Charlie Brooker's Wiping again - Page 2

TheGodBen · February 1 2013, 10:10 PM

The Mirrorball Man wrote:

Who is Charlie Brooker and what is a "wipe"?

His seminal show was Screenwipe, a cynical yet outrageously funny examination of television. It combined reviews of TV shows, his opinions on current trends in television, and behind the scenes investigations of how TV shows are made. The humour ranged from smart jokes to offensive jokes to intentionally bad jokes, but the show also set out to educate viewers about TV production, and the manipulative tricks TV producers use to keep us watching. Here's one of my favourite sequences:

However, Brooker's best show was Newswipe, an even more cynical and even more outrageously funny examination of the news media. It explored how the media sensationalise events and attempt to make themselves relevant by reporting things that aren't actually news. A good episode of Newswipe left you with the impression that our world is doomed.

trekkiedane · February 1 2013, 10:54 PM

^Classic Brooker

And thanks for the thread! -if not for this I wouldn't have seen Weekly Wipe yet.

The Mirrorball Man · February 2 2013, 11:54 AM

^
Thank you very much. How could I ignore his existence until now?

TheGodBen · February 2 2013, 09:01 PM

If you like those clips, you can find full episodes of Screenwipe, Newswipe, and Brooker's other BBC shows on Youtube. He allows them to be uploaded because they're not on DVD so their presence isn't hurting him financially, so you don't have to feel bad about it... except the time he made fun of his YouTube viewers in an episode of Screenwipe. Some of the shows he talks about are no longer on the air, and the news stories in Newswipe are obviously from several years ago, but they're still worth a watch.

trekkiedane · February 2 2013, 09:09 PM

^And his column in The Guardian is usually worth a read...

Charlie Brooker wrote:

Because I'm no longer 13 years old, I haven't really paid much attention to teenywink Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber since he was first hammered into the collective unconscious like a nail of frozen piss into a cabbage, but I've just seen a photo of him and God, he's grown. He's now 36 years old and is played by a gangling miscast Jim Carrey action figure. And none of his costumes fit any more, which means he has to take to the stage wearing trousers that only come down to his knees and a child-size baseball cap optimistically Pritt-sticked to his hairdo.

... Even the old ones; I'm currently reading my copy of "Dawn of the Dumb".

Bob The Skutter · February 2 2013, 09:17 PM

trekkiedane wrote:

^And his column in The Guardian is usually worth a read...

Charlie Brooker wrote:

Because I'm no longer 13 years old, I haven't really paid much attention to teenywink Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber since he was first hammered into the collective unconscious like a nail of frozen piss into a cabbage, but I've just seen a photo of him and God, he's grown. He's now 36 years old and is played by a gangling miscast Jim Carrey action figure. And none of his costumes fit any more, which means he has to take to the stage wearing trousers that only come down to his knees and a child-size baseball cap optimistically Pritt-sticked to his hairdo.

... Even the old ones; I'm currently reading my copy of "Dawn of the Dumb".

I want "I Can Make You Hate." But I might have to go back and read his older ones.

trekkiedane · February 2 2013, 09:19 PM

^

- I'm just warming up to get it

Bob The Skutter · February 2 2013, 09:22 PM

Gotta love the look on his face on the cover.

firehawk12 · February 4 2013, 05:47 AM

I watched the year in review one and I'm surprised he brought up the Jimmy Carr thing since he was peripherally related to it... but hey, if Carr can make jokes about it now, why not I suppose.

Glad to have him back any how!

HappyDayRiot · February 4 2013, 11:05 PM

Bob The Skutter wrote:

trekkiedane wrote:

^And his column in The Guardian is usually worth a read...

Charlie Brooker wrote:

Because I'm no longer 13 years old, I haven't really paid much attention to teenywink Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber since he was first hammered into the collective unconscious like a nail of frozen piss into a cabbage, but I've just seen a photo of him and God, he's grown. He's now 36 years old and is played by a gangling miscast Jim Carrey action figure. And none of his costumes fit any more, which means he has to take to the stage wearing trousers that only come down to his knees and a child-size baseball cap optimistically Pritt-sticked to his hairdo.

... Even the old ones; I'm currently reading my copy of "Dawn of the Dumb".

I want "I Can Make You Hate." But I might have to go back and read his older ones.

It's a really good collection in that one. I actually got it signed by the man himself the day it came out. He was struggling to be offensive enough so just wrote 'You shit!" and signed the title page. Legend. All his bile is clearly reserved for clips of things like Splash and those American gun adverts.

trekkiedane · February 4 2013, 11:09 PM

^When signing, does he take suggestions? -I'd love a copy of anything of his with his catchphrase: "Go away"

HappyDayRiot · February 5 2013, 09:14 PM

Well he was struggling to write anything so he'd probably appreciate the help

February 1 2013, 10:54 PM	#17
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again ^Classic Brooker And thanks for the thread! -if not for this I wouldn't have seen Weekly Wipe yet. __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

February 2 2013, 11:54 AM	#18
The Mirrorball Man Vice Admiral Location: Switzerland	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again ^ Thank you very much. How could I ignore his existence until now? __________________ Check out my deviantArt gallery!

February 2 2013, 09:01 PM	#19
TheGodBen Rear Admiral Location: Ireland	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again If you like those clips, you can find full episodes of Screenwipe, Newswipe, and Brooker's other BBC shows on Youtube. He allows them to be uploaded because they're not on DVD so their presence isn't hurting him financially, so you don't have to feel bad about it... except the time he made fun of his YouTube viewers in an episode of Screenwipe. Some of the shows he talks about are no longer on the air, and the news stories in Newswipe are obviously from several years ago, but they're still worth a watch. __________________ *...so many different suns...*

February 2 2013, 09:19 PM	#22
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again ^ - I'm just warming up to get it __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

February 2 2013, 09:22 PM	#23
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again Gotta love the look on his face on the cover. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

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February 4 2013, 05:47 AM	#24
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again I watched the year in review one and I'm surprised he brought up the Jimmy Carr thing since he was peripherally related to it... but hey, if Carr can make jokes about it now, why not I suppose. Glad to have him back any how! __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

February 4 2013, 11:09 PM	#26
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again ^When signing, does he take suggestions? -I'd love a copy of anything of his with his catchphrase: "Go away" __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

February 5 2013, 09:14 PM	#27
HappyDayRiot Commodore Location: Cardiff, Wales	Re: Charlie Brooker's Wiping again Well he was struggling to write anything so he'd probably appreciate the help __________________ "All you ever feel is anger. Why can't you ever express anything else?" Francine "Because people make me mad all the time for being stupid about everything!" Stan