Black Mirror is a show that doesn't just entertain - it also makes us think. A good episode can stay in your head for days, making you wonder just how fantastical Charlie Brooker's vision of future technology really is. At its best, it's also a show that's highly emotive. Just try to think about the climax of last year's "San Junipero" episode without feeling the start of a lump in your throat and hearing Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" in your head.
Season four of Black Mirror launched on 29th December, and people are already discussing the show's growing tendency to self-reference, the feminist themes of one of its standout episodes, and the blink-and-you'll-miss-them superstar cameos. On Twitter, some fans are even pitching their own ideas for future Black Mirror episodes. Some of these ideas are clearly tongue-in-cheek, but others might just have something to them. Check out some of our favourite pitches below.
Black Mirror pitch:
— Indigo London (@ArtistIndigo) December 31, 2017
Streaming services buy up all the sounds in existence. You then have to pay a subscription to be able to hear anything in your everyday life without being bombarded with ads every few minutes.#BlackMirror4 #streaming #SpotifyPremium #Netflix
Black Mirror Pitch:
— Katie Rackly-elf🎅🏻☃ (@katie_racklyeft) December 31, 2017
Whenever you intend to write a tweet or a Facebook status your thoughts are instantly written down and posted and if the tweet/status is unpopular and gets no attention you have to live stream your entire life until it gets a set number of likes or retweets
Black Mirror pitch:
— Bryan (@Sum_Fool) December 31, 2017
Parents are able to choose every feature on their children before their born.Only the rich can afford it.
Black Mirror pitch: you can “sync” with different beings and change forms, like shapeshifting
— 🌷flower boi🌷 (@ShriyaDGAF) December 31, 2017
Black mirror idea: all the collected uncaptured parts of you from your phone camera where u r checking urself out :) played on your death bed :)
— genevieve♑️♏️♏️ (@starseedfairy) December 31, 2017
Black Mirror idea: Future of Tinder for people who want kids. You give the app your DNA, then swipe left or right on realistic generated photos of the kids it knows you would make with the other users.
— Mickey Like Da Mouse (@TheMickeyM) December 31, 2017
Oh, and this jokey one is totally relatable.
black mirror idea: opening your phone on front facing camera with a hangover
— christmas eve (@eve_moriarty) December 30, 2017
Though Charlie Brooker writes most Black Mirror episodes solo, he has been known to collaborate. He co-wrote the season one episode "Fifteen Million Merits" with wife (and Blue Peter legend) Konnie Huq, while the season four episode "Nosedive" was co-written by Parks and Recreation actress Rashida Jones.
And in a way, making an entire episode of a TV show based on something you read on Twitter feels like a very Black Mirror thing to do. So if you think you have a brilliant Black Mirror pitch, don't be afraid to share it. You never know who might see it...
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