Black Mirror: USS Callister
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Black Mirror: USS Callister is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera tropes while exploring themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Mirror: USS Callister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5648643 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Mirror: USS Callister Context triple: [Jesse Plemons, notableWork, Black Mirror: USS Callister]
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A.
Black Mirror: Arkangel
Black Mirror: Arkangel is a dystopian anthology episode that explores parental overprotection and surveillance technology through a chilling near-future scenario.
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B.
Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series that explores the dark and often dystopian consequences of modern and near-future technology on society and human behavior.
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C.
Black Mirror episode "Nosedive"
"Nosedive" is a Black Mirror episode, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, that satirically explores a near-future society obsessed with social media ratings and curated perfection.
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D.
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (score)
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (score) is Daniel Pemberton’s atmospheric and unsettling musical soundtrack composed for the acclaimed Black Mirror episode about memory-recording technology.
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E.
Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch Fire is a critically acclaimed drama television series about a group of innovators navigating the early personal computing and internet boom of the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Mirror: USS Callister Target entity description: Black Mirror: USS Callister is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera tropes while exploring themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
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A.
Black Mirror: Arkangel
Black Mirror: Arkangel is a dystopian anthology episode that explores parental overprotection and surveillance technology through a chilling near-future scenario.
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B.
Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series that explores the dark and often dystopian consequences of modern and near-future technology on society and human behavior.
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C.
Black Mirror episode "Nosedive"
"Nosedive" is a Black Mirror episode, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, that satirically explores a near-future society obsessed with social media ratings and curated perfection.
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D.
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (score)
Black Mirror: The Entire History of You (score) is Daniel Pemberton’s atmospheric and unsettling musical soundtrack composed for the acclaimed Black Mirror episode about memory-recording technology.
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E.
Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch Fire is a critically acclaimed drama television series about a group of innovators navigating the early personal computing and internet boom of the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Billy Magnussen
NERFINISHED
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Cristin Milioti NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Plemons NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmi Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michaela Coel NERFINISHED ⓘ Oona Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Nanette Cole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Daly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Toby Haynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | streaming video ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Annabel Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat | color ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Cristin Milioti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse Plemons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 2017-12-29 ⓘ |
| parodies |
Star Trek–style television
ⓘ
space opera tropes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Black Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | House of Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | Netflix streaming service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 76 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Charlie Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Infinity gaming system
NERFINISHED
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virtual reality starship USS Callister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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digital consciousness ⓘ escapism ⓘ power ⓘ toxic fandom ⓘ virtual reality ethics ⓘ |
| title | USS Callister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Charlie Brooker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Mirror: USS Callister Description of subject: Black Mirror: USS Callister is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera tropes while exploring themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
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