The first episode sucked, though. And most of the old ones were not that good. White Bear and White Christmas being the exceptions. Maybe one or two others.

I liked them, they had charm, but the added budget definitely helped, and that brought us to San Junipero.

The last few seasons were not that good, but the latest one is better than the couple that came before it.

There's also the Amazing Stories reboot, but that sucks too. The one Jordan Peele produced. I watched the first 2-3 episodes and it wasn't any good, so I stopped. Same idea though. Amazing Stories started all this, I think, the comic book. That comic was out long before Twilight Zone, which was the first anthology series on TV in the 1960s. Spielberg's Amazing Stories came out in the 80s, but the comic books are from like the 1930s. You also have Night Gallery from TZ creator Rod Serling if you're looking for more. Another obscure one is Blue Literature, which is animated and in Japanese (subtitles are available but it's not fully translated). What makes that one stand out is, each of its stories are based on a work of Japanese literature.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

completely disagree about the first 2 seasons, didnt know people felt this way

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm always surprised by the hate for the first episode, or people telling folks to skip it/start with a different one. It feels like the most Black Mirrory episode they ever made imo. It's horrifying and grotesque. The visceral disgust we have to the beastiality with relatively little acknowledgment of the fact that the PM is not only being raped, but having to actively participate in it, in front of an audience. The joking disregard it's treated with as it escalates, and then everyone watches it against the request of the victim. The fact that it was all ultimately pointless anyway. And that after it was over, people just expect things to go back to normal. That it even raised his approval rating. While his psyche and marriage will never recover.

That brief moment of regret everyone has when watching, when it actually happens and the collective realization hits. When they realize they don't actually want to watch this and it is not a joke. You turn off the screen but that person you are is staring right back at you, ready to consume the next dehumanizing thing to distract. That's the show, man.

It's really actually the same theme as White Bear, which I also liked, but imo sadly more plausible.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 6 points 1 week ago

I disagree with some of that, especially about the first episode. But I have to admit it was an utterly insane pick for the pilot to try to hook viewers, much less investors. I still can't believe anyone greenlit the show.