An NYT article talks about the finale of Ricky Gervais’ HBO series “Extra” which has some interesting statements about the state of media. Especially this bit:
“The Victorian freak show never went away,” Millman rails in a soliloquy that serves as a climax of the “Extras” final episode and a moment of redemption for the character, whose life and friendships have been corrupted by fame. “Now it’s called ‘Big Brother’ or ‘American Idol,’ where in the preliminary rounds we wheel out the bewildered to be sniggered at by multimillionaires.”
Odd… I was discussing this yesterday in a completely different context.
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