But this is 2018.
And were watching the leader of our country do the exact same thing every time.
That is the brilliant and timely message of USS Callister.
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I have a problem with the term leading man, Simpson says.
Its so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone.
Thats why I have a career.
Simpson is a smile-and-shake-your-hand, walk-you-to-your-car kind of guy.
He would almost certainly pick up a rolling can if I happened to drop it.
He insists we order food.
I saw a picture on his phone.)
Ive never had the flu this bad in my life.
It stuck around for a fing month.
That outfit is just hanging on me.
Even though hisBlack Mirrorcharacter sacrifices himself to save the day, Simpson doesnt quite see Walton as a hero.
He starts the whole situation.
Its his lack of empathy that creates all of it.
He did a common human sin: selfishness.
But then, Jesses character took that, selfishness, and turned it into revenge.
Now, thats a more nefarious, thoughtful attack.
My guy was thoughtless, but we have to understand, thoughtless is a problem, right?
But Simpsons character is missing.
Did he die in the engine blast when the ship went through the black hole?
Or was he still immortal?
Is he burning, without dying, forever?
We talked about that!
Because we shot that kind of last.
Hes just in the air?
We dont like that.First of all, its so Charlie.
But its essential, I think.
These people [on the Callister] have been tortured for what feels like hundreds of years.
My take is and youll have to ask Charlie, Im not writing his script but, yeah.
Screaming cells for all eternity.
Its not about getting redemption, Simpson says.
I knew he was gay, but I didnt know he was… Simpson pauses.
But I heard from a friend he had a young assistant once and that made me pause.
But when you say assistant, that makes me think theres subtext there.
But I never heard anything.
No one on set, that I heard, said he was doing anything on set.
Simpson is optimistic about the shows decision to focus entirely on Robin Wrights character.
I think its the greatest idea theyve ever had.
I could not be a bigger fan of hers throughout her entire career.
What she does on that show is spectacular one of the strongest actors out there.
Ill watch the showfasternow.
All four seasons ofBlack Mirrorare available on Netflix.
