Charlie Brooker's new spin-off series, Wednesday 10.30pm on BBC4
Here he is talking about it
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Here he is talking about it
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Charlie Brooker's Newswipe
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smoothpete 29,183 posts
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PES_Fanboy 11,522 posts
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Registered 8 years agoCheers Pete, was just wondering if this had started and I'd missed it. -
TheSaint 11,633 posts
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Registered 7 years agoBrooker probably is the closest thing we have to a Jon Stewart. As long as he aims some bile at Peston I'll be happy. -
terminalterror 18,931 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAnybody see it then?
I thought it was great. Just like screenwipe, only focussed entirely on news.
The bit at the end with the expert giving advice on media coverage was massively depressing though
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Whizzo 41,155 posts
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Registered 11 years agoBollocks, I forgot it was on.
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woodnotes 4,791 posts
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Registered 10 years agoterminalterror wrote:
Was satirical bliss and also sometimes extremely close to the bone. Loved it. Especially the bit about protestors and then the school shooting, sad but so true. Charlie really made the British media look like a genuine bunch of true pilacs in less than 30 mins.
Anybody see it then?
I thought it was great. Just like screenwipe, only focussed entirely on news.
The bit at the end with the expert giving advice on media coverage was massively depressing though -
ElectroDiva 588 posts
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Registered 5 years agomissed it, but luckily it's repeated later this week (good old digital TV and constant repeats to fill the schedule
Incidentally, why the fuck can't charlie get a decent prime time slot on BBC2? - anything he does easily outclasses 90% of the shit they normally put out -
Zerimski 219 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThe LEGO dimension! -
Ka-blamo 6,455 posts
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Registered 4 years agograyson wrote:
ADHD generation....jesus, you only had to wait about 2 minutes tops...lol
Turned it off at the shitty poetry bit. I was quite enjoying it up until then -
Whizzo 41,155 posts
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Registered 11 years agoZerimski wrote:
That was rather good.
The LEGO dimension!
Blimey the stuff about the shooting was rather grim when you saw it broken down like that.
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Tomo 13,417 posts
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Registered 10 years agoBrilliant show. Fucking hilarious whilst getting to the point at the same time. I still don't really understand what the fuck is going on with the Credit Crunch/Recession/Quantitivvhsojhseebekw Crisis mind, so he failed explaining that one properly
How many series of Screenwipe are there btw? I've not actually watched those aside from the odd show here any there. -
4, maybe 5? YouTube is the only place to really see them now. Look up 'XtheMusic'.
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Tomo 13,417 posts
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Registered 10 years agoterminalterror wrote:
Have a read of Flat Earth News tt. It's really good and very eye-opening if very disheartening. I'm doing some work experience at the Guardian in the summer and Davies (who works for them) basically says... "yeah, journalism... it's all recycled garbage and it's in a perpetual cycle."
The bit at the end with the expert giving advice on media coverage was massively depressing though
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PearOfAnguish 6,576 posts
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Registered 8 years agoVery good. Except for Tim Key. Please fuck off, Tim Key. -
Tomo 13,417 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI thought the guy was funny - seems to rub a few people up the wrong way here? Is he notorious? -
PearOfAnguish 6,576 posts
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Registered 8 years agoHe's notoriously boring. He was boring in Screenwipe and he's boring in this. It's 2 minutes that could feature Charlie Brooker sat on his sofa ranting about something. -
Bloodloss 4,500 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI'd usually agree but I thought he was quite funny in this episode.
Anyway. I thought it was alright - nothing great. -
Metalfish 8,284 posts
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Registered 8 years agoVery good. -
cubbymoore 35,499 posts
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Registered 9 years agoIt's the British daily show! Yay! Shame it can't be on more often. -
Metalfish 8,284 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI wonder how the dynamic would work with someone like Brigstoke, rather than Tim Key, or would it not break up the show in the same way? -
cubbymoore 35,499 posts
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Registered 9 years agoBut Brigstoke is an ideological twat. -
smoothpete 29,183 posts
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Registered 9 years agoOh piss, I missed it -
Metalfish 8,284 posts
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Registered 8 years agoYeah, it turns out most of us are.
I was racking my brains for some topical news-based comedy and he's the best I could come up with at short notice. -
MetalDog 23,448 posts
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Registered 11 years ago-- boobs do nothing for me, I want moustaches and chest hair.
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Brigstock's great.
Does anyone else remember Brooker's webcomic, Pooky Oynster? I wonder if I'm imagining it, the google it says nothing.say no to Eurogamer sigs
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cubbymoore 35,499 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMetalfish wrote:
Chris Morriss would be an absolute bloody coup, not him giving any opinions just doing something awesomely subversive for a couple of minutes. They're mates (and if I'm not mistaken he's got a hand in this show anyway) so it wouldn't be too far out there as a possibility.
Yeah, it turns out most of us are.
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nickthegun 44,590 posts
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Registered 7 years agoNah. Brigstock is a twat.
And I really enjoyed newswipe except for the woodentop who did the moneygeddon feature. I could have presented with more charisma than her.---------------------------------------------------------
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otto wrote:
Really? I've tried to like him as there's a notorious shortage of political comedians around, but there's just something about him that makes me think he's really disingenuous.
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