Screen Testing

In an episode best summarised as "it seemed like a good idea at the time", Neil and Dan attempt to get their teeth into Netflix's recent high-profile tech offering, The Circle, starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, only to find there's very little meat on those plot bones. It's light on spoilers (as there's not a lot to spoil), but we envision a story which might have been, had they decided to actually include character arcs, plot developments and meaningful conclusions. We keep ourselves amused along the way, coming up with the rules of proper Slack and social media etiquette, deciding whether the film's irony was intentional, paying tribute to the wonder of Bill Paxton, and wondering why John Boyega got involved at all. References: Neil's review of The Circle for NewOnNetflixUK YouTube: Bill Paxton being killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator YouTube: Black Mirror - "The Entire History of You" trailer YouTube: Black Mirror - "Nosedive" trailer YouTube: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) trailer Y