Every single show that isn't the news or kdrama seems to have a cast of celebrity hosts, and all they do is sit around a table and watch a screen of some pre-recorded production, and they're SOOO extra with their overreactions....
It's just so annoying and I'm just wondering if this is the normal format for korean TV,... See more
reddit.comWTF is up with 90% of shows on korean tv that are basically just "celebrity hosts reacting to recorded productions"?
The result of these technologies are simulacra, duplicated bodies of the “authentic” and “real”. The stakes are meticulously manufactured. In these cases, there is no original. It is narrative all the way down. The technologies copy ideas from other talent shows and reality T.V in general, but it is unclear if such ideas originated with reality T.V... See more
The Specter of Reality TV
If the goal of streamers once seemed to be prioritizing and supporting great series from a diverse group of interesting creators, that goal seems to have shifted from making better shows to just ... making more of them. As viewers, we’re being flattened by a fire hose of programming — and the experience of watching TV feels like a ritual of... See more
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