Charlie Brooker turned down Dr.Who
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According to this article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/black-mirror-season-3-netflix-charlie-brooker-doctor-who-peter-capaldi-a7375191.html
Charlie Brooker turned down a chance to write for the Doctor.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/black-mirror-season-3-netflix-charlie-brooker-doctor-who-peter-capaldi-a7375191.html
Charlie Brooker turned down a chance to write for the Doctor.
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I have to agree. If there's anyone I can't stand it's Brooker. Worse than Fry, even....
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Agreed. But I'm weird in valuing a potentially interesting story over personal opinion of the man behind the pen.
Though I'll never be able to see a lighthearted Gareth Roberts romp in quite the same light.
Was there any need for a comment like that?
I don't like Charlie Brooker. He may well write a good episode if he does write one for the show in the future, but I don't like him as a man, so therefore I don't want him near the show I like.
There are some people you like and others you don't - that's life to me. Those I don't like are ones I don't like being near things I do like. Quite simple really.
Of I said have instead of saying of, oh dear, I of to be sorry for making such a mistake, you are quite right... Of I been forgiven miss....
Ofing Charlie Brooker to do an episode would of been quite the coop, of you seen his Black Mirror series which is excellent, Of you seen the reaction to it, he's is getting a big name for himself not just here but over in America too, which isn't easy... DW struggled to do that and took many years.. Plus of you seen the kind of concepts they of in Black Mirror, I would of killed to of had stuff like that done in the previous DW series or of it in future ones...
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Sorry. It's the truth. That's what I value.
Don't take offence to anything I have to say. I heavily moderated myself on here for five years and found it much easier to not really care instead of joining the ranks of those who chose to avoid this board permanently.
Yes.
Good for him. I still loathe him, though.
Sorry about the grammar police stuff. I should restrain myself, but I just don't know how people can not know it's have not of when of doesn't make sense in that context.
That's quite alright
We will have to agree to disagree on Charlie Brooker, I find him very entertaining and his stories interesting....
You say don't take offence but making comments like you did is hardly the nicest. It comes across as your superior to me because I have a pre existing opinion of the guy in question.
Really not very nice CD93
Though I try to restrain from telling people to shove their noses up the Doctor Who showrunner's bottom or kill themselves for liking Series 7 or anything like that.
I'm sure you are.... don't give much thought about other people over-reacting...
Man, those episodes are dark, dark, dark. I am not sure that his style of writing would work for a show geared towards a younger audience.
In all probability there are probably loads of people that you personally wouldn't like that have written, created, or produced entertainment that you have, are, or will enjoy in future.
Most of his Black Mirror episodes have been dark, but not all of them (e.g. "San Junipero" in the latest series). In any case, I'm sure he could write a lighter episode for Doctor Who, but I suspect he is very busy with Black Mirror at the moment, and that may continue for some time due to its success.
Don't understand why some people are against him writing an episode just because they don't like. All I am bothered about when watching Doctor Who is whether or not I enjoy the episode. I do not give a monkeys about whether I like the writer of the episode personally, because even If I really liked a writer personally a stinker of an episode still stinks (and vice versa). Charlie Brooker is an acclaimed scriptwriter, and i would love to watch a Doctor Who episode written by him.
In regards to Doctor Who though, Brooker is only one of two names I wouldn't want to write for the show. The other being Steve Coogan who has the same issues as Charlie if you ask me.
I don't like Mark Gatiss as a writer but he seems a nice enough guy and obviously his connection with Moffat means he will keep on writing for the show.
I would like the likes of the Williams Brothers, Jed Mercurio or Sally Wainwright for the show. I like them all as people and greatly admire them as writers.
It's just those two listed at the beginning I don't like, that's all.
Oh, I haven't seen the current series. I probably do need to watch them.
My favorite is the episode 16,000,000 credits (or something like that) where the guy is trying to kill himself on TV. That one is sublime.
In Screenwipe especially he is playing a part but one of the reasons he quit his television reviewing column was that he met some of the people he was lambasting, found out he actually liked them and couldn't find it in himself to continue slagging them off.
In essence Brooker's earlier work, whilst sometimes funny, was just like some of the comments in this thread - judging people without meeting them and basing their personality on the image portrayed in public.
As for him writing for Doctor Who - he would have to lighten up a touch from the excellent Black Mirror shows as that style wouldn't suit the show. It would be interesting to see if he could.
Absolutely fantastic story, that. Bing's speech remains scarily accurate - perhaps even moreso five years on. Bonus marks for anyone who can't stand The X Factor.
Both cannot and can not are acceptable spellings, but the first is much more usual.
I think we should leave the grammar police uniform off in future, the only police uniform that is acceptable is Amy Pond's.
As for Brooker, I think he would be perfect for Torchwood but maybe a bit heavy for Who.