We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'Top Gear.' — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
People bemoan the loss of watercooler chat, but I think that there's more of that than ever. It's just that it's online. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
On the other hand [making a string of one-off episodes], there's a real freedom, because you're kind of reinventing the show every week. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
What I disliked most about working as a shop assistant wasn't the occasional snooty customer or the shop or the hours, but the way… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
I think the problem we have as apes is we're asking far bigger questions than we could possibly process. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
Women - why aren't you running the world yet? Frankly I'm disappointed in you. Men are still far too dominant for their own good,… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
We've got characters in the UK like Boris Johnson, who's kind of like a proto Trump in many ways even down to the crazy… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
At the other end of the spectrum, George Gideon Oliver King Rameses Osborne, the fourteen-year-old novelty Chancellor and future baronet of Ballentaylor and Ballylemon… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
We take things that would have struck us as miraculous five years ago for granted. Like Pokémon Go would have been insane, and now… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
I used to draw comics a lot. I was obsessed with 'The Young Ones,' and was massively into video games, although I was no… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
