Charlie Brooker

um really well it was like really successful and then so the chat it was channel four in the uk said well what else would you like to do and i'd always been an admirer of the twilight zone and we had a show in the uk tales of the unexpected which was short role doll stories the bbc often used to when i was growing up they put out these really bizarre sort of one-off plays sometimes about you couldn't kind of you'd go into school the next day like did

um really well it was like really successful and then so the chat it was channel four in the uk said well what else would you like to do and i'd always been an admirer of the twilight zone and we had a show in the uk tales of the unexpected which was short role doll stories the bbc often used to when i was growing up they put out these really bizarre sort of one-off plays sometimes about you couldn't kind of you'd go into school the next day like did

you see that thing? Well, man fell in love with a tree or whatever, you know, it's like crazy sort of avant-garde place. And then really terrifying films about nuclear war and stuff like this. And, um, and so I, I, I, so I sort of, that was what I pitched. And it was originally the idea. It didn't have the technological focus so much the original pitch. It was more, um,

you see that thing? Well, man fell in love with a tree or whatever, you know, it's like crazy sort of avant-garde place. And then really terrifying films about nuclear war and stuff like this. And, um, and so I, I, I, so I sort of, that was what I pitched. And it was originally the idea. It didn't have the technological focus so much the original pitch. It was more, um,

you see that thing? Well, man fell in love with a tree or whatever, you know, it's like crazy sort of avant-garde place. And then really terrifying films about nuclear war and stuff like this. And, um, and so I, I, I, so I sort of, that was what I pitched. And it was originally the idea. It didn't have the technological focus so much the original pitch. It was more, um,

I was interested in... I read about Rod Serling, who created the Twilight Zone. Yes. And I read... So I read a sort of biography about him. And I didn't... I hadn't appreciated... The Twilight Zone was always niche in the UK. You had to see it. It was like late at night. It was like 10.30 p.m. or 11 p.m. like tucked away on a channel at random times. And...

I was interested in... I read about Rod Serling, who created the Twilight Zone. Yes. And I read... So I read a sort of biography about him. And I didn't... I hadn't appreciated... The Twilight Zone was always niche in the UK. You had to see it. It was like late at night. It was like 10.30 p.m. or 11 p.m. like tucked away on a channel at random times. And...

I was interested in... I read about Rod Serling, who created the Twilight Zone. Yes. And I read... So I read a sort of biography about him. And I didn't... I hadn't appreciated... The Twilight Zone was always niche in the UK. You had to see it. It was like late at night. It was like 10.30 p.m. or 11 p.m. like tucked away on a channel at random times. And...

but it would still really stand up and speak to me. And I hadn't appreciated that Rod Serling was a, I'd only known him as the guy from the Twilight Zone, that he was, when the Twilight Zone was first announced, people were going, why on earth is he debasing himself doing a show? He's a serious playwright. He's a serious writer.

but it would still really stand up and speak to me. And I hadn't appreciated that Rod Serling was a, I'd only known him as the guy from the Twilight Zone, that he was, when the Twilight Zone was first announced, people were going, why on earth is he debasing himself doing a show? He's a serious playwright. He's a serious writer.

but it would still really stand up and speak to me. And I hadn't appreciated that Rod Serling was a, I'd only known him as the guy from the Twilight Zone, that he was, when the Twilight Zone was first announced, people were going, why on earth is he debasing himself doing a show? He's a serious playwright. He's a serious writer.

Why is he doing a silly show about, it looks like this is going to be about UFOs and little green men and aliens and different dimensions. And, of course, it was because it meant he could talk about the issues of the day without being censored because he could address things as metaphor. But also to a kid watching it, it was just, that's cool.

Why is he doing a silly show about, it looks like this is going to be about UFOs and little green men and aliens and different dimensions. And, of course, it was because it meant he could talk about the issues of the day without being censored because he could address things as metaphor. But also to a kid watching it, it was just, that's cool.

Why is he doing a silly show about, it looks like this is going to be about UFOs and little green men and aliens and different dimensions. And, of course, it was because it meant he could talk about the issues of the day without being censored because he could address things as metaphor. But also to a kid watching it, it was just, that's cool.

Like a chilling sort of story where it's got a mind-mangling twist and that's just really cool. And so that was the impetus, was to do something that was a bit like that, but about now. And then I kind of... the more I thought about it, I thought, well, what would Rod Serling be writing about now?

Like a chilling sort of story where it's got a mind-mangling twist and that's just really cool. And so that was the impetus, was to do something that was a bit like that, but about now. And then I kind of... the more I thought about it, I thought, well, what would Rod Serling be writing about now?

Like a chilling sort of story where it's got a mind-mangling twist and that's just really cool. And so that was the impetus, was to do something that was a bit like that, but about now. And then I kind of... the more I thought about it, I thought, well, what would Rod Serling be writing about now?

Well, it would be technology and it would be, but again, at the time, at the time it was, so I, at the time the show first, at the time the show was first conceived, the view of technology was very, very positive. Very positive.

Well, it would be technology and it would be, but again, at the time, at the time it was, so I, at the time the show first, at the time the show was first conceived, the view of technology was very, very positive. Very positive.

Well, it would be technology and it would be, but again, at the time, at the time it was, so I, at the time the show first, at the time the show was first conceived, the view of technology was very, very positive. Very positive.