charlie brooker

whats everyones thoughts on charlie brooker?

i had ignored him for ages but was won over by newswipe which is on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6DD223447015D017&search_query=newswipe. Am downloading screenwipe as we speak. i know its on youtube but i want to watch it on tv.

his new show 'you have been watching' appears to be a game show and could be terrible but of the two episodes so far, I thought it was pretty good.

i know he did nathan barley with chris morris, which i still think is great.

his wire documentary wasnt very indepth

what else has he done?

sometimes i cringe when he tries to be funny/shouty but overall i'm a fan.

oh and do you like my new av? can we add it to the mb emoticons?

He has a couple of weekly columns in The Guardian, which are ususally very good.

He also wrote 'Dead Set' which was a zombie-horror set in the Big Brother house.

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:28 PM, Stoppit said:

He also wrote 'Dead Set' which was a zombie-horror set in the Big Brother house.

I forgot about Dead Set! I actually missed out on all but the final episode, but I really enjoyed it. I love Kevin Eldon. I always meant to catch up with the rest of it on 4OD but never got around to it...

ah yeah dead set. i downloaded that and watched 10 minutes but my wife didnt like it, she expected a comedy. think i'll watch that myself.

i like his photo on the guardian

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:28 PM, Stoppit said:

He also wrote 'Dead Set' which was a zombie-horror set in the Big Brother house.

 

I forgot about Dead Set! I actually missed out on all but the final episode, but I really enjoyed it. I love Kevin Eldon. I always meant to catch up with the rest of it on 4OD but never got around to it...

i saw kevin eldon once at heathrow. totally starstruck. hes so good

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

I didn't like it because I read TVGoHome long before it was ever turned into a TV series, and it just didn't match my expectations or how I saw the character and tone of it.

I completely forgot that it was in that column until I thought about it. To be honest I think developing a 6-episode series from a series of paragraph-length comedy writings was always a bad idea.

It was however far better than the Unnovations programme... eurgh!

Yeah, although Dead Set has some darkly comic moments, it's not a comedy - anyone expecting a Shaun Of The Dead-style program might be disappointed. I thought it was very good - and although it's something you see in films quite often, to my knowledge it's the first serialised zombie horror for television.

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

zing!

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:52 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

 

I didn't like it because I read TVGoHome long before it was ever turned into a TV series, and it just didn't match my expectations or how I saw the character and tone of it.

 

I completely forgot that it was in that column until I thought about it. To be honest I think developing a 6-episode series from a series of paragraph-length comedy writings was always a bad idea.

 

It was however far better than the Unnovations programme... eurgh!

they used the name and the fact that hes a cunt. what else was there?

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:55 PM, mrcopyandpaste said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

zing!

The programme aired long before I moved to London and started wearing tight trousers, boys.

anyone watching 'you have been watching'?

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:57 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:52 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

 

I didn't like it because I read TVGoHome long before it was ever turned into a TV series, and it just didn't match my expectations or how I saw the character and tone of it.

 

I completely forgot that it was in that column until I thought about it. To be honest I think developing a 6-episode series from a series of paragraph-length comedy writings was always a bad idea.

 

It was however far better than the Unnovations programme... eurgh!

 

they used the name and the fact that hes a cunt. what else was there?

I'll tell you what there wasn't - any decent jokes. It just didn't make me laugh. The old website used to have me howling with laughter each time it was updated, and Nathan Barley just didn't. It was surreal, "dark" comedy of the kind that's flooded this country over the past decade and I don't really care for it in the slightest - same goes for the Boosh, Green Wing, Nighty Night or anything like that. Nathan Barley is better than all of those programmes though.

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:57 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:55 PM, mrcopyandpaste said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

zing!

 

The programme aired long before I moved to London and started wearing tight trousers, boys.

inspiration then?

What's the point in even trying to discuss comedy...

  On 7/16/2009 at 8:00 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:57 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:52 PM, Iain C said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:50 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:44 PM, Iain C said:

He generally makes me laugh, I read the Guardian columns regularly. His TV stuff is pretty funny as well, Screenwipe was pretty consistently great up until the last series when they changed the format slightly, still plenty of LOLs though. Newswipe was similarly mixed for me... Oddly enough despite liking both Brooker and Morris, I couldn't stand Nathan Barley one bit. It probably has a lot to do with hating that twat from the Mighty Boosh, but I really didn't think the writing was up to much either.

 

you didnt like it because you saw yourself a little too much?

 

 

I didn't like it because I read TVGoHome long before it was ever turned into a TV series, and it just didn't match my expectations or how I saw the character and tone of it.

 

I completely forgot that it was in that column until I thought about it. To be honest I think developing a 6-episode series from a series of paragraph-length comedy writings was always a bad idea.

 

It was however far better than the Unnovations programme... eurgh!

 

they used the name and the fact that hes a cunt. what else was there?

 

I'll tell you what there wasn't - any decent jokes. It just didn't make me laugh. The old website used to have me howling with laughter each time it was updated, and Nathan Barley just didn't. It was surreal, "dark" comedy of the kind that's flooded this country over the past decade and I don't really care for it in the slightest - same goes for the Boosh, Green Wing, Nighty Night or anything like that. Nathan Barley is better than all of those programmes though.

boosh and green wing i love. nighty night was notsogood. i like that kind of thing i guess.

you're like the guy who loved the book and hated the film.

Charlie Brooker is one of the two men that I'd go gay for. Charlie Brooker and Jack Nicholson. I'd let them destroy my tight little ass.

  On 7/16/2009 at 8:00 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

anyone watching 'you have been watching'?

Yes, I've been watching it. I also went to see the recording of the pilot episode at the BBC (it's a channel 4 show, but for some reason it was filmed at the BBC). I heard that they were going to change the format for the actual series, but that evidently didn't happen, as the only difference I can see is that they had 4 guests in the pilot episode instead of 3.

I thought it was funny, and as channel 4 quiz shows go, it's pretty good...but I'm not too keen on the format, and to be honest, I find the guests mainly just dilute the Charlie-Brookerness of Charlie Brooker. I think the quiz element gets in the way a bit, when I'd rather just hear an entertaining discussion about television.

Having said that, it's still a lot more enjoyable than a lot of shit that channel 4 pumps out in the name of entertainment..

  On 7/16/2009 at 8:10 PM, Stoppit said:

  On 7/16/2009 at 8:00 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

anyone watching 'you have been watching'?

 

Yes, I've been watching it. I also went to see the recording of the pilot episode at the BBC (it's a channel 4 show, but for some reason it was filmed at the BBC). I heard that they were going to change the format for the actual series, but that evidently didn't happen, as the only difference I can see is that they had 4 guests in the pilot episode instead of 3.

 

I thought it was funny, and as channel 4 quiz shows go, it's pretty good...but I'm not too keen on the format, and to be honest, I find the guests mainly just dilute the Charlie-Brookerness of Charlie Brooker. I think the quiz element gets in the way a bit, when I'd rather just hear an entertaining discussion about television.

 

Having said that, it's still a lot more enjoyable than a lot of shit that channel 4 pumps out in the name of entertainment..

it'd be great if was more like newsnight review. just discussing tv and being funny.

they seem to only be able to avoid 1 decent guest per show.

i hate it when charlie is about to be funny(scripted) and a guest interupts

dead set is being repeated on e4 atm

dead set is worth watching just for the producer's death at the end.

Im really looking forward to Gameswipe, its about time the medium got a program that isnt fronted by some twat who thinks its clever to talk in 1980's skateboard speak. Though saying that, I miss Emily Booth.

awesome news!

plus

  Quote

Brooker also revealed that Newswipe With Charlie Brooker will return in 2010, and Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe will be returning for an end-of-year round-up.

I like Screenwipe. You Have Been Watching isn't too bad. He is excellent at taking an objective point of view on things which is quite rare in TV these days. There's literally a handful of programs I watch on TV, and Brooker's shows are never missed.

  On 7/16/2009 at 7:52 PM, Iain C said:

I didn't like it because I read TVGoHome long before it was ever turned into a TV series, and it just didn't match my expectations or how I saw the character and tone of it.

I think Mr. Brooker said that in hindsight he thought the show made Nathan Barley more a twat than a cunt !

  On 9/5/2009 at 5:58 AM, Dirty Protest said:

Im really looking forward to Gameswipe, its about time the medium got a program that isnt fronted by some twat who thinks its clever to talk in 1980's skateboard speak. Though saying that, I miss Emily Booth.

me too

didn't think much of the you have been watching, one of the guests kept pissing me off. But Jamelia was sexy.

I'd rather see more Brooker written comedy or Screenburn style shows