Charlie Brooker

[Brave New World]

Well worth a watch, undresses the stupidity of aspirational TV and in a couple of places mocks property boom and the love of property porn TV. Fantastic stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ylw9d

[Redcellar]

I just watched the above, and it had me in stitches at points. Particularly the pop at house prices and estate agent speak right at the end.

That's worth watching alone. I wonder how many home owners squirmed when he had a go at their stupidity, perhaps that is why it was left until the absolute end?

A pretty good dig at the dumb world in general and how we have fallen for unbelievable aspirations in the last 20 years.

[Redcellar]

Well worth a watch, undresses the stupidity of aspirational TV and in a couple of places mocks property boom and the love of property porn TV. Fantastic stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ylw9d

Sorry you beat me to it, perhaps a mod can merge the threads.

Excellent ending. Very funny.

[Brave New World]

Sorry you beat me to it, perhaps a mod can merge the threads.

Excellent ending. Very funny.

Ah i was waiting thinking someone might post first!

Yes it was great, another few hundred thousand people have been exposed to the counter view.

Very socially observant, even if he goes a little ott very occasionaly.

[exiges]

Beat me to it too ! A couple of good sections on house prices.. "They didn't seem to be houses at all, but as enchanted coin sh1tting machines, it was all a collective delusion"

The whole show was brilliant though.

After watching the Bold advert lavishly their selling their powder as diamonds and flowers, Brooker just mutters in despair "f*ck me we're doomed".

I can't believe the Beeb allow it to go out, I though they suppressed independent thought.

[Brave New World]

Beat me to it too ! A couple of good sections on house prices.. "They didn't seem to be houses at all, but as enchanted coin sh1tting machines, it was all a collective delusion"

The whole show was brilliant though.

After watching the Bold advert lavishly their selling their powder as diamonds and flowers, Brooker just mutters in despair "f*ck me we're doomed".

I can't believe the Beeb allow it to go out, I though they suppressed independent thought.

Pure HPC TV gold.

Maybe Brooker gets under the wire as he comes across, from having a couple of his books, as a bit of a leftie.

[dances with sheeple]

Beat me to it too ! A couple of good sections on house prices.. "They didn't seem to be houses at all, but as enchanted coin sh1tting machines, it was all a collective delusion"

The whole show was brilliant though.

After watching the Bold advert lavishly their selling their powder as diamonds and flowers, Brooker just mutters in despair "f*ck me we're doomed".

I can't believe the Beeb allow it to go out, I though they suppressed independent thought.

They do, allowing this to go out puts distance between them and the previous brainwashing, making sheeple think that the BBC must be ahead of the curve and taking an unbiased objective view, therefore making it worth soaking up the next lot of brainwashing throw your TV`s away, it is the only way to start towards freedom of thought.

[Brave New World]

The first episode about Fear is a good watch as well!

That was a great one. Similar to his biting Newswipe series he used to do.

[dances with sheeple]

I just watched the above, and it had me in stitches at points. Particularly the pop at house prices and estate agent speak right at the end.

That's worth watching alone. I wonder how many home owners squirmed when he had a go at their stupidity, perhaps that is why it was left until the absolute end?

A pretty good dig at the dumb world in general and how we have fallen for unbelievable aspirations in the last 20 years.

Wasn`t on seven years ago though was it. As I said on the other thread there is a good reason for that.

[SirGaz]

I was laughing so hard because all that was going through my mind was "I know these people"

[betterToDo]

Very therapeutic, worth a watch!!

[Dave Beans]

I find it slightly odd that he's married Konnie Huq - I thought she represented everything he hated...

[happy_renting]

I find it slightly odd that he's married Konnie Huq - I thought she represented everything he hated...

Maybe it's an act, a TV persona. I don't believe that Clarkson believes half the guff he says on Top Gear either.

I did note Brooker slagging off 'Cameron's Britain' as if everything was peachy up until last May. All in all though, an entertaining programme.

[MrPin]

I'm pretty sure many here were thinking these things for some time!

Media is always a little behind the curve, as they are rather detached from "real" people!

Did enjoy it though!

[Dave Beans]

Maybe it's an act, a TV persona. I don't believe that Clarkson believes half the guff he says on Top Gear either.

I did note Brooker slagging off 'Cameron's Britain' as if everything was peachy up until last May. All in all though, an entertaining programme.

I dunno...he does seem a bit of a misanthrope...

[Beggar Thy Children]

Maybe it's an act, a TV persona. I don't believe that Clarkson believes half the guff he says on Top Gear either.

She actually is a buy-to-letter / property investor though.

[Guest sillybear2]

I dunno...he does seem a bit of a misanthrope...

Yeah, personally I wouldn't let him anywhere near the Big Red Button... he might get there first. The last five minutes left me in tears, it almost makes up for the fact his wife is an evil dickensian BTL'er.

I'm now off to dump my TV into a cooling pond at Sellafield.

[singlemalt]

Laughed all the way through. Nice mid-week pick me up for the cynic in me

[Papa Serf]

It does look like the love affair with houses is turning. Property bulls looking stupid.

[MattW]

He had a pop at Grands Designs too!

[SarahBell]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ylw9d/How_TV_Ruined_Your_Life_Aspiration/

now on iplayer

[@contradevian]

It does look like the love affair with houses is turning. Property bulls looking stupid.

I have kind of noticed that agenda too, sometimes with Homes Under The Hammer.

[SarahBell]

I have kind of noticed that agenda too, sometimes with Homes Under The Hammer.

The word bubble being used more...

[200p]

Don't look at the puppet. Look at who's behind the curtain!

They send the mass one way, and then the other way. Someone's profit there.

[cybernoid]

This was startlingly good. Do watch it.