New Charlie Brooker Show on C4

[Bob The Skutter]

It looks like Channel 4 are working with Charlie Brooker again, this time on a comedy chat show about TV, by the sounds of it.

From Digital Spy

Charlie Brooker is to host a new comedy discussion show about TV for Channel 4, it has been announced.
You Have Been Watching will feature the highs and lows of programming both in the UK and worldwide.
Each week, the Dead Set writer will offer his interpretation on the world of television before quizzing his celebrity guests on the week's TV shows.
Commissioning editor Darren Smith said of the new series: “Charlie Brooker is absurdly talented, and after the success of Dead Set we are only too happy to be working with him again."

 

[ITL]

More Brooker is good. That is all.

BTW - Funny that they call him the Dead Set writer and don't mention his Beeb stuff. Are Digital Spy not unbiased towards the Beeb? Mind you - this new show looks like Screenwipe + Celebs, so....

 

[Bob The Skutter]

That it does. I suppose since it's for 4 and Deadset was also for 4 then they're just highlighting his previous work for them...

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Just a reminder, the show starts tomorrow night at 10pm.

 

[firehawk12]

A panel show about TV shows? That's getting into snake eating its own tail territory.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

A panel show about TV shows? That's getting into snake eating its own tale territory.

By the sounds of it it's not so much a panel show as a chat show about TV with points.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2zYK4xy88 interview with Charlie about it.

 

[Captain Shaw]

can't watch the video at the moment but sounds like the show Chris Moyles did for ch4.

 

[wamdue]

well the promo for it is very screenwipe, as to how good this show will be is anyones guess

 

[Jim Steele]

well the promo for it is very screenwipe, as to how good this show will be is anyones guess

Charlie Brooker has the Midas touch. If it's a Brooker show, it'll be guffaw-worthy.

 

[wamdue]

well the promo for it is very screenwipe, as to how good this show will be is anyones guess

Charlie Brooker has the Midas touch. If it's a Brooker show, it'll be guffaw-worthy.

not being a gamer I was thinking of passing on the romoured GameWipe, and this C4 could well be the selling out of Charlie Brooker,

Ill give the first episode a shot.

 

[Jim Steele]

the selling out of Charlie Brooker,

...what.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

the selling out of Charlie Brooker,

...what.

Charlie Brooker possibly sold out by going to channel 4 and making this show... you heard him. '
Now I conceed that doing a show that isn't one he came up with might not work out, but man, why do people like to pre-judge so readily?

 

[Jim Steele]

Even the concept of "selling out" is just, well, it's a metric cockton of nonsense is what it is. He's a broadcaster, a producer (co-founder of Zeppotron, no less) and an all round TV personality, albeit one with an edge.

Making TV shows is HIS FUCKING JOB.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Did he sell out when he wrote "Dead Set"?

 

[wamdue]

Did he sell out when he wrote "Dead Set"?

um no, that was a quality drama and he even got E4 to air it minus the DOG (yet somehow I knew it was on E4) I dont know I just think he is better than have "celebrity's" on his show, if all his panellists are funny then it might be ok but if he just has people who are celebrity's and not comedians it will be another matter.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

^Well I know David Mitchell is one of the guests, I think I read Sean Lock too, but I'm not sure of that.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

And apparently episode 2 will feature this week's Torchwood. Should be interesting...

 

[wamdue]

And apparently episode 2 will feature this week's Torchwood. Should be interesting...

provided he is giving his honest opinions on things, not the kinda of opinon C4 tell him to have

 

[Ethros]

Ace. Can't wait for it

 

[Haggis and tatties]

Remember Brookers new show is on at 10 tonight on Ch4.