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, a... See more
reddit.comWTF is up with 90% of shows on korean tv that are basically just "celebrity hosts reacting to recorded productions"?
When we’re attentive to these series, to their form, their narrative structure, their genre, their history, their cultural context, the dynamics of their production, they reveal themselves to us. (This is, of course, what television studies, as an academic discipline, has always done.) It means we can see concretely what’s unique about a given show... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • "Taste Hierarchies Like These Stink"
GuyInPlace
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I don't have issues with elected officials saying performative stuff to connect with their constituents. But the discourse on "elites" really has become it's own weird entity disconnected from reality. We're at the point that the characters on The Office would be considered elites because they work in an office, some have college degre... See more
19h
I don't have issues with elected officials saying performative stuff to connect with their constituents. But the discourse on "elites" really has become it's own weird entity disconnected from reality. We're at the point that the characters on The Office would be considered elites because they work in an office, some have college degre... See more
What can we learn from politicians who overperform
When everything is measured in terms of engagement, content will be optimized for addictiveness. Not entertainment or artistic merit. Not intellectual substance or creativity. Pure, plain addictiveness.