Dead Pixels
- TV sitcom
- E4
- 2019 - 2021
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy about mates Meg, Nicky and Usman, whose world revolves around a role-playing computer game. Stars Alexa Davies, Will Merrick, Sargon Yelda, Charlotte Ritchie and David Mumeni
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Dead Pixels, E4, review - gamers for a laugh
Witty sitcom about videogame addicts pits real life against fantasy
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 29th March 2019Charlotte Ritchie interview
The actor, singer-songwriter and Fresh Meat star on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 29th March 2019World of Dorkcraft: this caustic new sitcom pokes fun at hardcore acolytes of online role-playing games, following exasperated office drone Meg (Raised by Wolves's brilliant Alexa Davies) and skittish shut-in Nicky (Will Merrick) as they happily ignore any and all real-world responsibilities to pursue intangible gains in the orc-filled world of Kingdom Scrolls. Creator Jon Brown - a writing veteran of Fresh Meat - clearly knows his virtual subject, mining surprising amounts of pathos and raunch from a plausibly gaudy gaming realm.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 28th March 2019Interview with Dead Pixels writer Jon Brown
Dead Pixels creator: 'So many films and TV shows get gaming so badly wrong'.
Den Of Geek, 28th March 2019Dead Pixels review
There are perils in making a comedy about gaming. After all, the core market may be too firmly glued to their screens to tune in, while the geeky image of the pastime that endures even as more people partake could be a turn-off for non-players.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th March 2019Dead Pixels generates comedy from gaming highs & lows
As if there wasn't enough good comedy on British television at the moment, with This Time, Fleabag, Derry Girls, Home and Timewasters currently on the air, Dead Pixels has now arrived to win laughs from the world of gaming.
Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 28th March 2019Interview: Dead Pixels writer Jon Brown
"I wanted it to resonate with people who play games".
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 15th March 2019E4 orders half-animated computer game comedy from Fresh Meat team
Dead Pixels, a half-live action, half-animated comedy from the Fresh Meat producers, is coming to E4 next year. It focuses on friends obsessed with a computer game.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2017