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3 | --> ''Don't say it didn't. It did.'' |
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5 | ''How TV Ruined Your Life'' (January 2011–March 2011) is a series from Creator/CharlieBrooker and a fine example of HypocriticalHumour. In this TV series, Brooker illustrates the various ways that the hateful lie-box has ruined your life, by giving you a flawed image of reality. The show itself takes the form of a combination of clips from shows with commentary, strange skits, and parodies. Each episode focuses on a particular way that TV has ruined your life, such as by filling you with fear, or giving you false and impossible aspirations. |
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7 | Unrelated to JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife. |
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9 | !!This series provides examples of: |
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11 | * ApocalypseHow: In a parody of doomsday shows, the world ends by pens getting inexplicably hot. |
12 | * TheBeautifulElite: They make you feel ugly and set your standards too high. |
13 | * CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Televised humiliation. |
14 | * DocumentaryEpisode: the ''Knowledge'' episode parodies and discusses TV documentaries. |
15 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the "Fear" episode, Brooker becomes paranoid after watching too much TV and kills an intruder who turns out to be his kindly old neighbour. |
16 | * ShoutOut: The episode on technology features a sketch in which a supercomputer AI judges a talent competition: the computer is, of course, Zog 900. |
17 | * StealthParody: |
18 | ** Sometimes the lines between real TV shows and the parodies made for the program are so blurred that the only hint of something being fake is when "[=ShitPeas=] Productions" is subtly listed as the producer. |
19 | ** The technology episode had a segment where people were asked their opinions on a phone that let you make calls through time. [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/01/charlie-brooker-dark-side-gadget-addiction-black-mirror These reactions were real.]] |
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