The Back Pages

I get that this is shot, written and directed by indy everything, making a show isn't easy. However, the acting and storyline is just cringy. I'm in S1E3, the the old guy just can't stop overacting - his lines make me cringe. Not only that, the whole dialogue seem entirely scripted. There are people who have probably never acted before.

I'm sure the storylines are great, but I can't waste any more of my time trying to get through this. I guess i'm not a fan of indy projects. TV shorts like Love, Sex, and Robots and Black Mirror are more my speed. The Back Pages suffers more from everyone with a lack of experience in all their roles, including the director.

I'd say this is probably the first review I have put up on IMDB! So, Backpages is an anthology series where each episode is a standalone show and it has a sci-fi. I am a huge fan of the classics like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits (the 90s version), so these kinds of shows always appeal to me. The first episode in this didn't make sense, although I desperately wanted it to (I re-watched the ending several times). And the second episode had a creepy mysterious feel of a young woman in a coma and parents tormented with the idea of pulling the plug. I enjoy the creepy atmosphere of the two episodes I've seen so far, even it takes me a bit to piece together what's going on. It's really well produced I thought, and I love the music too. I think it's a series with a lot of potential.

Found this on Amazon. I love anthology shows, I've found alot on of indie ones amazon that have only a few episodes, this one is not bad. I'm sure they didnt have a big budget but it doesn't look cheap like alot of other indie ones I've seen. The stories could be a little better, but it's a good start. Hope they get the chance to do another season.

These actors are all like caricatures - the stories are also uninventive, short, and confusing. For a quality anthology series with excitement, strong acting, and innovation, stick to The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror. I only watched three episodes of this, but I can imagine the rest of the series also feels like a low budget acting school production.

It's times like this I wish I could quit my desk job and screen-write. I also wish I had read the reviews before trying this; I assume many of the high ratings are illegitimate reviews. Watch at your own risk, and be prepared to be bored to death.

Terrible acting, boring stories. The best part of this show is the intro sequence.