Black Mirror – 15 Million Merits

Welcome to the future. This was a 2011 3 part TV series made for Channel 4. I watched it for the first time on Netflix.

All 3 programmes in Season 1 focus on technology as the angle and are quite provocative too. The first episode combines social media with a terrorist scenario plus a pig and Prime Minister of the UK. Episode 2 called 15 Million Merits takes you into a virtual reality world complete with adverts. This is something I really could see happening. The last episode is all about an implant that records your life.

This series is somewhat weird but compelling. If you have not watched it, I recommend you try and view it.

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