Black Mirror
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| Name: | Black Mirror |
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| Creator: | Charlie Brooker |
| Date(s): | December 4, 2011 - present |
| Medium: | Television |
| Country of Origin: | U.K. |
| External Links: | Black Mirror on Wikipedia |
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Black Mirror is a British science-fiction anthology series that is known for its dark, often satirical plots. Its first two series (and the Christmas special) aired on Channel 4; series three and on are exclusively available on Netflix.
The creator, Charlie Brooker, says about the show: "Each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even a different reality. But they're all about the way we live now – and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy."[1]
Black Mirror currently has six series and an interactive film called Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, as well as a theme park attraction called Black Mirror: Labyrinth.
Episodes
See List of Black Mirror Characters
Series 1
- The National Anthem
- Fifteen Million Merits
- The Entire History of You
Series 2 and Christmas Special
- Be Right Back
- White Bear
- The Waldo Moment
- White Christmas
Series 3
- Nosedive
- Playtest
- Shut Up and Dance
- San Junipero
- Men Against Fire
- Hated in the Nation
Series 4
- USS Callister
- Arkangel
- Crocodile
- Hang the DJ
- Metalhead
- Black Museum
Series 5 and Interactive Film
- Bandersnatch
- Striking Vipers
- Smithereens
- Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too
Series 6
- Joan Is Awful
- Loch Henry
- Beyond the Sea
- Mazey Day
- Demon 79
Fandom
Though the show is critically acclaimed, the Black Mirror fandom is extremely small. As of the end of series three, its fandom was largely femslash.[2] This was due to the Emmy-award-winning episode San Junipero, which gave rise to the fandom OTP at the time, Kelly/Yorkie. Another notable femslash pairing is Blue Coulson/Karin Parke from "Hated in the Nation". Black Mirror has since become a predominantly slash fandom after the release of Bandersnatch, with the primary relationship becoming slash pairing Stefan Butler/Colin Ritman.[3] Black Mirror also provides half of a Kylux adjacent pairing, Ash Starmer from "Be Right Back", who is played by Domhnall Gleeson and frequently paired with Paterson from Paterson (2016).
Fanwork Examples
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Fanfiction
- Steady by Esswei. Blue Coulson/Karin Parke.
- I wanna be your last first time by karatam. The most popular fic for Kelly/Yorkie.
- choose for me by thefudge. Stefan Butler/Colin Ritman.
Fanart
- Fanart - San Junipero by doodeline (17 August 2017)
- the art of the (im)possible by mswyrr (23 October 2016)
- Review by Melody_Jade, for Yuletide 2015 (17 December 2015)
- fanart by deadlilmoon (Accessed 18 September 2017)
References
- ^ "Charlie Brooker: the dark side of our gadget addiction" on The Guardian.com. 1 December 2011. (Accessed 18 September 2017)
- ^ "Black Mirror fandom tag". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Black Mirror fandom tag". Archived from the original on 2023-06-24.