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FRESH FUTURE SHOCKS

Miley Cyrus, Andrew Scott and Anthony Mackie board the Black Mirror ghost train

WORDS James Gill

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ith Game of Thrones over, many of us are crawling
on hand and knee, increasingly desperate for fresh
content. There are thousands of shows to choose
from, but only a special few are "must-watch".
Thankfully, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones (see p14) are
back to serve a fresh helping of Black Mirror, one of the most
talked about TV shows since the medium came into existence. In
essence a 21st century twist on The Twilight Zone spliced with
Tharg's Future Shocks from the beloved British comic 2000 AD,
each episode is either an insightful eye-opener, a warning sign or a
slice of pure entertainment with technology at its dark heart.
Balance has seen two out of the three series five episodes, and
because we don't want to spoil anything for fans old and new, all

we can say is you're in for a treat. At times a dark, harrowing and
unsettlingly bleak treat, it's a treat all the same. Andrew Scott
dazzles in Smithereens as a man pushed to the edge, while in
Striking Vipers, Anthony Mackie can't stop playing a beat-'em-up
game. And, yes, we do sound deliberately vague
It says much of Black Mirror's popularity that, on the day the
trailer for season five dropped, several stars (Miley Cyrus, Mackie
and Scott), co-creator Brooker and, indeed, Black Mirror itself,
were simultaneously trending on social media.
Given thousands were tweeting and sharing news of the show
at the same time, it seems none of us are listening to a recurring
theme: life would be sweeter if we logged off once in a while.
Black Mirror series five is streaming now on Netflix

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