Anyone a fan of Charlie Brooker?

The episode of a PM having to shag a pig was prophetic...

Just ask David Cameron!

Speaking of prophetic, many people have noted that the U.S. is currently living through "The Waldo Moment" episode.

wait New? or new in the US? isn't this a few years old? I think i have seen 4 or 5 of these... good shows most are near future about technology... i think there is one where people are forced to watch ads on big screens...

i sort of disliked this show's opener (the prime minister and the pig) so stopped watching it back then. the other day i watched the first two episodes of Black Mirror season 3 and liked it.

the themes are pretty intense and i find they get under my skin more than i'd like them to. the show forces my mind to take directions i'd rather not take, so i only watch it in little bits now and then. guess i'm a big fat chicken when it comes to the really scary stuff

OnlyNDaUsa said:

The new series is really good. Very uncomfortable and challenging in places. I thought the direction was outstanding too. Any episode from the new series could have been a film.

I'd also recommed "Dead Set" which IIRC was a mini-series charlie wrote before Black Mirror.

Screen Wipe / News Wipe / Games Wipe are all on YouTube if you'd prefer to see an angry bloke shout fuck at his tv a lot.

I know seasons 1 + 2 and the special, watched the first episode of season 3 yesterday. So far, I enjoyed every episode...

sexton said:

Speaking of prophetic, many people have noted that the U.S. is currently living through "The Waldo Moment" episode.

when i first watched the series, that episode was my least favourite because i thought it was a little too obvious & unrealistic, something i wouldn't have said about the other ones.

and it turned out to be the most immediately prophetic episode.

i haven't watched the new season yet, but i definitely will soon. i'm a big fan.

damosuzuki said:

sexton said:

Speaking of prophetic, many people have noted that the U.S. is currently living through "The Waldo Moment" episode.

when i first watched the series, that episode was my least favourite because i thought it was a little too obvious & unrealistic, something i wouldn't have said about the other ones.

and it turned out to be the most immediately prophetic episode.

i haven't watched the new season yet, but i definitely will soon. i'm a big fan.

It first dawned on me when I was in Toronto for the holidays last year and having a conversation about politics with a relative that this was a case of life imitating art. Maybe being outside the U.S. at the time gave me some clarity, hah.

I don't have a Netflix account and watched the first two seasons on disc so I'll have to find a creative way to watch season three.

i need to catch up

I became obsessed with the show when it first appeared on Netflix. I've greatly enjoyed the 4 episodes of season 3 I have seen so far. I like the idea of taking these tech advances to their logical endpoint, where convenience becomes a means of controlling the people.

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The American Idol Slave Camp one was one of the most clever and affecting shows I've ever seen in my life. None of the eps in the current season match up, so far, but the last one I saw (San Junipero) actually had a kind of uplifting conclusion. And the Christmas episode where the guy is trying to smash the radio that plays nothing but "I Wish It Could Be Xmas Evey Day" was one of the most darkly funny things I've seen in a long time. I guess I'd call it my Favorite Show.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

wait New? or new in the US? isn't this a few years old? I think i have seen 4 or 5 of these... good shows most are near future about technology... i think there is one where people are forced to watch ads on big screens...

That's where the name "Black Mirror" comes from. Refering to a screen that's been switched off.

The idea for Black Mirror makes sense when you look at some of Mr Brookers earlier TV work:

Noodled24 said:

@Charltonbrooker said:

This area – between delight and discomfort – is where Black Mirror, my new drama series, is set. The "black mirror" of the title is the one you'll find on every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/01/charlie-brooker-dark-side-gadget-addiction-black-mirror

But I think they probably went with the title because of the double meaning.

I just watched the first episode yesterday, i loved it, such a great episode, although i didn't love the ending.

Episode 4 was quite special... It's getting a lot of praise.

Episode 3 is great as well.

lust said:

Ep 2 was really disturbing.

The one about virtual reality.

214 said:

lust said:

214 said:

The one about virtual reality.

Augmented reality? Yep, that one.

Great one.

^ At least we can sleep sound knowing nothing like that could actually ever happen...



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