Charlie Brooker
Director
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (2006)
Season 3
Charlie Brooker's acerbic take on recent TV contains reviews of current shows, as well as stories and commentary on how television is produced.
Released March 2, 2006
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Keywords: imdb.satire, imdb.sarcastic-man, imdb.critic, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.character-name-in-title
Production Companies: Zeppotron
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E0 - Episode 0
S3E1 - Episode 1 - (5 February 2007)
Brooker talks about the guidelines that TV has to adhere to. He reviews Celebrity Big Brother 5, Psychic Private Eyes and Battlestar Galactica. Doug Stanhope gives his views on television.
Feb. 5, 2007, midnight
S3E2 - Episode 2 - (12 February 2007)
Brooker discusses what TV ratings are and how they work. He reviews 24, video games not getting as much respect as television and Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway. Gia Milinovich talks about video on the web.
Feb. 12, 2007, midnight
S3E3 - Episode 3 - (19 February 2007)
Brooker discusses what it's like to be the "talent" on a TV show. He reviews shows aimed at men; Ross Kemp on Gangs, Top Gear and Britain's Hardest. He also reviews courtroom reality show The Verdict. Reginald D Hunter talks about British TV from an American perspective.
Feb. 19, 2007, midnight
S3E4 - Episode 4 - (26 February 2007)
Brooker talks about how video and editing techniques and technology have improved over time. He reviews Primeval and The Sex Inspectors. Stewart Lee talks about how the perception of teenagers on TV has changed over the years. Grace Dent talks about love storylines in soap operas.
Feb. 26, 2007, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1230 min.
Released: March 2, 2006
Last Air Date: Dec. 16, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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