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[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the other comment: Police procedurals

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it’s all just copaganda at this point

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Even Law & Order, which exists within a fantasy timeline where there's actual accountability

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Early reality TV was fine - whatever that has steamrolled into these day is an abomination.

[–] gila@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

It can be funny as like a case study in emotional manipulation by producers.

And then you realise people actually are gullible enough not to see through it and it's not funny anymore.

[–] smegger@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah current reality is very unreal. Never been a fan myself but at least early stuff had some true trash at its heart instead of the probably scripted junk and attention removed now.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Early reality TV gave us greats like our secretary of transportation.

[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anything with a laugh track 🚽

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I’d count “punched up” live audience shows for this category.

[–] coacoamelky@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Drama and reality

[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mine are, and I'll put them in two separate comments: Superheroes.

[–] gila@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] gila@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Fair enough. I think it subverts the genre tropes enough to keep it interesting. More so than The Boys for example.

Plus I still get plenty revved up over a good action sequence featuring an indie band I like, like Amyl & The Sniffers (whom it seems Black Mirror just discovered as well)