Six new episodes — including a sequel.
    • quindraco@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      The sudden drop in quality was extremely noticeable. I didn’t realize different people were making it - that makes so much sense.

    • prole@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The first Netlfix season (season 3 I think?) was still good. But aside from that, I agree.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I wouldn’t say the American version is crap, but it pales in comparison to the early seasons.

      Everything up to Bandersnatch was fun to watch, even if some were better than others.

      I think Striking Vipers was the only one I watched from Season 5, not because I hated it but because it didn’t catch me like prior seasons. Maybe I have just seen enough that the novelty has worn off.

      • Faceman🇦🇺@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I think part of the change in writing quality is that reality has caught up. it’s hard to be thought provoking and forward thinking about the dangers of our own advancement when we are now living it daily, at an accelerating rate.

        I think they could either play into that hyper-accelerating advancement thing (which is an existential threat on its own, look at how fast AI is advancing, we’re decades ahead of where we thought we would be, and getting faster still), or do more of the alt-history style episodes they’ve done a few of, more original stories than the old on-the-nose tech warnings. Basically be a live action love death and robots.

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    I’m both intrigued and worried about a USS Callister sequel. Sometimes (many times) it’s hard to recapture the magic.

      • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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        4 months ago

        Didn’t they also leave the chat?

        Revisiting a universe isn’t a bad thing, it just has to be done well. I so wanted a Sulu/Excelsior series or movie after ST V, and all the fan made stuff shows people love the ST sandbox to make up new adventures. I think Andor showed that getting away from the main cast can work.

        I’ll go way out and say I’d love to see an epic series built upon the Star Fleet Battles universe history and lore. Intergalactic war with the Andromedans and the unique ships and weapons never seen yet on any show.

  • darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    We’re already living in a Black Mirror. Charlie Brooker ended the series for exactly that reason. I dont need warnings about a dystopia that is already here.