EVERY TIME "BLACK MIRROR" MADE US HATE TECHNOLOGY; Comic Book Resources, 8/9/16

[Spoilers] Jesse Gormley, Comic Book Resources; EVERY TIME "BLACK MIRROR" MADE US HATE TECHNOLOGY:

"Since its debut in 2011, British anthology series "Black Mirror" has merged speculative sci-fi fiction with elements of "The Twilight Zone" and a dash of "Tales from the Crypt." The series focuses on the unrelenting intrusion of technology and how people interact with devices and innovations on both an individual and societal level, with often horrifying results. Creator Charlie Brooker named "Black Mirror" after the powered down devices in all our lives, staring back with a cold, shiny blank gaze.

What makes "Black Mirror" so terrifying is the way it shines a light on the darker side of technologies we're already living with right now. There's no looking into a crystal ball or pontificating on "wouldn't it be great if..."; no dreams of warp drives, laser swords or teleportation. "Black Mirror" brings us the horror of technology that's either currently in the hands of the public, or in the R&D departments of companies like Google, Sony or Facebook.

With Netflix recently announcing the third season's debut this October, CBR looks at the myriad ways "Black Mirror" made us question the computer we use at work, the phone we can't be without, and every time we wished technology could somehow make our lives better -- and how it's made us hate them."