It sounds like several anthology series are about to come, probably due to Black Mirror's success, and Electric Dreams is one of them. It's based off Philip K. Dick stories, the author behind Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall, etc. I'm only 3 episodes in and wondered what others thought so far. Tag spoilers if you're posting in the next couple of weeks.
I thought Real Life was a pretty good starting point. VR/simulation isn't the most original sci-fi topic to tackle, but Terrance Howard and Anna Paquin were very interesting to watch.
Autofac I thought things seemed too easy and almost contrived until the reveal that all humans were dead and she had malware in her.
Human Is was a great mixture of sci-fi, heart, and mystery. The mom from Babadook (don't know her name) and Bryan Cranston both did a great job. I might like this episode more than any Black Mirror one, or at least any recent Black Mirror.
I didn't like Crazy Diamond, it had a lot of potential but after the shootout everything just seemed weird. The main character deserved to get ditched by his wife and the android, but I don't think either one of them is any better. The wife seemed like she was ready to rat him out or ditch him and the Jill was just manipulating everyone for what she needed. I didn't really get the ending with him laughing on the beach.
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