Non-P, but re: professional critics
David Morris
fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Dec 31 18:33:21 UTC 2020
This show was hilarious. I loved it.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 1:45 AM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:
> The critics can go fuck themselves, man. Charlie Brooker's The Death of
> 2020 on Netflix, while rarely living up to the genius of his best (i.e.
> earliest) "Wipe" specials or Black Mirror episodes, is a more than
> serviceable little end of the year light-weight comedy confection, with
> just enough bite to maintain one's attention, and just enough Easter Eggs
> and barely hidden delights among the details to please fans of the
> smarty-pants, know-it-all comedic tradition from which it hails.
>
> Is it a work of staggering genius? No. But not everything can be Nathan
> Barley, or the handful of undeniably magnificent Black Mirror episodes
> extant.
>
> I almost avoided it because of the critics' near unanimous assaults. Don't
> make that mistake. The Death of 2020 is well worth your time.
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