Black
Mirror, a darkly satirical series that aired on
Channel 4 in December, is a more serious statement. Over three discrete dramas
– 44, 62 and 49 minutes long respectively – the programme explores the dark
sides to our modern technological obsessions.
"The National Anthem"
In fact, this first episode, The National
Anthem, reads like a condensation of all his past experience; it contains the
cynical misanthropy of his old Guardian Screen Burn columns, a smattering of
the profane and witty dialogue from his brilliant Nathan Barley comedy series,
as well as the kind of behind-the-scenes insight into TV production that his
work on programmes such as You Have Been Watching and 10 O’Clock Live may have
afforded. One plot point even appears to pay homage to Brooker’s earliest
beginnings on the mildly controversial 80s comic, Oink - though we’ll leave
that particular reference for you to discover for yourselves.
"15 Million Merits"
The story followed Bing, played by Daniel
Kaluuya of recent ‘Fades’ fame, who is bored of his monotonous life which
consists of pedalling to earn Merits, the currency of the world. All of this
changes when he hears fellow peddle pusher Abi (Jessica Brown Findlay from
‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Misfits’) singing in the toilets. He is convinced that she
could escape a life of toil by auditioning on reality TV show ‘Hot Shot’ and
helps her to enter the programme.
"The Entire History of You"
The
Entire History Of You explores the pitfalls of
future technology. Given our current appetite for sharing carefully selected
chunks of our personal lives on the Internet, the idea of people in the future
recording and sharing memories isn’t too much of a stretch, and the way the
episode depicts it is quite convincing, and extremely eerie. If you are a fan
of Black Mirror, you can now get the complete series of Black Mirror DVD box
set at the affordable price. Lucky for you!
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