Perhaps no television show is trickier to make than an anthology show. Every episode needs a premise that’s fresh but on theme, and the range in quality can be vast. Some episodes will flop and others will be huge hits, but all you can do is move forward and try something new for next week with the hope of keeping your batting average up.
Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone are both proof of this, as the anthology series have produced iconic episodes, but also forgettable filler lost to the dustbins of TV history. Five years ago, HBO tried to simplify the whole process by reducing the affair to two beds, a table and chair, and a bathroom.
