[moose]

I enjoyed National Anthem but it was a rather sub-Brass Eye trip  down a well-trodden path. 

By comparison, 15 million merits, was far a more imaginative and risky venture, but he nailed it.  Beautifully made and acted, rather touching in a manner unusual for sci-fi.  Disturbed by giving voice to how, in my darker moments, I feel things are rapidly going.  Nice touch how the reward for Bing's compliance was a slightly bigger cell with better rendered artificial scenery; he lost his soul to upgrade to a gilded cage.  The tone rather reminded me of the sci-fi sections of David Mitchell's Ghostwritten and Cloud Atlas.   

Maybe Charlie Brooker has a future in film?  Who'd have thought that a few years ago, when his output consisited of short, funny rants about shit telly.  I can't think of many critics who've successfully dared to put their reputation on the line like that.

[Paul B]

well put. Cloud Atlas is sat on my desk, maybe its time.

[Andy B]

I thought it was very interesting, and well done, but it always seems a little strange, or uncomfortable to me, to observe a critical perspective of media driven society by watching the telly. Remember: The revolution will not be televised.

[Pantontino]

I thought it was very interesting, and well done, but it always seems a little strange, or uncomfortable to me, to observe a critical perspective of media driven society by watching the telly. Remember: The revolution will not be televised.

A bit like Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead? - a telly programme showing you things to do instead of watching telly:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/titles/whydontyou.shtml

[Pantontino]

well put. Cloud Atlas is sat on my desk, maybe its time.

Awesome book, best writer of his generation.

[clm]

I thought it was very interesting, and well done, but it always seems a little strange, or uncomfortable to me, to observe a critical perspective of media driven society by watching the telly. Remember: The revolution will not be televised.

It is televised. Itv4 on a Monday night. Cav was on the last one.

[benpritch]

i know it wasn't written by cb (was produced by him though) but i thought this might be a good place to say how good i thought black mirror was last night.

really amazing writing, direction and acting. one of the best uk made for tv things i've seen for ages.

anybody else hovering over the facebook delete button this morning?

[dave]

yeah it was really good. Written by the 4lions/peepshow dude.

What I've liked about all three in the series is they're the kind of thing you watch and then a day later you're still thinking about them.

[namnok]

f*cking cheating ar$e whor£

that is all

[cofe]

last night's was the best yet. so good. and scary.

[Bonjoy]

Haven’t managed to catch any of the other ones but thought the one last night was great, very clever. Need to ‘re-do’ the end bit again on 4OD and use pause to see if the rapid succession of images which flash up as he removes the grain give any clues to how things ended with his wife – which will be life imitating art.

[namnok]

Haven’t managed to catch any of the other ones but thought the one last night was great, very clever. Need to ‘re-do’ the end bit again on 4OD and use pause to see if the rapid succession of images which flash up as he removes the grain give any clues to how things ended with his wife – which will be life imitating art.

ooo. good heads up on that....didnt even notice the flashback bit

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Agree with all comments, top quality. Nice use of architecture and tech to depict a not too distant future.

[Paul B]

Haven’t managed to catch any of the other ones but thought the one last night was great, very clever. Need to ‘re-do’ the end bit again on 4OD and use pause to see if the rapid succession of images which flash up as he removes the grain give any clues to how things ended with his wife – which will be life imitating art.

they don't, they're all  moments +  with her (and for once 4OD is actually fully working).

[dave]

Looks like last weeks episode is already coming true

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

2012 Wipe is worth catching on iPlayer. On for four more days.

[dave]

Word, good call.

Also on a Brooker note, anyone see on Sky/bought the DVD of Touch Of Cloth? If you haven't, you should, its well futile.

[Wood FT]

Anyone see weekly wipe?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Charlie%20Brooker's%20Weekly%20Wipe

Same old classics had me creasing, though the guest bits seemed quite forced. Doug Stanhope, he can do angry 

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Black Mirror Series 2 starts Monday
http://www.channel4.com/microsites/B/black-mirror/index.html

[Pantontino]

Anyone see weekly wipe?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Charlie%20Brooker's%20Weekly%20Wipe

Same old classics had me creasing, though the guest bits seemed quite forced. Doug Stanhope, he can do angry 

Agree about the guests this week, but Doug Stanhope is a winner. I saw him do a live show in manchester about 18 months ago. One of the greatest stand ups of all time imo.

[Jim]

I thought last nights weekly wipe was pretty weak. Stanhope and Shitpeas were good as usual though

[Wood FT]

I thought last nights weekly wipe was pretty weak. Stanhope and Shitpeas were good as usual though

Myabe having a kid has dulled the blade a bit

[galpinos]

I thought last nights weekly wipe was pretty weak. Stanhope and Shitpeas were good as usual though

It was a bit hit and miss but I did crack up at the numbers segment at the start. The two lads in animal onsies saying they had no spare money.....

[Wood FT]

so last night's Black Mirror was fairly mind bending. Hard to say what I would do in a similar situation, I know what the common sense approach would be but could you help yourself?

Without giving too much away to those who havent seen it I would say this type of service is just around the corner, people already use social media as interative grave stones as it is.

[slackline]

But very few pieces of software have passed the Turing test, let alone a personalised version of it.

Not that its not possible I just think there are (quite) a few more corners to go around.