http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/arts/television/black-mirror-netflix-be-right-back.html 2016-10-12 21:05:35 In ‘Black Mirror,’ Sci-Fi That Feels Close to Home Charlie Brooker, the show’s creator, and the executive producer Annabel Jones, explain how they constructed one of the show’s most iconic episodes. === When the British television series “Black Mirror” first debuted in 2011, it drew in viewers with its techno “Twilight Zone” vibes. Here was a dark, ultramodern anthology series that harnessed all of our technological anxieties and spun them into twisted parables on the relationship between man and machine. But over the past two seasons — and its wildly popular second life on On Friday, Oct. 21, Let’s talk about “Be Right Back.” What was the germ of the idea for that episode? CHARLIE BROOKER How did you decide that his presence needed to jump from the device and into a human form? BROOKER ANNABEL JONES BROOKER JONES And his personality is based entirely on social media postings. What does that do to a person? JONES BROOKER The most recent episode of the show aired almost two years ago. What technological changes have you seen in that time that you’ve started playing with? BROOKER JONES How do tech people feel about the show? BROOKER Oh, my God. BROOKER The show has a reputation for having a pessimistic outlook on technology. Do you share that attitude? BROOKER JONES BROOKER JONES BROOKER For Season 3, you’re moving to Netflix and releasing more episodes at once. What feels different about the show? JONES BROOKER