How TV Ruined Your Life

How TV Ruined Your Life

Title card
Genre Satire
Written by Charlie Brooker
Presented by Charlie Brooker
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Annabel Jones
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Zeppotron
Distributor Endemol UK
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release 25 January (2011-01-25) – 8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)
External links
BBC

How TV Ruined Your Life is a six-episode BBC Two television series written and presented by Charlie Brooker.[1] Charlie Brooker, whose earlier TV-related programmes include How to Watch Television, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and You Have Been Watching, examines how the medium has bent reality to fit its own ends. Produced by Zeppotron, the series aired its first episode in January 2011.[1]

Reception

The series was reviewed mildly positively, with some criticism of the series' topic (criticism of television), some positive remarks about specific segments, and some abuse in jest from Brooker's colleagues at The Guardian: "Ha! I mean, boo! I hate him."[2] In the Scotsman, it was noted that "though so far Brooker hasn't been pulling any punches", some of Brooker's topics were deemed too broad, some of his targets were called "too familiar", like his mockery of 1970s public service safety announcements, and Brooker himself "may be heading towards one of those programmes he has so savagely parodied."[3] The Metro enjoyed Brooker's making "merrily sardonic hay", and found his skewering of some TV fearmongering "spot on", but found his targets pretty easy, "nicking TV news (‘like looking directly in the face of terror’) with flesh-wounds when once upon a time he would have gone for the heart", and described the show as "cobbled together."[4]

Episode list

# Title Written by Original air date
1"Fear"[5]Charlie Brooker25 January 2011 (2011-01-25)
2"The Lifecycle"[6]Charlie Brooker1 February 2011 (2011-02-01)
3"Aspiration"[7]Charlie Brooker8 February 2011 (2011-02-08)
4"Love"[8]Charlie Brooker15 February 2011 (2011-02-15)
5"Progress"[9]Charlie Brooker1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)
6"Knowledge"[10]Charlie Brooker8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wolf, Ian. "How TV Ruined Your Life". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (25 January 2011). "TV review: How TV Ruined Your Life and Pleasure and Pain With Michael Mosley". The Guardian (UK). London.
  3. ↑ Mullaney, Andrea (28 January 2011). "TV review: How TV Ruined Your Life". The Scotsman. Edinburgh.
  4. ↑ Watson, Keith (25 January 2011). "How TV Ruined Your Life seemed cobbled together". The Metro (UK).
  5. ↑ "Fear". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Lifecycle". BBC Online. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Aspiration". BBC Online. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Love". BBC Online. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "Progress". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Knowledge". BBC Online. Retrieved 1 March 2011.


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