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Tuesday January 04, 2005 | ET: The worst TV show on earth | Life |
ET: Entertainment Television has hit a new low. I have already blogged how much I dislike this show in a private blog. I could never have dreamed that I could have a lower opinion of this show, but now I do.
ET has managed to exploit the tsunami disaster for their own benefit. First of all, just by covering the story, they are exploiting it. I mean, who finds the tsunami "entertaining" anyway? No one. I could understand if they "just" reported on celebrities' reactions, celebrities who are donating money, or the few celebrities who were really affected by the tsunami - that would be on par with ET's level of "journalism." However, what set me off was a story hyping a CNN show about tsunami survivors. CNN, aware that their own show is exploitive, is airing it without commercials. ET, however, is airing the same clips (lots of them) and still making a buck.
If you've never seen ET, you may be wondering why this would upset me so much, but you have to see ET's soulless style of reporting to understand how offensive it is to see them treating the tsunami disaster like it was the O.J. Simpson trial or Oscars. I half expected to see a "best dressed tsunami survivor" segment or hear "stay tuned to hear what the cast of Survivor has to say to the tsunami survivors!" For all I know, that show already aired.
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January 04, 2005 11:04 AM PST
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