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'Black Mirror' now available on Netflix US
(Reposted here by request from the Lounge)Source: The Verge
One of the best science fiction shows around is finally available in the United States. Black Mirror is now streaming on Netflix, and you should absolutely watch it.
Created by Charlie Brooker, the British miniseries is like a darker version of The Twilight Zone updated for the anxieties of modern technology. Each episode stands alone, but they all take place in a relatively near future where some element of the current technological landscape has been ratcheted up to an absurd but disconcertingly plausible degree. There are terrorists who use public humiliation, not bloodshed, to capitalize on social media virality. Theres a company that takes all the data that deceased loved ones created during their lives to build a sort of mourning-bot. And in one of the best episodes, optical recording implants enhance memory while becoming vectors for neuroses and jealousy.
... Before you go off and watch it, I should say, Black Mirror is dark. Like, really dark. The first episode in particular is unlike anything Ive seen on television. Its satire, but the sort of satire that starts as a joke until you realize Brooker is prepared to mercilessly follow through on his premise.
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/12/1/7315405/black-mirror-sci-fi-finally-streaming-netflix
Comment by me: Most of the episodes are hard TV-MA for difficult situations and explicit language. It's also quite possibly the most fascinating and thought-provoking TV series of the 2010s so far. Very, very highly recommended. Spoiler-free trailer for Series 2:
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'Black Mirror' now available on Netflix US (Original Post)
Newsjock
Dec 2014
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NV Whino
(20,886 posts)1. Thanks
Added to my queue. Looks interesting.
catchnrelease
(1,945 posts)2. Fantastic!
Thanks for posting this. I had heard about it months ago and couldn't find any place to watch it, then eventually forgot about it. I will be binging on it for sure.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)3. Will certainly give it a shot.
Thanks.