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Started by Scott Wilkinson , Jul 02 2009 07:39 PM

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 07:39 PM

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Tuesday 07 July
10:00pm - 10:50pm
Channel 4
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Suddenly, TV about TV is all the rage. Harry Hill's TV Burp may be off air for now, but next week BBC1 plans a new Telly Addicts-style quiz show called As Seen on TV. Meanwhile, this Channel 4 offering promises to be more left-field. Anyone who's seen Charlie Brooker's withering take on our nation's television, courtesy of BBC4's Screenwipe and Newswipe series, will know what to expect: cruel clips, ingenious put-downs and vented spleen, only this time in a panel-game format. When RT went to press, the show hadn't yet been recorded and the guests were unconfirmed (we're promised David Mitchell and Frank Skinner later in the series), but with Brooker in the driving seat, it should be worth a look.


I know that Richard Herring has also said that he's being filmed this Sunday for this show . . . should be Brooker curmudgeonly Gold . . .
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 08:11 PM

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Haven't followed a panel game regularly for a while, but the presence of Brooker will get me to try this one out, as long as he isn't just reading off an autocue.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 08:28 PM

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This has the potential to be awesome.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 08:56 PM

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It does. Nice to see him returning to the fun stuff. Newswipe was, dare I say it, a bit dull.
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 09:51 AM

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Really? I loved Newswipe.

Looking forward to this.
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 09:59 AM

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Newswipe was good, though clearly more agenda led than Screenwipe usually is. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:01 PM

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Richard Herring has said that he's been forced to watch "The One Show" in preperation for his doing Brooker's show . . . poor guy . . .
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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:06 PM

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Richard Herring has said that he's been forced to watch "The One Show" in preperation for his doing Brooker's show . . . poor guy . . .

That is indeed a terrible terrible program.

Simply horrid.

It was quite amusing watching it though while Brooker twittered about it at the same time.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 08:56 PM

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This is on Channel 4 at 10pm.

He's telling people to watch Torchwood for next week's show. That should be interesting.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:06 PM

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This is on Channel 4 at 10pm.

He's telling people to watch Torchwood for next week's show. That should be interesting.


He's leading by example... this just popped up on the YHBW twitter feed:

He'd have concrete up his jap's eye.


:D

Hopefully, this'll be good...
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:36 PM

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Deadliest Warrior is an amazing show.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:40 PM

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As someone who controls a autocue machine in my freelance gig - I find the various autocue related shenanigans hilarious

Deadliest Warrior is an amazing show.


I was going to say something about Jamelia's rack, but Taliban vs. IRA clinched it.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:44 PM

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"Terrorist Five-a-side?"

Genius.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:45 PM

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I was going to say something about Jamelia's rack, but Taliban vs. IRA clinched it.

Both are equally worth mentioning!

I'm gonna have to check youtube for episodes of Deadliest Warrior.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:46 PM

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I haven't laughed this much at a TV show for ages.

I'm guessing the bidding war between Sky One and Virgin for Deadliest Warrior will start first thing tomorrow morning.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:47 PM

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I saw an episode of Dealiest Warrior that was Shaolin Monk vs Māori Warrior. It was really something.


I was going to say something about Jamelia's rack


I am amazed that Richard Herring has a Hitler moustache and yet she is the one who the eye is drawn to.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:51 PM

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I was going to say something about Jamelia's rack


I am amazed that Richard Herring has a Hitler moustache and yet she is the one who the eye is drawn to.


You can see the damn things from SPACE!
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:54 PM

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If I have to see that f*$%ing "3" advert guy one more time, I will hunt him down and kill him by bludgeoning him to death with his mobile phone.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:55 PM

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Pretty hilarious first episode.


I'm guessing the bidding war between Sky One and Virgin for Deadliest Warrior will start first thing tomorrow morning.


I am shocked it isn't on Bravo already.
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I was going to say something about Jamelia's rack


I am amazed that Richard Herring has a Hitler moustache and yet she is the one who the eye is drawn to.


You can see the damn things from SPACE!

mmmm . . . boobies . . . anyways that was fun . . . I take it that TV execs are now scared to run trails and announcements over the credits of Charlie Brooker shows?
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