|
The last season sucked. It was 3 episodes and only the first one was any good One of them was the most ham-fisted SOCIAL MEDIA BAD commentary I can possibly imagine
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:19
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 20:44 |
|
|
Intruder posted:The one with the robot dogs was really good until the ending, when the twist made it just utterly ridiculous lol, yeah, that went from "these robot dogs are a nightmare" to "oh this was dumb as hell" with that last shot
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:23
|
|
|
Some meme described it as "What if technology, but too much" and that pretty much nails it
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:23
|
|
|
Joey Freshwater posted:Some meme described it as "What if technology, but too much" and that pretty much nails it For the most part the technology was just used as a set piece and it was just the same ol' human bullshit that was the problem. Except for Crocodile. As bad as the main character's actions were, the technology and the laws related to it were the real nightmare e: And I guess Metalhead (the dog one) too
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:31
|
|
|
I really liked the christmas episode / movie thing they did. and season 1 was pretty great, season 2 was... less so, then fell off outside of San Junipero which was recommended to me a bunch.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:35
|
|
|
I thought season 2 was great. Be Right Back was heartwrenching, White Bear was maybe the best of the series, and The Waldo Moment... well, the other two were really good! I liked the Star Trek one a lot until the end when it got dumb The Entire History of You was BRUTAL e: Anyway, I think I'm willing to believe literally anything this guy says https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1352436471337246723
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:37
|
|
|
My favorite Black Mirror episode is where the protagonist is the only one that sees discussions about anthology shows being hit or miss based on episodes as obvious and repetitive.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:39
|
|
|
oh Be Right Back was Season 2? okay, yeah, when we're working with 3 episodes this is tricky. Yeah, I was thinking of the Waldo moment which eh, decent concept, but didn't really do anything with it. White Bear was pretty good, yeah. Wait, so was the horror AI thing season 3 then? that's the last one I watched I think.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:40
|
|
|
My favorite black mirror episode is the one where a couple dates for awhile then the girl one day grabs his ipod and realizes he was faking liking the music she liked and preferred listening to nothing but mumblecore and video game midis.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:41
|
|
|
The most offensive was the one where Miley Cyrus performs first an upbeat pop version of then a straight cover of Head Like a Hole
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:46
|
|
|
lmao Madison Cawthorn lied about competing for the Paralympic Games. quote:Cawthorn stated on the Christian inspirational podcast The Heal, “I had an opportunity for the Paralympics for track and field.” He did not have that opportunity, nor does it appear he took any meaningful steps that would have led him there. FizFashizzle fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Jan 22, 2021 |
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:47
|
|
|
FizFashizzle posted:lmao Madison Cawthorne lied about competing for the Paralympic Games. "nor does it appear he took any meaningful steps" was this intentional?
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:48
|
|
|
C-Euro posted:"nor does it appear he took any meaningful steps" was this intentional?  doesn't shock me.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 15:57
|
|
|
LeeMajors posted:that episode was so depressing to me that it put me off the whole series This could describe any episode of Black Mirror for a given individual.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:15
|
|
|
Black Mirror gets a lot of snark for being “what if technology, but bad”.... but yeah that’s the point. Exploring those themes through exaggerated conclusions is useful for reflecting the (sometimes) mild yet sinister ways they can influence society now. Again, that’s the point. My biggest issue is that a lot of the episodes feel the need to go for a big concluding twist ending, even though a human-scale ending which reflects upon the episode could still provide a satisfying emotional climax. I have two masters and three PhDs in various literature studies and would you like fries with that?
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:17
|
|
|
My wife would binge Black Mirror like three episodes at a time, I would watch one episode and need to go outside and/or lie down. She's never been one for themes and metaphors in entertainment.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:24
|
|
|
Intruder posted:The Entire History of You was BRUTAL Yeah, this one is probably my favorite (with the Christmas episode being up there as well) There honestly weren't many though season 3 that I can say I really *hated* (mediocre ones like the Bryce Dallas Howard one, sure)
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:25
|
|
|
RIP Hammering Hank. He's pissing off racists in heaven now. https://twitter.com/cbs46/status/1352636966882463744?s=19
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:25
|
|
|
RIP Hammerin' Hank
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:25
|
|
|
drat, losing Hank is a tough one.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:30
|
|
|
the baseball hall of famers are like dying by the week
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:33
|
|
|
Geeez  RIP to an absolute legend.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:34
|
|
|
Aw Hank no.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:35
|
|
|
Intruder posted:The most offensive was the one where Miley Cyrus performs first an upbeat pop version of then a straight cover of Head Like a Hole The fact Nine Inch Nails seems to be in on the joke makes it even weirder.  Then again they jumped on the Marvel bandwagon when Carol Danvers was wearing a NIN shirt in Captain Marvel sooooo  Eh, Trent Reznor now has kids to feed. EDIT:  Aaron, a baseball legend. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:42
|
|
|
Let Hank's greatest contribution be detouring the chat thread from Black Mirror good or bad discussion.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:46
|
|
|
RIP hammerin hank  And I couldn't take black mirror seriously after the "wut if ur mum was a cell phone" riffs
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 16:46
|
|
|
Any recommendations on TVs? I haven't had to buy one in years and the one I have in my living room looks like it's on it's last leg.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:04
|
|
|
Rip to a real one Also, https://mobile.twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1352626409655705602
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:13
|
|
|
Joey Freshwater posted:Any recommendations on TVs? I haven't had to buy one in years and the one I have in my living room looks like it's on it's last leg. How much do you use your tv and what do you use it for? I picked up a 55" LG CX Oled and I wish I had the money to make every tv in my house an Oled. But I play a lot of games so I wanted to take advantage of the new xbox. Plus I was able to get it on sale during the holidays.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:14
|
|
|
The Glumslinger posted:Rip to a real one What’s the penalty for this kind of thing, can I just start blasting out these to every judge in America in the hopes one is too senile to notice? Sure I won’t get away with it, but it’s a court order I’d treasure forever
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:15
|
|
|
Joey Freshwater posted:Any recommendations on TVs? I haven't had to buy one in years and the one I have in my living room looks like it's on it's last leg. I'm not the one to answer the question but I would say you should probably mention what your price range is This is what I'm probably going to buy https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-65-class-5-series-qled-4k-uhd-smart-roku-tv/6423898.p?skuId=6423898
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:16
|
|
|
Joey Freshwater posted:Any recommendations on TVs? I haven't had to buy one in years and the one I have in my living room looks like it's on it's last leg. +1 for LG OLED if you're planning to spend >$1k on it. We also got the 55 inch CX a few months ago, and I still get wide-eyed about how good things using 4k and HDR look on it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:16
|
|
|
SundayMoney posted:How much do you use your tv and what do you use it for? I picked up a 55" LG CX Oled and I wish I had the money to make every tv in my house an Oled. But I play a lot of games so I wanted to take advantage of the new xbox. Plus I was able to get it on sale during the holidays. Every day or mostly every day. Use it for TV and games. I have a 55' 4K Vizio LCD right now, would love to get an LED - I'll check that one out Intruder posted:I'm not the one to answer the question but I would say you should probably mention what your price range is I was thinking less than $1k so that's a steal, though probably a little bigger than I need. My 55" in perfect in my living room, but I am moving soon so maybe it won't matter. I'll be buying a house in the next year too.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:18
|
|
|
Make sure you get one that can display your fish pic in the highest possible quality
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:20
|
|
|
Amy Pole Her posted:Hi there VP. I just went through like 6 interviews only for them to pull the job rec on us. Plz hire. That loving sucks dude I'm sorry
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:23
|
|
|
Intruder posted:Make sure you get one that can display your fish pic in the highest possible quality I was SO happy to find out that I could change the screensaver pics on my AppleTV to something I wanted
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:24
|
|
|
What are we supposed to do if we have a bunch of old consoles that we want connected at the same time? Modern TVs have like 3 inputs. My current TV has an Xbox One, Chromecast, N64, Wii, Switch, PS2, SteamLink, HDMI from a laptop for Zoom... Seems like most receivers available today are purely HDMI.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:29
|
|
|
TV Report: The Wilds - Prime This show is awful. Got through two episodes before I gave up. It's like, what if you combined Lost with Lord of the Flies, but instead of boys it's teen girls. The premise is these girls are "stranded" on an island and have to survive. But instead of doing useful things they pretty much spend their entire time fighting and being mean to each other for no particularly good reason, while each episode flashes back to one of the girl's back story. Frankly there are hardly any likeable characters. They all behave so awful and cooperate so poorly it just makes for frustrating watching. Just a string of characters making stupid decisions for ... reasons???? Undone - Prime This show is awesome. There's only one season of it right now, but it really doesn't even need another one. The entire show is animated, rotoscope style and is very trippy to watch. The setup is a woman discovers she can time travel... or she's experiencing mental illness, which runs in her family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uWCNHQgfnc
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:31
|
|
|
I started watching Money Heist the other day and it's been very fun Also, my neck is loving killing me today
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 20:44 |
|
|
The Glumslinger posted:Also, my neck is loving killing me today You committed a cardinal sin for someone in their thirties: not sleeping in the absolutely perfect, unmoving position.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2021 17:40
|
|