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20Jun
By: swampette
Categories: Television, politics Comments: 2Given that nearly every possible premise for a reality television show has been produced already, I’m surprised that the genre hasn’t dipped into the world of politics yet. The initial reaction to such a show would probably be one of disgust. There would be editorials written about how the program showed the decay of the political process, proving that the presidential vote had become nothing better than a popularity contest.
But once it started airing, I bet “Presidential Idol” be a smash hit. The winner would likely get tons of free publicity by way of the media, and with successful management, they’d have a real shot at the presidency.
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05Jun
By: swampette
Categories: Books, Television Comments: 0We came home from running errands to discover that our cable had finally been turned off. Probably the hardest part for me (aside from Bravo’s refusal to put its programming on Hulu) is that for nearly 10 years, I have set the timer on my television every night, and fallen asleep with The Daily Show or a Keith Olbermann replay as background noise. Last night I felt fairly virtuous going to bed with a book in my hand – it’s been a very long time since I did that.
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29May
By: swampette
Categories: Money, Television Comments: 0Well, at least it seems big to me. We’ve decided to cancel our cable and buy an antenna. (We’ll keep the internet.) Read more »
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26Feb
By: swampette
Categories: Television, politics Comments: 0
