The show is OK. Most episodes - except one standout - fall between uninspired and passable.
It's packaged in a Twilight zone format (even has a narrator) and it tricks you into thinking you are in for a real interesting story. But then, you realize - it doesn't want to be a genre show; it wants to be a "social commentary" show just like Black Mirror.
The one episode that does stand out (and it truly is a wonderful episode) is the only one that embraces its sci-fi roots and plays it straight all the way. It's inventive, it's refreshing and it's FUN. Give me a show like that every week, and I'll always be back for more. Just... lose all the extra baggage.
In short, Dimension 404 has potential but is barking up the wrong tree. If it ever stops trying to be "relevant" and finds its own voice (Chrono Teens, unite!) then I expect it to become a real cult hit.
It's packaged in a Twilight zone format (even has a narrator) and it tricks you into thinking you are in for a real interesting story. But then, you realize - it doesn't want to be a genre show; it wants to be a "social commentary" show just like Black Mirror.
The one episode that does stand out (and it truly is a wonderful episode) is the only one that embraces its sci-fi roots and plays it straight all the way. It's inventive, it's refreshing and it's FUN. Give me a show like that every week, and I'll always be back for more. Just... lose all the extra baggage.
In short, Dimension 404 has potential but is barking up the wrong tree. If it ever stops trying to be "relevant" and finds its own voice (Chrono Teens, unite!) then I expect it to become a real cult hit.