This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
Shouldn't there be a brief mention of his spoof retail catalogue 'unnovations'?
Didn't he start out by sending cartoons to CRASH (magazine)?
can someone clean up the grammar in the last section on Screen Wipe:
"Brooker's style was funny and caustic, though nonetheless was sincere in his comments"
This is not english. Lets down an otherwise spot on article.
"Charlie Brooker did a series of (brilliant) one page cartoon strips advertising The Tottenham Court Road Computer Games Exchange which featured in the pages of (amongst others) 'Super Play' a Super Nintendo magazine. Each one was a pastiche of a well known computer game (Mariokart, Street Fighter II etc) and also featured appearences from well known celebrities such as Kylie Minogue & Brett Anderson.
"They built up quite a cult following in their time and perhaps deserve a mention?"
These cartons actually first appeared in Acne, a comic aimed at teenage boys featuring characters such as Blind-Man, Billy Butt and The Swear Bears (possible precursors to Bad Taste Bears?). I have a bunch of them somewhere with Brooker's name clearly visible, next time I have a clearout I shall make a reference to this and also an entry on Acne comic itself. Lindsay40k 01:23, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm a bit thick.
Is also missing.
Mirror doesn't appear to work P Wee 00:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
the picture appears to show a ginger charlie brooker. this is a problem as he's not ginger. at all. god knows where this came from. can someone add a non-ginger picture? i'm too stupid.
Charlie Brooker's 'Supposing...' column has been expanded in the Guardian's latest format change to a full-page section on Mondays, around page 5. I've edited the article to reflect this, referencing with a link to said article online. --Psyk0 13:37, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
A 'non-ginger' picture! - How about a non-profile photo. Can we actually see his face please!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.149.112 (talk) 14:54, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Is Charlie Brooker really a Lynx as it says? Is there another meaning to this word apart from the big cat?
Also, "Charlie Brooker" is listed on the credits for a pop video of "Balustrades" by the band Drake, which was on a PCPro magazine cover CD in 1994 or so. Does anyone know if this is the same person? The video was written/directed by David McCandless, and I know those two both worked on PC Zone magazine (see [1] ) 81.99.44.170 22:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC) Peter
Charlie Brooker lived with the actress Liz May Brice for two years. Is that relevant, seeing as we don't have much personal info on him? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unwisely (talk • contribs) 17:29, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
This article omits any mention of his family and personal life. His IMDb page does not mention anything either. Liz May Brice's article states that she and Brooker are a couple, but her IMDb page states that they lived (past tense) together. That makes things unclear. Does anyone know whether they are currently a couple? Does anyone know anything else about any other relationships he has had? How about his family? A biography is incomplete without any mention of those important aspects stated. Werdnawerdna (talk) 14:55, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Re: "He did not graduate because his dissertation was written on video games, which was not an acceptable topic"
Sorry, but I was a UK student at the same time as Charlie (tho not the same university) and the dissertation system in those days generally worked as follows: 1) you chose your dissertation topic 2) you had topic approved by the department or a supervisor 3) you write the dissertation, often with a supervisor or advisor to support you 4) you pass or fail on the strength of what you've written 5) some institutions would even let you revise the paper and resubmit!
Short of gross negligence or malpractice on the part of the University, it's inconceivable that Charlie only found out the topic was unacceptable after his dissertation failed. Therefore, he failed to graduate for some other reason.
Although this statement is supported by quotes, I think someone may be joking here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.181.103.146 (talk) 09:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Removed section on Nylon magazine that claimed he'd written an article as Peaches Geldof. The citations didn't seem to match up to the claims, and I can't find any evidence for it anywhere on the internet. Almost certainly a hoax... surely? A good one, though. 163.1.236.174 (talk) 05:44, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Is the man a cocaine addict? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.201.156 (talk) 21:54, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
Is this really true? Oink comic finished in 1988 which means the oldest Brooker could have been was 16. Is he doing a Chris Morris and lying about his age? I must say, he does look a bit older than 38. Decampos (talk) 22:59, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
Yes and somewhere I have a copy featuring one of his strips. Yes he really was that young - though the artwork was not incredibly complicated.
You can also find his name in various computer mags of the 80s as a contributor of tips etc. Example Crash! 20 pg 60 from 1985, which would put him at aged 14.78.150.134.12 (talk) 00:58, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Is that lead image really worth having. It's less a profile and more a picture of the back of his head? Mtaylor848 (talk) 13:16, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
It's laughably awful. --Mwongozi (talk) 22:20, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Really? Is there NO other image we can use? I reckon the page is better without a picture rather than using this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.108.73.47 (talk) 12:21, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
Is there a picture of laurence fishburne that's available for use? Could probably get away with that given that they are remarkably similar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blythy (talk • contribs) 00:28, 12 August 2010
Laurence Fishburne is black, Charlie Brooker is white, some body would easily notice Blast your rage (talk) 07:14, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
is it just me or does it look weirdly like it was taken by a stalker or during some kind of covert surveilance? 80.65.246.33 (talk) 23:13, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
This is just a minor point that I hope will not be met with offence. The current picture of Charlie Brooker is appalling. I don't personally have the expertise to change it, so I am essentially making a plea to anyone who does have the ability and have read this. Please don't think this a joke, I am being serious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagpipes1 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Reference to a "Screenburn" article Brooker wrote has been removed four times now by different editors. Can we make quite clear what the problem with this is;
--Escape Orbit (Talk) 23:09, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Do we have a reference for his full forename being Charlton instead of the more common Charles? --DanielRigal (talk) 22:27, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Some are suggesting that his twitter handle is a suitable source for his name. Well, not really. For all we know his twitter handle could be a satire on this article. Note that I am not saying that it isn't his name. Just that we need a good, unambiguous cite that says it is his name. Original research by editors (looking up unspecified microfiche) is also not suitable because it assumes that they are looking at the right person, and it can't be verified. We also need to take care that we are not causing "Citogenesis" by using sources that first used Wikipedia. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 12:49, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
I added my fact to this page as part of an assignment for my publishing course module. Have to monitor each stage to see if it is accepted or rejected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TVGeek75 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
Why does the phrase "So Wrong It's Right" redirect here? Shouldn't it go to the All Time Low album So Wrong, It's Right? 66.56.30.44 (talk) 15:24, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 4 external links on Charlie Brooker. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template ((source check))
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 15:37, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 5 external links on Charlie Brooker. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template ((source check))
(last update: 5 June 2024).
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 12:37, 1 December 2017 (UTC)