Just rewatched USS Callister and I realized that Daly says that line in his "Captain Daly" voice, just as he makes his "You won't die, you know" threat the same way.

Captain Daly isn't just his Kirk fantasy. The persona (not just the power, but the actual acting like a different person) is what makes him brave enough to do his little sadistic fantasies.

Somehow, I think this makes him look more pathetic

Netflix has recently announced that they are removing interactive content on their platform; Black Mirror: Bandersnatch will be affected by this and after communicating with Netflix it has been revealed that the interactive special will transition into a movie, with no 'choices' - could this show all scenes ?

For me, some episodes hit harder on a rewatch. This one left me a bit cold the first time round. Now - perhaps because the AI is so close to the real world now… it gave me all sorts of uncomfortable feelings. Replica Ash being kept in the attic years later was particularly hard hitting. Being brought cake that he doesn’t need to eat by his kinda-sorta daughter. This time round I found it genuinely heartbreaking. The attic: so often the place where we keep the things that we don’t want to see every day, but when we don’t have the heart to throw them away either. I also wonder if “Ash” is meant to be a bit of an Alien homage?

I love this series when it brings up these questions about what it is to be human, the nature of consciousness, AI experiencing emotions… and the ethics around all this. Black Mirror at its best, imo.

I watched playtest the other week (late to the party) and it is burned into my brain. It makes me stomach do flips even thinking about it. It was easily one if the best episodes, but I wish I could unwatch it.

Which episode of black mirror do you wish you could unwatch and why?

Do you think the people in this episode are cookies?

In honor of the new upcoming Season 7, I've been rewatching the earlier seasons for the first time in several years. Even though Season 6 came out in 2023, Ai was still brand spanking new and has evolved tremendously since.

A lot of these earlier episodes are now a hop, skip, and a jump from being possible realities. They were so more far fetched when they were released in 2011-2013. Hell, The Waldo Moment stopped being satire fairly quickly.

I can't wait to see how the showrunners and writers handle this and address this. This has the potential to be an incredible season, with the creatives behind this really pushing the limits given what technology is now capable of and what it will be capable of within our lifetimes.

Where to start? I'm thinking from s01 e01.

Edit: In case anyone cares, we did start with National Anthem, despite all warnings. We've since watched White Bear, White Christmas, and Nosedive.

Loving having a reason to rematch some amazing eps!

I have been rewatching black mirror after around 3 years the last time i watched it, and this episode predicted the application character.ai & chatgpt. I am referencing the beginning of the episode, where Martha chats with her deceased lover Ash via text and call and even camera.
It's so crazy how back then, when the episode aired, it's viewed as this insane amazing confusing thing now it's simply a technology you can use for free, easily, on your own, very fast, with unlimited people to recreate.

So this show is about how technology shapes society and impacts our lives.. and also how there are sometimes werewolves.

That Rasmus guy. The guy who was the "head of the hives". He was just so...unknowlegable and hesitated and hemmed and hawed. Maybe poorly written or poorly cast?

That Asian FBI guy (probably because I've seen him play a bad guy in a different show).

I like this episode. I'm Canadian so I watch it with english subtitles because some of the accents are too strong for me. Same with Loch Henry for subtitles.

straight up jorking it

Personally something about Loch Henry was terrifying. The hanging scene honestly omfg

If you're trying to get a new viewer into the show, what do you all think is the optimal watch order if they're apprehensive about it? Clearly, the watch order is not super important for the plot (except for maybe some like Black Museum being a bit of a culmination of sorts). I don't think The National Anthem as a 'pilot' is going to hook some people that's for sure. I think 15 Million merits is great, but it's also not really a good representation of the types of episodes to expect. I wouldn't want to start with a happy ending episode like San Juniperio or Hang the DJ cause that would give wrong expectations. Also, you don't want to go for the best or most horrific episode to start. So I'm leaning towards something like The Entire History of You or Nosedive. Thoughts?

I know this question has been asked several times before, but I wanted to bring it up again because I don’t think Loch Henry gets talked about enough. Beyond the surface level story, and commentary about how we vicariously love true crime content without consideration for the victims, the ending completely recontextualizes the main character’s entire existence. He goes through his whole life thinking his dad was a hero cop that died in the line of duty while taking out a serial killer and then it turns out he and his mother both not only contributed to the crimes, but were the masterminds. And now they’re both dead, along with his girlfriend. It’s such a hollow, “ignorance is bliss” ending.

I decided to go down the Bandersnatch 'hole' again and I was pretty sure I'd seen everything...pretty sure.

However, I've been trying to track down a YouTube video of a scene referenced by Charlie Brooker here - https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/bandersnatch-easter-egg-scene-no-one-can-get-to-black-mirror-netflix/

For the life of me I cannot find anything concrete on this video. Can anyone help me out? I believe it's an extra interaction between Stefan and Colin, but I'm not certain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6q6pYZ9Fho

Why are scientists building robot insects?

TZ has a lot of episodes, across different seasons so it can be overwhelming for those wanting to start watching it. It's been widely compared to Black Mirror. I've seen a few, mostly the classics but would love to discover some gems. From the classic ones to the reboots, if you could only choose 2 or 3, which would you recommend and why (no spoilers)? If you can relate / compare them to BM episodes too that would be great!

For me:

• Eye of the Beholder - this reminds me of Nosedive!

• Time Enough at Last - the irony and the twist is reminiscent of many BM episodes

• The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - some elements remind me of Hated in the Nation and White Bear

I like BM episodes that really go hard on the social commentary and philosophy, hence the choices. What are yours?

so in nosedive their whole thing is with the likes right? if you have a good amount of likes you can qualify for nicer things whereas if you are low, you are only qualified for the not so good things. so for this discussion i wanted to know that if nosedive was reality, do you think the government and political figures would be low? would billionaires like elon or bezos be low also? or do you think it will be the same and they stay on top?