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- Channel 4
- Dec 4, 2011
- Channel 4
- Dec 4, 2011
- Channel 4
- Dec 4, 2011
- Channel 4
- Dec 4, 2011
Black Mirror
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Dec 4, 2011
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Universal Acclaim
89
8.5
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
89
100% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The obvious comparison point is The Twilight Zone; that Black Mirror is a worthy successor is the highest praise that can be paid.
Every so often a British drama comes along that's so brilliant, you must ride a TARDIS to London just to watch. The cult-favorite sci-fi series Black Mirror is one of those shows.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 532 User Ratings
8.5
91% Positive
482 Ratings
482 Ratings
3% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
6% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 532 User Ratings
8.5
91% Positive
482 Ratings
482 Ratings
3% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
6% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
Smartly written and well cast, the individual episodes keep circling back to such apprehensions, with darkly satiric overtones that distinguish it from most of what’s currently on U.S. TV.
The new season (critics got all five episodes) is responsive to the moment, but it pivots in ways that challenge some core features of the series as we’ve known it. It’s lighter, for one thing, and more than a little tongue-in-cheek.
Amazing series fueled by development of modern society. Visions provided in this show are not so sci-fi when you think it through, let's just look at China... Some episodes are weaker than best ones, but I guarantee that you'll get hooked. Just skip the first episode if you can't stand it and watch an EXTRA Christmas episode! It's an ultimate mindf%^&*, a modern version of Gordian knot. Beyond scale, amazing, awesome, no more words needed! +fav
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SEASON 1
Nice production, problematic writing. The first episode, National Anthem, is unbelievable to the point of absurdity. Not only would it be impossible for one man to kidnap a royal family member, but even if he did, the administration would never give in to demands. Placing so much screen time on this supposed dilemma just goes to lengthen our outrage. In the second episode, 15 Million Merits, we are presented with a world that crosses Brave New World and Network without adding anything more than a snide implication about fat shaming. Much like in the first episode, social commentary is kept to the epilogue while the majority of the screen time is given to the implausible scenario (in this case, that an economy could be run through an inefficient power source like human metabolism). When the punchline arrives - that even if someone does make a stand and criticizes our soulless society, it is quickly monetized and interpreted as art rather than a call to arms - it lacks the punch that it did in Network, especially when the effect on the lead character's psyche is not examined. The third episode, the Entire History of You, could practically be fan fiction in a Dan Simmons universe, playing his "Flashback" concept straight. The production values are strong in this series, and the acting is quite good, but while the writing compels, it never quite reaches a level of respectability worthy of remembrance among actual sci-fi or satire fans. The Twilight Zone, a series that this one is often compared to, had its fair share of unmemorable episodes also, and didn't really do that much for television, yet is remembered because of unmistakable vignettes included in its episodes: a man's panic at seeing a monster outside the airplane window, or a dreamlike rendition of an astronaut's solitude. It is these things that made the Twilight Zone remarkable, and while some imagination goes into the filming and conception of the stories told herein, sadly, it is more of a reflection of our society than an original work of it.
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SEASON 1
Twlight zone was fantastic, most episodes have a clever twist or well planned finish. Most endings to Black Mirror were all bland, anti-climatic and super predictable. Most episodes that served to send a message are way to in your face and over exaggerated to even find scary or thrilling, and instead comes of as annoyingly preachy and even whiny. The show tries way to hard to be edgy instead of smart, and out of the 12 or so episodes I watched I only thought one of them was actually well written. Also, some of the acting is pretty bad tbh. Besides all of that, great special effects, and a some great acting as well.
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SEASON 1
Quase não vale a pena assistir Black Mirror! Há uns dois anos atrás eu comprei alguns DVDs (piratas, óbvio ! paguei R$10,00) com capítulos de uma série de 1995 Americana/Canadense chamada "outer limits". Se você relevar alguns poucos efeitos especiais toscos, é uma série ótima onde cada capítulo conta uma estória diferente porém, todas elas tem como tema, a ficção cientifica.
O primeiro episódio da primeira temporada de "Black Mirror", pra mim, foi simplesmente nojento e sem sentido! O que você quis provar ou mostrar com isso? "Que pessoas são manipuláveis?" Quem tem uma hora de vida nesse planeta sabe disso! Outro fato que me incomodou profundamente em "Black Mirror", são os episódios previsíveis. Em 20 minutos você já sabe o que vai acontecer e os 20/30/40 minutos restantes, são só para mostrar acontecendo.
Quem é novo (geração 2000) pode gostar dessa série de ficção cientifica pois, nesta geração não houveram tantas séries sobre #aliens, tecnologia e a interatividade das pessoas com o mundo, quanto nos anos 90, quando todo mundo questionava, sabia e/ou brincava com os fatos e estudos sobre a tecnologia e extraterrestres. Como sempre fica a critério de cada um gostar ou não gostar da série mas, se você é um fã de filmes e séries nesse estilo, existe uma grande probabilidade de "Black Mirror" ser uma grande perda de tempo.
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