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Posted Friday 5/15/20 at 5:10AM EDT
Watch Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
Before Black Mirror, Brooker was known in Britain for his comedic news and pop-culture commentary Wipe shows, which started in...
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Posted Thursday 5/14/20 at 10:15AM EDT
Black Mirror creator isn't as worried about the coronavirus pandemic, rails against shows with one-word titles
Charlie Brooker, whose Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe airs tonight on BBC2, tells The Guardian he's less anxious about the coronavirus...
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Posted Tuesday 5/05/20 at 1:02PM EDT
Black Mirror creator: I'm not sure viewers could "stomach" another season after the coronavirus crisis
“At the moment, I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I’m not...
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Posted Wednesday 4/22/20 at 9:43AM EDT
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker to host Antiviral Wipe isolation special on BBC
Before Black Mirror, Brooker was best known for presenting humorouis news commentary specials called Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe going back to...
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Posted Sunday 8/04/19 at 1:29PM EDT
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker was shocked when his son called him "Alexa"
British TV presenter Konnie Huq, who is married to Brooker, said they had to turn off Amazon's Alexa after their...
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Posted Tuesday 6/18/19 at 9:53PM EDT
Is Black Mirror not cynical enough for the internet anymore?
Why wasn't the new season of Charlie Brooker's Netflix series well-received? Emily Yoshida tries to get to the bottom of...
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Posted Saturday 6/15/19 at 2:59AM EDT
Black Mirror's Miley Cyrus episode doesn't know how to write or depict a teenage girl
“Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too” embodies the shallow feminism it attempts to skewer, says Chelsea Steiner.
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Posted Wednesday 6/12/19 at 2:50AM EDT
Black Mirror's Miley Cyrus episode was the best of Season 5, despite widespread criticism that it was the worst
The other two episodes were underwhelming and mediocre at best, but Cyrus' “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode was Black...
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Posted Saturday 6/08/19 at 4:07AM EDT
Did Black Mirror "sell out" with Season 5?
"Here’s the thing: 'sellout culture' when it comes to television is a strange phenomenon to think about, especially when you...
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Black Mirror Season 5 is perfectly timed with its tackling of social media's ethical obligations
Season 5 includes the episode "Smithereens," starring Topher Grace as the CEO of a large social media company on a...
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Posted Thursday 6/06/19 at 12:36AM EDT
All three Black Mirror Season 5 episodes are exquisitely dumb
"It’s a series that is known for twistiness: Black Mirror’s anthology episodes often set up a premise and then reveal...
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Posted Monday 6/03/19 at 10:07AM EDT
Black Mirror creator: "We wanted someone like Miley Cyrus but we thought that was f*cking stupid talk"
"We figured we had nothing to lose by trying to get our script to her," Charlie Brooker said of casting...
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Posted Tuesday 5/21/19 at 7:37AM EDT
Black Mirror is trying to figure out how it could do a musical episode
Asked about a potential musical episode, creator Charlie Brooker tells Deadline: “Who knows? The musical version of Black Mirror might...
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Posted Wednesday 5/15/19 at 4:33AM EDT
Black Mirror gets a Season 5 premiere date and trailer, featuring Miley Cyrus
The three-episode Season 5 drops on Wednesday, June 5, with a cast including Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace and Yahya...
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Posted Tuesday 5/14/19 at 1:29PM EDT
See Anthony Mackie face off with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the first image from Black Mirror Season 5
“It’s the Marvel-DC crossover no one saw coming," creator Charlie Brooker says of Avengers: Endgame star Mackie and Aquaman star...