Black Mirror – The Entire History of You Review
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror series has been hit and miss so far. Episode one, The National Anthem was certainly a hit, but episode two, Fifteen Million Merits was a miss, with a satirical swipe at X-Factor style shows falling flat. (more…)
Black Mirror – Fifteen Million Merits Review
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror continues with Fifteen Million Merits, a satire written by Brooker and his wife, former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq. Wait, what? That’s right, Charlie Brooker is indeed married to a former Blue Peter presenter, and they’ve teamed up to write the second episode of Black Mirror, which takes place in world where normal people are required to spend the day on bike machines, which power their surroundings and rewards them with merits that they can spend on television, upgrades for their avatars, and food. (more…)
Black Mirror – The National Anthem Review
There’s a good chance that if you’ve heard of Charlie Brooker, you’ll either like him, or want to smash his annoying face in. I fall into the former camp and in general find his work to be entertaining and often very funny. He regularly writes for the Guardian, and has ventured into television before, working with Chris Morris on the Brass Eye paedophile special, and again on Nathan Barley. In 2008, Dead Set, a five part series set in the Big Brother house following a zombie outbreak, was shown on Channel 4, and was written by Brooker on his own. It was well received and nominated for a BAFTA. (more…)
