What are you watching?

Oh, I see! The trailer was so short (it was an ad on a YouTube video), I didn't realize it was UK.

Yes, that's right, it was Amazon. I thought it was from Amazon Studios and wondered if it was their answer to Black Mirror or something.

And, yes, I realize that Black Mirror is also UK and Channel 4 before Netflix picked it up. For some reason, I had the original show in my Netflix queue for a long time before I randomly decided to watch it. However, I chose to watch the first episode, "National Anthem," about five days before the Cameron #piggate affair. That gave me a good laugh over a mild synchronicity.

As I don't have a TV, I'd never even heard of Black Mirror. But I gather the Philip K. Dick is in a sense Channel 4's replacement for Black Mirror.

By the way, don't let my opinion put you off giving it a try. They are obviously high-budget productions and well made, with big names in the cast. Judging from online reviews other people seem to like them. But they don't do much for me.

As I don't have a TV, I'd never even heard of Black Mirror. But I gather the Philip K. Dick is in a sense Channel 4's replacement for Black Mirror.

By the way, don't let my opinion put you off giving it a try. They are obviously high-budget productions and well made, with big names in the cast. Judging from online reviews other people seem to like them. But they don't do much for me.

Well, technically, I don't have TV either! I have a screen hooked up to various consoles/computers. My only subscription is Netflix, which is where I found Black Mirror. (I also have a sub to Showtime, which is how I watched Twin Peaks, but that was something I got for free through my cable company for a year promotion -- lucky me, I guess).

I might give it a go, but I don't have an Amazon sub.

You might like Black Mirror, but maybe skip the first episode and come back to it later? The first episode almost put me off it, but I did "enjoy" the other episodes, if by "enjoying" I like being terrified of technology.

Good for you. I am jealous because I want to see it, but I don't have a babysitter for my young kids. The original Blade Runner is one of my favorites.

I'm usually not a fan of sequels, but this one looked particularly good for at least the visuals.

After watching, perhaps you could give a short review? I hate trailers and reviews that give everything away!  

I also noticed the other day that Amazon (or was it Hulu?) made an anthology show based on Philip K Dick stories!

OK, for us in NZ, Thursday evening was yesterday. So I went with my son to watch Blade Runner 2049 and have to say that the visuals blew me away. Granted, I saw it on a BIG screen (called VMAX here, not as big as IMAX but bigger than the normal cineplex screen). The mood was entirely in keeping with the original. The story was not too difficult to follow but managed to keep the interest alive for something like 3 hours.

Like the original and, further, like the P. K. Dick story, it is a philosophical discussion on what it is to be human as opposed to a biological zombie. There are some crucial scenes and lines spoken by the protagonists but I won't spoil your fun by quoting them.

Just go and see it.

Just go and see it.

I'd really love to, but I haven't been to the theater for years... because kids. I have two kids and the oldest is eight. And the movie is something close to three hours long? I need to find a very patient baby sitter.

The Night My Number Came Up.

In 1946, a planeload of Brits struggles manfully (and in one case galfully) against the inescapable menace of a precognitive nightmare. Based on a true story by Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard.

I've just watched two programmes on Amazon Prime that I'd recommend.

Afterlife: What happens when we die? (Dr Moody & Dr Long feature a lot)

&

Science of the Soul.

I've just watched two programmes on Amazon Prime that I'd recommend.

Afterlife: What happens when we die? (Dr Moody & Dr Long feature a lot)

&

Science of the Soul.

Thanks for the recommendations, Stan. I don't currently have Amazon Prime, but I will add these two to my list of things to watch when available.

However, one of my favorite shows is "The Prisoner," another series that baffles people, makes them angry, or they love.

I just found out that The Prisoner is also freely available at the Internet Archive (though perhaps only until the copyright holder finds out):
https://archive.org/details/The_Prisoner