their experiences. The students of Armstrong-Parker are unique, passionate, ambitious and intelligent. As a natural result of this perspective it was easy for me to want to entertain their ideas and arguments.

      This experience was at odds with another: The students extended very little thought and charity towards any opposing ideas or experiences of people outside of their ideology and social group. I felt uneasy that these characters who I liked and respected were making so many failures in upholding their intellectual integrity.

      After a long period of confused enjoyment I realized that my issue was a false assumption. My initial expectation felt like it was being reinforce continuously so I never thought to reconsider the shows intent. After some reflection I think the actual intent is demonstrating the deeper problems of identity politics through the “good” characters exhibiting real human flaws. The racial issues are, of course, important and I’m glad to have engaged them but the true value is in the subtleties of how people interact with each other on these issues.

      9 votes
    14. Black Mirror S04E03 “Crocodile” Discussion Thread

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 3 - Crocodile Architect Mia scrambles to keep a dark secret under wraps, while insurance investigator Shazia harvests...

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      Architect Mia scrambles to keep a dark secret under wraps, while insurance investigator Shazia harvests people's memories of a nearby accident scene.

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      4 votes
    15. 'The Conners' showrunner Bruce Helford: Why we killed off Roseanne like that

      The show-runner explains: 'The Conners' Showrunner Bruce Helford: Why We Killed Off Roseanne Like That Some fan reactions: ‘The Conners’ Has Officially Killed Off Roseanne, And Fans Can’t Believe...
      8 votes
    16. Doctor Who S11E02 'The Ghost Monument' discussion thread

      Prompted by the comment just left by @Adams on the first post, I thought I'd make a topic for the next episode! So what did people think? For those of you who weren't particularly into the first...

      Prompted by the comment just left by @Adams on the first post, I thought I'd make a topic for the next episode!

      So what did people think? For those of you who weren't particularly into the first episode, did this one work better for you? (If not, no hard feelings, I'm just curious why/why not~)

      I'll stick my thoughts in a comment again.

      14 votes
    17. The Good Place is one of the funniest, most original shows I've seen in a long time

      The third season has just started and it's as funny as ever. If you've never heard of it before, here's the blurb from Wikipedia: The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a woman...

      The third season has just started and it's as funny as ever. If you've never heard of it before, here's the blurb from Wikipedia:

      The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is introduced by Michael (Ted Danson) to "The Good Place", a highly selective Heaven-like utopia he designed, as a reward for her righteous life. She realizes that she was sent there by mistake and must hide her morally imperfect behavior and try to become a better, more ethical person. William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of "The Good Place", together with D'Arcy Carden as Janet, an artificial being helping the inhabitants.

      The Good Place received positive reviews upon its debut and has since gained critical acclaim. It has been praised for its performances, writing, originality, setting and tone.

      Seriously, give it a shot!

      35 votes
    18. Black Mirror S04E01 “USS Callister” discussion thread

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 1 - USS Callister Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage. But a new recruit will soon...

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      Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 1 - USS Callister

      Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage. But a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what it seems.

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      14 votes