Non-P, but re: professional critics

[David Morris]

BTW,

I’ve mostly disliked Black Mirror, as well as the New Twilight Zone (only
barely watched it). WTF is “Wipe?”

DM

On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 12:33 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>