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IMDb member since July 2018
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The Twilight Zone (2019)
A sensible review.
13 April 2019 - 10 out of 29 users found this review helpful.
People are talking about this like it has the quality of one of those horrible teen dramas, but it really doesn't.
Has the feel of a show that has some semblance of good foundation. There's potential for good things to come but beyond the pilot. I wonder if that's done to weed out trolls or something because episode 3 was quite good.
If it keeps going in that direction, it could remind of that one author who knows his audience and writes boring gibberish for 20 pages so randos stop reading and leave.
I've never seen the original and I love Black Mirror but I have enough sense to not compare everything new to creme de la creme.
Super hyped about episode 4 with Steven Yeun.
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Reverie (2018)
Has potential (especially after Episode 6, Pas de Deux)
12 July 2018 - 3 out of 9 users found this review helpful.
Pros
- new Sci-Fi concept (virtual reality)
- chemistry between characters
- diverse cast
Cons
- writing is a bit stiff & cliche
- science is bad
Themes: Technology, Psychology, Addiction, Redemption, Ethics
More & more this show reveals itself to be about humanism & how technology may be used to reconnect people back to a sense of purpose in their non-virtual lives. As a result, this series appears to be on the hopeful & optimistic end of the 'spectrum of edginess' that we tend to see on today's screens about tech.
Further, many viewers may feel Reverie lacks a sense of realism or risk - but if there is any truth discussed, it is the way in which the audience, through Mara's (Sarah Shahi) eyes empathizes with incoming patients who are unable to cope with the difficulty in their lives and who turn to technology destructively. This topic parallels concerns that reflect recent issues such as Internet Gaming Disorder and how people tend to turn to virtual to cope. Therefore, Reverie poses questions in a discussion that looks at the next step on how technology may be used to help rather than to forget.
Watch this if you're: Bored & don't want to get too depressed/confused
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