Tuesday, April 26, 2005

This explains so much...

Part One

Writing in 1998, Todd Gitlin predicts the rotting quality of network programing thus:

At the same time, with cable channels drawing off a significant share of the more educated viewers, the over-the-air channels scrambled to hold onto cableless viewers who were disproportionately less educated. Led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox, the networks went downmarket with "reality" entertainments...


fr. Inside Prime Time

Part Two

Tonight's episode of the The Office remake exposed the David Brent character to be a Pirates fan. Now, with the show's paper company being based in Scranton, it makes significantly more geographic sense for him to be a Phillies fan, but if you want the maximum characterization of his self-delusion and incompetence, then you need... Your...Pittsburgh...Pirates.

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