Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, it chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic ... Read allTold through a series of interconnected phone conversations, it chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, it chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Calls delivers a scary, sinister yet empathic and human story. Through the use of immersive, hypnotic and beautifully sound designed filmmaking. If you like science fiction and immersive storytelling, this is definitely worth a watch, or should I say listen? Anyway, some have said this is just a podcast with fancy background, but I don't think so. This series differs from other podcast-like series by having extraordinary talented actors and actresses.
When I heard about the show I was excited. I liked the concept a lot. Unfortunately I did not like the first episode but I'm really happy I kept on watching. I was skeptical and worried I won't get the closure and answers by the end of the season. Luckily I was wrong and I did. I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I'm just going to say it's definitely worth watching and if you're like me and you don't like it at first or you are skeptical, all I can say is give it a chance! There are 9 episodes and each episode is between 12 to 20 minutes so you can really binge watch it in one sitting.
I really enjoyed it!! Thumbs up!! 👍
I really enjoyed it!! Thumbs up!! 👍
Knowing nothing about this show, I decided to check out IMDb. I was confused as to why the rating was relatively high when the show was apparently just about a bunch of phone calls. I'm glad I decided to give it a try. Being a sci-fi fan, I binged watched every episode on my iPad.
The visuals are part of the story. You pick up pretty quickly that they are "Visual time streams." I found I could connect and anticipate plot points, not only by listening, but by watching how the visuals change. As the episodes progress, things become ever more interconnected. I believe the show was helped by having several well-known actors participate in it. They make it possible for the viewer to experience the most important thing with science fiction: suspension of disbelief.
Some reviewers have suggested just listening to the show, like an old radio serial. I believe it's much better to listen AND watch the visuals, because they help guide you through the events. For me, it turned out to be a really interesting way to experience something like "black mirror," but in a VERY different way. I think anybody can enjoy the show, but people who like science fiction with a touch of thriller will probably be its core audience.
Since it's not a heavy investment, each episode is only about 15 minutes, watch at least the first two episodes. By then you will know if you want to stick with it or not.
The visuals are part of the story. You pick up pretty quickly that they are "Visual time streams." I found I could connect and anticipate plot points, not only by listening, but by watching how the visuals change. As the episodes progress, things become ever more interconnected. I believe the show was helped by having several well-known actors participate in it. They make it possible for the viewer to experience the most important thing with science fiction: suspension of disbelief.
Some reviewers have suggested just listening to the show, like an old radio serial. I believe it's much better to listen AND watch the visuals, because they help guide you through the events. For me, it turned out to be a really interesting way to experience something like "black mirror," but in a VERY different way. I think anybody can enjoy the show, but people who like science fiction with a touch of thriller will probably be its core audience.
Since it's not a heavy investment, each episode is only about 15 minutes, watch at least the first two episodes. By then you will know if you want to stick with it or not.
I like the stories and how you have to use your imagination to visualize what is happening. It's certainly is different and I would recommend LISTENING to these stories from a cell phone using headphones instead. I felt silly watching the first episode in the dark on the big living screen. Kind of reminded me of the intro of the old "The Outer Limits" tv episodes from the early 60s
Kudos to "Calls" for getting people to READ and LISTEN more.
Kudos to "Calls" for getting people to READ and LISTEN more.
I totally enjoyed that. I was up one night and couldn't sleep and was looking for something easy to watch. I had hesitated about watching this knowing there would be no real video just something to mostly listen to. But the way that it was done was brilliant! Never seen anything like this before. Didn't need any video your imagination took over for that. And the visual that there was kept you captivated. It was the perfect movie for laying there in the middle of the night unable to sleep. If you love a good scientific supernatural type of movie then you definitely would like this story. Well worth watching! I hope they come out with a season two!
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