Black Mirror

[Yvonne]

I've seen:
     S3 E2 Playtest
     S1 E2 Fifteen Million Merits

In this order, and I've thoroughly enjoyed both.

The series runs from 2011 with few episodes in their seasons.

[Bamyasi]

Watched the first season.

Wasn't that impressed.

It's absurd we don't have better artistic representation of the internet.

[Yvonne]

I've cruised by their Twitter which links me towards their Reddit's (large spoilers all-steam ahead, but definitely worth checking out the episodes I've listed, if you haven't seen the series as of yet) IAmA, and under their user handle callyourmum, the premise of the show is as follows, from them - Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones:

[spoiler]

Black Mirror taps into our collective unease with the modern world and each stand-alone episode explores themes of contemporary techno-paranoia. Without questioning it, technology has transformed all aspects of our lives in every home on every desk in every palm - a plasma screen a monitor a Smartphone – a Black Mirror reflecting our 21st Century existence back at us

[/spoiler]

As - I'm assuming Charlie - puts it: [It's] sickeningly kind of you for putting me through that. I absolutely loved the direction from these two. Go on - please give my warmest thanks to everyone on the team.

[Unless]

I have mixed feelings about most of the episodes and feel like S1E1 was a bad representation of what was to come, though still ties in because I feel the connecting theme isn't necessarily technological dystopia, but emotional torment. A number of episodes aren't actually ones I especially enjoyed watching, but they stuck in my thoughts afterwards and I'm glad I watched them all the same.

Would actually highly recommend the Christmas special episode. Can no longer hear this song without being reminded of how brilliantly sinister it was.