alt Hacker NewsI've tried to watch Mr. Robot... twice, actually.
There's something about it... perhaps the pacing, or the overall bleakness of the show, that turns me off. I have the same aversion to watching The Office (both UK and US).
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aleksiy123 • today at 1:57 AM
It is bleak. But the cinematography is amazing, and I think worth it for that alone.
Maybe even the best I’ve ever seen.
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senderista • today at 4:21 AM
I find the UK Office unbearably bleak and uncomfortable at times, but the US Office is practically a rom-com (or became one eventually).
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Both these shows have a first couple of seasons of slog. Mr Robot gets a bit better, but it's not worth it. The Office (US) was worth it for me -- eventually they settle into a groove of silly hijinks punctuated by occasional emotional connection and it just works. Mr Robot though suffers from a writers room that think telling a story in an over-engineered way makes it more engaging, and it just mires in that conceit for far too long. It's a movie, maybe a miniseries worth of content they tried to stretch out to four seasons. It has its moments, but they are not worth the trip IMO.