It’s time to dump the term “reality TV.” At this point, it’s rather like referring to packaged fruit snacks as “produce.” My suggested replacement would be “partially scripted TV,” which I imagine would be preferable to “fabricated” for those who work that end of the business. The issue has moved well beyond the simple mislabeling [...]
September 14, 2007
James Frey: A Million Little Dollars, others
James Frey sells novel for two million to HarperCollins. Emily Gould at Gawker does a lovely job of explaining why she’s pissed: Frey didn’t just pull an Augusten Burroughs—it’s not like the lies were “discrepancies” attributable to “we all have our own personal truths,” though he did use nearly that exact lame line. He blatantly [...]
