Dead Set - New E4 Series

[GA!]

Here's a trailer for it.

I haven't been this excited for a British television show since Hex came along and destroyed my heart with a shitty ending.

[MDK]

That looks good. Kind of how I've always wanted BB to go.

Is this the guy that worked with Chris Morris? I swear he had a show called Screenwipe.

[GA!]

Is this the guy that worked with Chris Morris? I swear he had a show called Screenwipe.

Correct. Screenwipe is still around, I think there's a new series of it next month on BBC4.

[TKz]

Wow, that looks suprisingly good.

What is the idea behind it then? BB members are trapped in the BB house during a zombie out-break or...?

[GA!]

What is the idea behind it then? BB members are trapped in the BB house during a zombie out-break or...?

I believe the exact idea is that a zombie outbreak occurs during a series of Big Brother, and the contestants are either the last ones to find out or are the sole survivors due to how they're locked away from the rest of society. Then, they must fend for themselves from there.

I think the concept is fantastic, and well timed considering Big Brother UK is fucked after its tenth anniversary next year anyway.

[E-C-Bub]

Why the hell does only the UK and other countries get awesome zombie based television shows? America sucks.

[therockbox]

I was going to watch this anyway seeing as it's Charlie Brooker, but that looks awesome.

[Captain Kirk]

So anyone know when this starts?

[GA!]

So anyone know when this starts?

The site still says 'coming soon'. I suspect it'll start in the beginning of November so there's enough time to show it before Christmas.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

For me Charlie Brooker stands firm in the trinity of awesomeness that is Brooker, Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci.

Must find somewhere to stream this from.

[GA!]

I've never seen anything involving Chris Morris for some reason. Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet was nothing short of genius though.

[Colly]

Whats Charlie Brooker done on TV barring Screen Wipe? Bizarrely my main knowledge of him is the odd last page he used to write for PC Zone magazine about 10 years ago. Was always very funny and pretty much the only thing you can re-read in an old PC magazine.

[Farmer Reil]

Whats Charlie Brooker done on TV barring Screen Wipe?

Short answer: Fuck all.

He co-wrote Nathan Barley, or maybe just some episodes. Or something. He had something to do with it anyway... other than that, literally fuck all AFAIK.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Outside of his writing and columns...

He was a writer on the 11 'o Clock Show, the paedophilia episode of Brass Eye, Nathan Barley (I may be the only person in the world to love it though), Rush Hour (I was definitely the only person to love that comedy sketch series)....and Screen Wipe of course (which along with Newsnight is probably the only must watch show on TV).

EDIT: The character of Nathan Barley was invented by Charlie Brooker some time before on his TVGoHome website.

Edited October 7, 2008 by ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster

[King Ellis]

Outside of his writing and columns...

He was a writer on the 11 'o Clock Show, the paedophilia episode of Brass Eye, Nathan Barley (I may be the only person in the world to love it though), Rush Hour (I was definitely the only person to love that comedy sketch series)....and Screen Wipe of course (which along with Newsnight is probably the only must watch show on TV).

EDIT: The character of Nathan Barley was invented by Charlie Brooker some time before on his TVGoHome website.

Oh god, now you've just reminded me of the Flailers.

[Gazz]

Aaahh, those were the days, Mick Hucknall's Pink Pancakes, Widdleplop Farm, Cheggers plays God...

[Skummy]

Yeah, he created the concept of Nathan Barley, but Morris took it a completely different direction - Morris' Barley was an obvious wanker, a new media trendy type with no discernible talent or likeability, just obsessed with buzzwords and the next big thing, while Charlie Brooker's "Cunt" Nathan Barley from TVGoHome was an indiscernible yuppie - the whole point was that he wasn't so obviously a cunt, because everyone else was one too. But obviously part of the reasoning behind "Cunt" being featured so much in TVGoHome was that it would make for terrible TV, whereas obviously Morris' made for hugely under-rated utterly brilliant TV. Dan Ashcroft is Julian Barratt's finest hour.

There was also a TVGoHome series on E4 way back when, although it was largely forgettable compared to the website.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Ahhh I should have trusted Skummy to come through and join me in the Barley love

The Dan Ashcroft character is brilliant. Julian Barratt will be remembered for Mighty Boosh but I agree, Nathan Barley was definitely his finest performance so far.

[Gazz]

I have the sudden urge to change my name to 15peter20, but know only 3 people (including myself) would get it

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

"Gazz yeah?"