Comments on: Television is dull… http://www.samizdata.net/2004/07/television-is-dull/ A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Squander Two http://www.samizdata.net/2004/07/television-is-dull/#comment-56053 Squander Two Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:57:19 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=6418#comment-56053 Apparently, Ritchie came up with the idea as a response to Madonna’s bike being nicked.

]]> By: Guy Herbert http://www.samizdata.net/2004/07/television-is-dull/#comment-56052 Guy Herbert Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:43:43 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=6418#comment-56052 That’s actually the weakness. Rather than (as it superficially appears) punishing these scum by playing practical jokes on them, the program actually rewards their behaviour an appearance on TV and an opportunity to self-reinforce in front of the cameras. (Bear in mind they probably have to sign releases for the material they are involved in to reach the screen.)

That Ritchie was involved, if he was, is not completely surprising. Swag represents another branch of the disgusting British popular love affair with dim and vicious petty criminals as amusing, loveable cheeky chappies ” ‘oo never did any ‘arm to ordinary people”, that he has exploited so well.

]]> By: Squander Two http://www.samizdata.net/2004/07/television-is-dull/#comment-56051 Squander Two Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:31:46 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=6418#comment-56051 And the new series of Swag has a new gimmick: they interview the criminals afterwards. It’s brilliant. It just doesn’t dawn on them that anything they say might be viewed negatively by viewers.

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