You Have Been Watching

2009

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Released: 07 July 2009 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
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You Have Been Watching is a British comedy panel game presented by Charlie Brooker, produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4 and filmed at BBC Television Centre and Riverside Studios in London. It first aired on 7 July 2009, for a weekly eight-episode run. The show's title is a reference to sitcoms written by David Croft such as Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo!, Are You Being Served? and It Ain't Half Hot Mum which ended with the caption "You have been watching", which was then followed by the cast list. A second series of the show began on 15 April 2010 and ended prematurely by a week due to the Cumbria shootings; the final episode having been postponed because it is a crime special. The crime special was eventually broadcast on 4 August 2010, albeit airing on E4 rather than Channel 4.

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
chischis I'd just like to throw in a few thoughts, going very much against the grain, and general "consensus" here on IMDb: You Have Been Watching is excellent. Yes, it is a panel show, and it's a FUN one.It is different to Screenwipe and Newswipe. There is quite enough space in the world for all of these shows, and they provide various alternative, and equally fascinating / hilarious / enjoyable takes on Charlie's view on the world, and his criticisms.Most of the guests have been very entertaining, the 90s special was fun. Starting the show with some jokes might seem cliché but if one actually listens to those jokes, often they are appropriately "Brooker - cynic" and totally fit the show.Every episode contains fascinatingly twisted questions, criticisms of various ridiculous TV shows (Who Is Deadliest!), and witty, appropriate observations and mickey-taking from everyone involved. I was particularly pleased to see Martin Freeman, the absolutely gorgeous and fun Liza Tarbuck, and the appropriately divisive Frankie Boyle.If anything, I'm pleased to see Charlie take on a panel-show format because it proves he can effectively host more than one type of show. His comedy and observations are never really "argued" in Screenwipe and Newswipe, and it makes a refreshing change to have "contestants" to bounce off his views.Here's hoping for many more seasons. Top marks.
Jackson Booth-Millard I first saw the host of this alternative sideways look at TV quiz game show on Screenwipe, and I was very eager to see him in another show showing up TV in all its glory. Basically Charlie Brooker, who I first heard of writing the fantastic zombie horror Big Brother satire drama Dead Set, hosts this TV programme that both takes a look at the most popular, strange and talked about shows on terrestrial, Freeview, satellite and Sky TV, and tests celebrity guests to answer questions on them. These guests, mostly comedians, who have been made to watch whatever programme appearing, are given little questions about something in the show, or to improvise something funny based around it, i.e. a good joke. These guests have included: Rufus Hound, Jamelia, Grace Dent, Josie Long, Frank Skinner, Frankie Boyle, Reece Shearsmith, Sarah Millican, Martin Freeman, Reginald D. Hunter, Liza Tarbuck, Germaine Greer, Ben Miller, David Mitchell, Holly Walsh, Phill Jupitus, Jack Whitehall, David Baddiel, Kevin Bridges and many more. This in not only a funny quiz show with a great host and well loved comedians, but as the opening normally says, it is a show that watches TV so you don't have to, and it certainly makes you realise what you could be missing out on, a great show. Very good!
Chief_Watches-Many As a massive fan of Charlie's Screenwipe & Newswipe, at first I wasn't too keen and was fearing the worst for this, but it has grown on me. Immediately hearing jokes just to make the studio audience laugh had me shaking my head and feared a very poor attempt at a mainstream Screenwipe, but by episode 3 or 4 I was warming to it and mainly became interested and was enjoying it for much of what I like about Screenwipe, which is the fact that I don't watch television in the traditional sense. I generally find out about & watch TV shows online, as the way TV has gone there is very little for me nowadays and the set is only switched on for football and specific shows airing new episodes. So this serves a similar purpose to Screenwipe for me in that I get to see what I'm missing, but with Charlie's distinct take on things. This alone makes it an enjoyable watch for someone like me. In addition, I was pleased to see certain guests such as Frankie Boyle & Frank Skinner (and the always delightful Victoria Coren) and whilst it may not be the best thing ever or even on a par with Screenwipe, I still found it worthy of watching every episode. Any complaints I may have are minor and borne out of the fact that it's just Screenwipe for the masses, but that doesn't instantly make it awful. I've judged this on it's own merit and 6* may not be a great rating (it's just my crazy scale) but I did like the show and hope for more.
invisibleskidmark this is a review show from Charlie Brooker which parodies other quiz shows. i hadn't heard much of Charlie brooker before i saw this, i had only seen dead set and i didn't think too highly of it. but this is quality despite the naysayers, there isn't canned laughter it's genuine giggles and hysteria, i haven't seen screen wipe so i don't know whether the guy who commented before me had a valid comparison but I'm not willing to trample this ingenious creation. it's funny the way that he takes a show that's doing relatively well and then tramples it into nothing, i definitely want to see more of this show. bravo Mr brooker.watch this if you love funny stuff

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