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How TV Ruined Your Life

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2011
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1.3K
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How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
ComedyDocumentary

A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.

  • Stars
    • Charlie Brooker
    • Liz May Brice
    • Kevin Eldon
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    1.3K
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    • Stars
      • Charlie Brooker
      • Liz May Brice
      • Kevin Eldon
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    How TV Ruined Your Life, don't say it didn't.

    It's a spin off of the wipe series what can I say? It's extremely funny and definitely thought provoking. The documentary style gives the show a more mature feel over ScreenWipe or NewsWipe making it feel more based around facts instead of Mr Brookers opinion.
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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Zeppotron
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      30 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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