TZ is one of, it not my favorite shows, so I'll give anything a try that might be in that vain. It was described as a Twilight Zone-type anthology.
#THE BLACK MIRROR NATIONAL ANTHEM TV#
Usually I find a couple of books I want to read when I read their book section, this might have been the first TV show. I just found out about Black Mirror from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. Even if he put her genuine ring on his finger, it still should have been immediately apparent that it wasn't hers. Still, yeah, for all of London's streets to be deserted, it was a bit of a stretch. And as for the ghost town effect, even if people weren't watching, this would have represented a huge blow to the nation, that people would have been reeling from and in shock, understandable that they would be at home processing it. And since the princess was supposedly released BEFORE the broadcast even began, it is totally reasonable that she would have been found while it was underway and most people were still watching. Since it was a major event in the history of the nation, inconceivable that it was actually happening, people felt the need to see it through. It went on for "almost an hour," according to that hospital staffer. Where they had tuned in to potentially mock him, they stayed to share his suffering and extend him some understanding and sympathy. For one, I think the people watching tuned in because they were treating the whole thing like a big joke, like no one really realized what a horrendous and damaging thing this was going to be - they were making lewd comments about it online and snickering and treating it like a crazy spectacle, rather than a psychological attack, and the element of "Is he really going to do it?!" was strong enough to draw people to their televisions, but once it started, and they saw the truth of what this act really entailed, they were horrified, and were continuing to watch not because they were interested or captivated, but because they were in solidarity with the PM. Pogojoko, I think you're right, except for a couple of details. I'm also not so sure everyone would just be ok with the PM going back to his job. I get it's a satire and that it's making comments about our consumption of media, our insatiable desire to be shocked, but it just felt a little too much of a stretch. There is no doubt there are things that unite a mass of people in front of a screen- but there are also people who just opt out.
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When those beheading videos are released- some watch it, some just read the details and some hear about it's existence and just go for a long bike ride or something. Talking about it might be hours, but the actual watching of it is usually minutes. Most "shocking" videos are short, people watch it, cringe and yell "OMG!!" and then send it to their friends. I totally agree they`d be able to tell that the finger was a male finger- also, he was also older and an artist - he`d have different wear/tear on his hands than a royal/socialite type who is about 20 years younger.Īnd maybe other people don't think this and it worked, but I found the idea that everyone would be glued to their tv/ computer screens watching this for hours- making London a ghost town, nobody seeing the princess on the Millenium Bridge before the pig thing started- to be a bit of a stretch.