Charlie Brookers Gameswipe (1 Viewer)

[east hastings]

Starts tuesday on BBC , usually goes up on youtube by the next day on some fella called xthemusic's page

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers. Features interviews with Dara O'Briain, sitcom scribe Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.

 

[Gambra]

Actually I don't think he "sets his caustic sights on video games" in this one according to the reviews in todays papers. Most of them said he was an avid gamer and made this to mostly give out about the media's portrayal of gamers as being basement dwellers.

 

[Stan Bowles]

His first job in journalism was as a games reviewer wasn't it?

 

[Gambra]

Pretty sure it was yeah. To Wikipedia!

 

[Gambra]

Yup, PC Zone. Jaysus, haven't read that mag in yeaaars.

 

[pissypants]

Actually I don't think he "sets his caustic sights on video games" in this one according to the reviews in todays papers.

They've probably seen the wild popularity of zero punctuation and see there's a market for gamers who will lap up acerbic video game reviews.

edit:
Ha, they even use "acerbic" in their blurb. Go figure.

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he ......

 

[Gambra]

Charlie Brooker was probably doing "acerbic" reviews in PC Zone long before zero punctuation..

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

charlie should stick to the writing. he seems lost and confused being on tv panel shows.

 

[jonah]

and overcomes this by laughing and banging his fist on the table an obscene, unacceptable amount. not cool.

i used to read pc zone! holy hell.

 

[Wheels]

This is a just one off special btw.

 

[Froog]

his reviews were brilliant! must try out a few on t'net.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

It's fairly mad how crap gaming television shows are considering how big an industry it is (takes in more revenue than music and film industries combined!). A regular show like this would be grrrrreat.

 

[Froog]

what was the sky gaming show where kids took on the shows pro gamer dudes who were like superheroes? was deadly

 

[Unicron]

what was the sky gaming show where kids took on the shows pro gamer dudes who were like superheroes? was deadly

Games World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_World

 

[Froog]

yeah deadly!

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[Gambra]

Games World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_World

Ah nostalgia buzz kicknig in..

 

[Unicron]

Ah nostalgia buzz kicknig in..

For years I thought Peter Kay was Big Boy Barry.

 

[Mixtape.ie]

Not that I know much about games but If Charlie Brooker is doing it then I'm gonna watch it

 

[jonah]

For years I thought Peter Kay was Big Boy Barry.

That's really, really, really weird. One Peter Kay was enough/too much.

 

[east hastings]

This is a just one off special btw.

if its successful they'll commission a series, which is usually around 6 episodes