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Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up… but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a little something to add. Death To 2020 is a comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? This landmark documentary-style special weaves together some of the world’s most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage spanning the past 12 months.


Netflix revealed that Death to 2020 — which is not part of the Black Mirror franchise — will release on Dec. 27 and will be narrated by Laurence Fishburne. And the trailer, which also dropped, introduces viewers to the 2020-familiar faces who will be "interviewed" for the mock documentary that will look back on this historic year.

Samuel L. Jackson will play a reporter; Hugh Grant, a history professor; Kumail Nanjiani, CEO of a tech company; Tracey Ullman, Queen Elizabeth II; Samson Kayo, a scientist; Lisa Kudrow, a "non-official" conservative spokesperson; Diane Morgan, an average citizen; Leslie Jones, a behavioral psychologist; Cristin Milioti, a soccer mom; and Joe Keery, a gig economy millennial.
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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

I think that looks pretty good. The Quibi joke was a nice touch.
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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

wrote this in streaming thread where it was posted and didn't mention comedy event...
^ that was pretty funny. the Leslie Jones and Quibi lines were great, but i really thought it was a sincere docu on 2020, which i would like to see. this, perhaps...
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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

I enjoyed it. A couple big laughs here and there.

Were murder hornets mentioned? I don’t recall. Netflix pimping The Crown and Tiger King was funny.

A clip from a local news station was featured, so I got a chuckle out of that.
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I thought it was a letdown. The comedy just seemed forced.
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The critics shit all over this one. But it did claw uts way up to 29% fresh from 10%.
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My favorite line was about being a DJ at a gender neutral, gender reveal party
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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

They squeezed in a lot of Fucks for TV-14.

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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

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They squeezed in a lot of Fucks for TV-14.
TV ratings are self-applied. The TV ratings board only really looks at a given title's rating if someone complains about it.

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The TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board is responsible for ensuring there is as much uniformity and consistency in applying the Parental Guidelines as possible and is comprised of experts from the television industry and public interest advocates. The Board also reviews complaints about specific program ratings to help ensure accuracy. Individuals can contact the Board via mail, phone or e-mail to voice complaints.
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Re: Death to 2020 - Netflix Comedy Event from the creator of Black Mirror - 12/27/20

Ah gotcha.

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