Charlie Brooker, creator of the beloved sci-fi anthology series, reacted to the tech company’s new product.
Since Black Mirror first premiered 12 years ago, it’s remarkable how many of the spooky scenarios from the dystopian sci-fi show have begun to manifest in real life. To name one example: in the 2015 scandal known as #PigGate, it is alleged that the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameroncommitted sexual acts with a pig during his college days, revelations that came years after the premiere episode of Black Mirror which revolved around a British leader having sex with a pig.
The latest manifestation of this phenomenon could be the Apple Vision Pro, the mixed reality headset announced by the prominent tech company earlier this month. Even the creator of Black Mirror, Charlie Brookerhe remembered his program when he saw the presentation of Manzana.
“It’s weird, it’s really weird. One of my instincts when I saw that was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so Black Mirror.'”Brooker said about the device in a new interview with the portal Wired. “We don’t have anything like it this season, but that’s because we did it! We did it every year ago.”
Brooker refers to “The Entire History of You”the third episode of the show, starring toby kebbell and future Doctor Who star, Jodie Whittaker, in a story about a futuristic eye implant that allows people to record and play back everything they see. It’s not going well for their characters. Of interest to modern viewers, the episode was written by the creator of succession, Jesse Armstrong.
“But most of the time what he was doing was looking at things and extrapolating, so it’s not that amazing in a lot of ways,” Brooker told Wired of Black Mirror episodes coming to life.
Black Mirror season 6 is now available on Netflix.
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