Skavau@lemm.eeM to Television@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoI am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down111
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkI am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people?www.theguardian.comSkavau@lemm.eeM to Television@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square112linkfedilink
minus-squarewhiskeytango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 hours agoNo one is saying don’t make thrilling drama. But there’s a wildly successful British baking show that proves wholesome works too. Instead of defaulting to cynicism and worshipping money/power, let’s make some thrilling drama that don’t involve shitty rich people. I bet you watching rich fuckers eat shit would sell very well given the current climate of neo-feudalism
No one is saying don’t make thrilling drama. But there’s a wildly successful British baking show that proves wholesome works too.
Instead of defaulting to cynicism and worshipping money/power, let’s make some thrilling drama that don’t involve shitty rich people.
I bet you watching rich fuckers eat shit would sell very well given the current climate of neo-feudalism