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Media critic Charlie Brooker’s latest endeavor is a series for the UK’s Channel 4 called The Black Mirror. Not sure what to think; noted here as a reminder to watch at a later time. The episode titled “The Entire History of You” sounds intriguing, reminds me of the Envoy infomercials and Maxime Luère’s “A Life on Facebook.” Trailer for the series here; synopsis from Rhizome include below:
The Black Mirror is a British television program that premiered last night. Charlie Brooker, creater of the series, a media critic and host of the shows Screenwipe and How Television Ruined Your Life, was inspired by The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling’s “quasi-fictional world” allowed for more political and provocative television scripts to go uncensored by networks and corporate sponsers, Brooker argues in the Guardian.
The first episode of The Black Mirror is provocative but with unambitious targets —the 24 hour newscycle, omnipresent social media— the disgusting premise is unmerited. One gets the sense it was written mostly to test television’s limits; which may be a worthwhile demand itself. Nevertheless, upcoming episodes sound much more promising.
[via Rhizome]
Let me just say that if you decide to watch it, as I did, you cannot unwatch it later on. I like the concept but I would have to agree with “the disgusting premise is unmerited.”](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqksjLR901qzjp43o1_500.jpg)
Media critic Charlie Brooker’s latest endeavor is a series for the UK’s Channel 4 called The Black Mirror. Not sure what to think; noted here as a reminder to watch at a later time. The episode titled “The Entire History of You” sounds intriguing, reminds me of the Envoy infomercials and Maxime Luère’s “A Life on Facebook.” Trailer for the series here; synopsis from Rhizome include below:
The Black Mirror is a British television program that premiered last night. Charlie Brooker, creater of the series, a media critic and host of the shows Screenwipe and How Television Ruined Your Life, was inspired by The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling’s “quasi-fictional world” allowed for more political and provocative television scripts to go uncensored by networks and corporate sponsers, Brooker argues in the Guardian.
The first episode of The Black Mirror is provocative but with unambitious targets —the 24 hour newscycle, omnipresent social media— the disgusting premise is unmerited. One gets the sense it was written mostly to test television’s limits; which may be a worthwhile demand itself. Nevertheless, upcoming episodes sound much more promising.
[via Rhizome]
Let me just say that if you decide to watch it, as I did, you cannot unwatch it later on. I like the concept but I would have to agree with “the disgusting premise is unmerited.”
