Black Mirror season 3 makes the move to Netflix and remains and caustic and essential as ever.
I used to enjoy recommending TV shows to people.
Partly because I believe in television as a superior artistic medium.
Also Im an insufferable know-it-all.
You should really be givingBroad Citya shot.
or You gave up onHalt and Catch Fireafter season one?
Well check back in because its gotten better.
In the new reality we live in of Peak TV, however, my job just isnt as necessary.
You want a recommendation?
Or just open up your Netflix account, close your eyes and tap on something.
Oh, youve gottenNarcos!
Good for you Narcosis great!
Having said that… drop whatever youre doing and watchBlack Mirror.
You should be watchingBlack Mirror.Your girlfriend should be watchingBlack Mirror.Your dad should be watchingBlack Mirror.
Your drug-dealer should be watchingBlack Mirror.Your Indian Ringneck parrot should be watchingBlack Mirror.
Netflix commissioned two seasons of six episodes, the first of which debuts on October 21.
An implant that allows you to relive all of your memories?
Surely that will be in iOS 11.
A service that recreates a dead loved ones personality from their social media posts?
Zuckerberg is undoubtedly knee-deep in that now.
Being a superior TV show is not just about accuracy, however.Black Mirrorisnt Nostradamus Sings the Hits.
We need to watch TV shows or consume art for many reasons.
But were gonna find the humanity in it, buddy, I swear.
Of the four episodes viewed for this review*, not one is an out and out clunker.
*The four episodes viewed were San Junipero, Nosedive, Shut Up and Dance and Men Against Fire.
The other two in the season are titled Hated in the Nation and Playtest.
The other three, however, range from superb to stone-cold classics.
Men Against Fire is bleak and terrifying while San Junipero is surreally optimistic and human.
The entry lays bare the essential truth of each episode ofBlack Mirror: things change, people dont.
And yes, you should watch it.
You live a bizarre, confusing life, dear citizen of the future.Black Mirroris the show you deserve.
