This article contains spoilers forBlack Mirrorepisodes up to and includingWhite Christmas.
Charlie BrookersBlack Mirroris often described asThe Twilight Zonefor the modern age.
For Brooker, this usually involves social media and/or technological advancements.
Robert Downey Jr swooped in and bought the movie rights to one of the episodes, too.
One of the keys to this success is surely that its all so close to home.
Technology and the internet play a larger role in our lives now than ever before.
In the end, he does.
The ransom message appears on YouTube before going viral.
YouTube, of course, was already a big deal when the episode aired in 2011.
As these uncorroborated events were never broadcast on national television, well probably never know if theyre really true.
Charlie Brooker has denied having any prior insights to the Prime Ministers personal life.
These allow them to eat, purchase more entertainment, skip adverts, and not much else.
Those too fat to cycle are humiliated and embarrassed for the amusement of the rest.
Im probably just being cynical, though, as Google tells me that Ward has hadloadsof hit records.
That being said, shows like that have sadly been around for years.
The final episode ofBlack Mirrors first season wasThe Entire History Of You.
The idea of filming your entire life is one ofBlack Mirrors most plausible posits about the future of mankind.
[Ed er, hey dont do either of those things.
Especially the second one.]
They dont reckon itll be ready until 2027, though.
Google has recently announcedtheir own plansregarding a unit that can capture your every move, too.
The ability to record your entire life will eventually be a reality, it seems.
Later, this software is uploaded to an artificial flesh body.
Startlingly, an Australian start-up company calledHumai believe this might be plausible in real life.
The technology doesnt yet exist to bring this idea to fruition.
As it stands, Humai are developing apps to gather information on their customers.
But still, its scary to think that someone is actually working on makingBe Right Backa reality.
Thats hardly the same thing, though, and it preceded the episode by nearly a year.
Like Waldo, he didnt win, but he did succeed inlampooning the other candidatesand winning a few votes.
Naturally, well update the article if that changes.
Due to its various plot strands,White Christmaspresents us with a fair few different ideas.
A chap called Ben Engel is also working oninstalling a Bluetooth headset within his head.
You cant see or talk to a person who doesnt want you to.
A few companies have tried to develop this kind of avatar technology.
They want to make it possible to Skype the past, in a way.
