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Newswipe
« on: April 24, 2009, 01:08:20 PM »
Any other fans out there?

Charlie Brooker's Newswipe

Episode 5 (still viewable on I-Player for 5 more days!) has a great piece about Fox News on it!  ;D

DH has been watching this show, and I'm starting to watch as well.  It's a hoot!
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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2009, 01:16:18 PM »
I love Charlie Brooker. 
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2009, 02:11:58 PM »
We love this show and I am surprised the series is only 5 episodes.
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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2009, 02:15:00 PM »
The website was showing something about a 6th episode coming up?
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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 02:34:46 PM »
I love Charlie Brooker, I have these on DVR but haven't watched them yet.
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2009, 07:20:55 PM »
There's six if you count the compilation episode.  I went by what he was saying in the compilation show (which he didn't count).

I don't think I've laughed out loud as much during a show in a very long time before I found his shows.
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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2009, 12:04:56 PM »
I love this show! I've been watching his Screen Burn stuff for ages now, and (with the exception of that AWFUL poet we just fast-forward through) Newswipe is just as fantastic. I only hope the next series will be 4 or 5 episodes per week like the Daily Show...
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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2009, 12:12:28 PM »
Quote from: squirrellypoo on April 27, 2009, 12:04:56 PM
I love this show! I've been watching his Screen Burn stuff for ages now, and (with the exception of that AWFUL poet we just fast-forward through) Newswipe is just as fantastic. I only hope the next series will be 4 or 5 episodes per week like the Daily Show...

I totally agree about the poet!
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 03:38:21 PM »
Finally watched the last one of this series on iPlayer.  Great except where he picked on how Diane Sawyer interviewed Susan Boyle without explaining it was on gmtv.  Yeah, I totally agree that it was condescending and cutesy, but isn't that how gmtv is here as well?  I have to admit it made me remember why I never watched the morning news programs in the States (or here for that matter).

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Re: Newswipe
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2009, 09:00:10 PM »
The news seems ok before 8:30 then it seems like they assume all the non-mommies have gone off to work and they fill the air with stupid stuff.
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