What if a mysterious machine allowed you to reveal your life’s potential? What if said machine was an arcade-style machine sporting the curious name Morpho located in a small town convenience store? What if the streaming powers stretched such a concept throughout a ten-episode AppleTV+ season, with the potential for more? Such a premise acted as the connective tissue of “The Big Door Prize, “ based on a novel and a passable attempt at light comedy with semi-philosophical notions laced throughout as the residents of Deerfield contend with the machine’s appearance and what exactly the card emerging from a slot below means to each of them. 

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Milestone birthdays are a time for celebration, often accompanied by a dose of introspection the older you get. The time frame to achieve life goals begins to shrink, and a regretful mood can replace a hopeful vision of the future. Throw a small-town community and a machine that promises to reveal your true life potential into the blender, and the ennui levels skyrocket. Thankfully, it isn’t all navel-gazing self-reflection in the new comedy from Apple TV+ that has as much heart as humor and takes a fresh spin on the neverending free will versus destiny conversation.

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What is true happiness? What is your true potential? And can a mystery machine with seemingly unlimited potential upend life when everyone second guesses and reevaluates their life and ambitions upon the arrival of said mystery machine called the Morpho? Based on M.O. Walsh’s novel of the same name, “The Big Door Prize” tells the story of a small town that is forever changed upon the arrival of this enigmatic technology.

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