Shatter Belt

I believe the people who gave 10 points to this mess are from the actual production or the marketing team. No sane person can like this mess, it is that bad. But why?

First of all I loved Coherence. Its one of my favorite indie sci fi films and I had big expectations from this. However, what we got is a very bad show with extremely bad acting, non resolving -so called- mysteries. Before it bored me to death, I could able to watched 2 episodes and they were beyond awful. I really gave all my patience to episode 2 but after all that pointless satirical lines and overacting bad actors, the episode rewarded me with an ending which explain nothing.

Writing is bad, acting is beyond bad, nothing is nearly ok with this show. Do not waste your precious time this this pile of trash.

Clever, creative, innovative, and poignant. It's also genuinely funny. I grew up watching the Twilight Zone and have been yearning for a show to fill that space. This is it! I only wish there were more episodes. Do you yourself a favor and check out this hidden gem!

I learned about Jim Brykit's work from Coherence, which is brilliant! This is a very worthy follow up. It is perfectly cast and thoughtfully written. There is never a word wasted. Brykit shows an appreciation, understanding, and respect for the genre that fans of science fiction and short stories will also appreciate. Two big thumbs up for Shatter Belt!

The episodes were pretty easy to get through and the fact that the season only has four of them made it possible to enjoy in the span of one evening. Admittedly, I would hope the next season would have more episodes before leaving you waiting, but I'm guessing this was just a test season of sorts. Kind of like The Office, its first season is much shorter than the rest of the show, I'm thinking Shatter Belt is in a similar position. Which is exciting in a way, the first season is easy to enjoy and can be done quickly, but gets you excited enough for more episodes, where ideally in a second season we will get more than just in this dip in the water that we're starting with. It would be cool to see what more episodes could look like and what kind of stories could be told!

The concept and writing throughout Shatter Belt shine. It never panders to the audience or uses cheap gimmicks for impact. As a result, each episode stays with you. Sure, you can binge them, but I strongly encourage watching one episode at a time with someone else (phone a friend). You'll want to talk about it. They deserve tone talked about. Now, if you do binge everything at once, worry not: There is a thin through-line connecting the episodes that will have you talking about it all on its own. The best movies and shows are always the ones that you keep thinking about; the ones that force you just a bit out of your comfort zone. That's Shatter Belt at its best.

I will admit, I'm not hard to please, but I think this show was great! The isolated episode nature reminds me of Twilight Zone or Black Mirror (which are probably the most obvious comparisons) but these are just as fun. Some of it was a little complex so I'm sure a bit of it went over my head and might go over yours, but over all it was a good time. Definitely check out "Immotus" and "Pearls", I really enjoyed those. I imagine that since there were only 4 episodes the budget was fairly small, so if that was the case then I think they especially did an impressive job with what they had. Again, I just like anything sci-fi or mind-bendy, but if you do, too, this is worth a watch!.