after 8 cruel, neuron-busting years it looks like those zeros at channel 10 are finally pulling the plug on "big brother". i think hosanahs are in order. though i can't forget the collateral damage. in particular, how "bb" shattered the illusion that people are basically decent and moderately intelligent. on the evidence of those in "bb" captivity they're not. not by a long way. its only contribution to the culture is adding the phrase "turkey slap" to the lexicon. not much to show for 8 years work, is it? anyway, now that the queen bee of reality tv is gone, maybe all the others will likewise disappear. roll on that happy day.
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008
goodbye to "east angular" and all that
after 8 cruel, neuron-busting years it looks like those zeros at channel 10 are finally pulling the plug on "big brother". i think hosanahs are in order. though i can't forget the collateral damage. in particular, how "bb" shattered the illusion that people are basically decent and moderately intelligent. on the evidence of those in "bb" captivity they're not. not by a long way. its only contribution to the culture is adding the phrase "turkey slap" to the lexicon. not much to show for 8 years work, is it? anyway, now that the queen bee of reality tv is gone, maybe all the others will likewise disappear. roll on that happy day.
Wednesday, 9 May 2007
Monday, 2 April 2007
guantanamo bay
the military camp x-ray at guantanamo bay gets a lot of bad press. but all it needs is a new clientèle. if we could ship all the 'celebrities' and participants in reality tv shows there we'd see what a blessing it really is. and, of course, we could save the smallest, coldest, meanest cell for the person who voices "big brother". wouldn't it be loverly?
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