In December 2011, it premiered on Channel 4 in the UK black mirrorAnd The series he assigned to Charlie Brooker, a seasoned television writer who had already worked on productions such as 11 o’clock display, copper eye And Nathan Barley. In all of them, irony and an approach to dealing with complex issues shone in the texts.
Channel 4 idea with black mirror is to make a “contemporary British reworking of the Twilight Zone with Stories that tap into our collective anxieties about our modern world. The three separate episodes are sharp, suspenseful, ironic stories with a penchant for techno paranoia.”
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In addition to the plot, the name of the series attracted attention from the very beginning. Brooker explained black mirror (espejo negro in Spanish) is a reference to black screens that are turned off or blocked from any TV, cell phone or tablet. A clear nod to the subject of the show. Another distinctive element of the program is the individuality of each chapter, which tells a specific story, with a different cast.
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The success of the first season ensured the second installment, which premiered in February 2013. In September 2015, Netflix became interested in the show.And he bought it and ordered 12 episodes, which were divided into two seasons (the third and fourth) of six episodes each.
On June 5, 2019, the fifth installment was released, and in 2022, the company was released flow Cost A sixth was released on June 15. Since then, everyone has been talking about it and it’s one of Netflix’s biggest bets of the year.
This final season consists of five episodes, each starring major movie and television stars. For example, Chapter One Mexican actress Salma Hayek.
Describing this anthology that has become a cult series is not easy, but perhaps it can be summed up like this A show about a dystopian future in which new technologies generate more conflicts than benefits. As the seasons go by, he testifies that what started as a science fiction program has more and more similarities to reality. In reality, black mirror It is already part of popular culture.
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While the vast majority of software makers strive to provide entertainment that puts people at ease, Broker’s idea has always been that way. Write stories that generate distress and questions. In an exclusive interview with EL TIEMPO, the screenwriter talked about this new season of the series, artificial intelligence, the present and the future, which he addresses a lot. black mirror.
What is your favorite episode of this new season? black mirror?
At the risk of sounding too complicated, I have to say that the one consistent thing about this season and the entire show is that it’s consistently inconsistent. Every episode is different from the next, nothing is the same. We have chapters like Joanne is awful, which is an absolute comedy. And then we have demon 79It is pure horror. They are very different stories so it is very difficult to compare them.
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Do you have a favorite episode of the entire series?
The truth is, my preferences and loyalties change all the time, so depending on the day, I have a different favorite episode.
without spoilersWhat’s different about this season?
Oops! This season is very special. She has many things that will surprise you. For example, we have some episodes with terrifying, alternate pasts, to mix things up a bit.
black mirror He confronts us with many frightening futures. What is the future that scares you the most?
In the future we are today. The present is what scares me the most.
I can explain the idea more.
I’m concerned about the increase in misinformation and the situations it can lead to, and what’s going on with artificial intelligence, which is being used to create images of moments that didn’t happen. I’m afraid this AI will be weaponized so we can all rise up and kill each other (laughs).
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Have you ever thought “I’m not going to do this episode because it’s crazy” and then that thing happened that sounded really crazy?
our first episode (National anthem) We’ve seen it in different situations. And I have to admit that what bothers me the most is that sometimes I have an idea and I think: “I have to do this now, before it actually happens” (laughs).
Are there any episodes of those in this new season?
with Joanne is awful (which deals with the consequences of terms and conditions we signed without reading first) I felt it was time to do this story because it was an up in the air situation. However, there are many chapters that seem serendipitously close to reality.
“Today everyone is talking about generative language models like ChatGPT, which are good for creating general scripts and documents. What they can’t generate yet are original ideas”
Since you talked about the topic, what do you think about artificial intelligence?
Today everyone is talking about generative language paradigms like ChatGPT, which are good for creating text and general documents. What you can’t generate yet are original ideas. These shows suck ideas out of people, presenting them in a kind of sausage. Basically, it takes a batch of human meat, grinds it up, and re-processes it.
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Is it something that worries you?
Obviously from a creative point of view. Not because I’m making something, but because someone who lacks imagination might look at an AI product and think it’s original content, which it isn’t. What AI essentially does is “absorb” the work of others.
And from a broader perspective?
Sometimes I wonder: will it be the case finisher? I do not wish. But I think if that happens, one day we’ll wake up and there’ll be a news story saying that the supercomputer invents a smarter computer. And then, at the end of the day, we’ll share something so clever with the planet that we’d better not bother with it. So in a way, you don’t have to worry about that.
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black mirror It’s become a part of pop culture and people are now saying: I feel like I’m on an episode of the show. What do you think of this and what does it feel like to be part of popular culture?
rare. It feels strange. It scares me a bit because it can be a trap as long as people feel predictable and I might end up recycling that over and over again.
How did you deal with that in the new season?
We decided to shake things up, at least for one season, and do some episodes that you wouldn’t expect. But if people ever feel like they’re in a loop of… black mirror It’s wonderful. After all, this is free advertising.
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