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"TMZ TV," the most important development in television since Mary Hart first plastered on her face for Entertainment Tonight, continues to blow our minds. But they're not just an advance in the medium of television! We think you'll agree that their assault (demonstrated ably here) on the artificial public constructs and confusions of contemporary personhood is the best-articulated since Roland Barthes' Death of the Author!
TMZ Takes Stand Against Tree-Murderer Bette Midler
"TMZ TV," the most important development in television since Mary Hart first plastered on her face for Entertainment Tonight, continues to blow our minds. But they're not just an advance in the medium of television! We think you'll agree that their assault (demonstrated ably here) on the artificial public constructs and confusions of contemporary personhood is the best-articulated since Roland Barthes' Death of the Author!
Good news/bad news for the debut week of "TMZ": "The good news: More viewers watched the half-hour than any other new five-a-weeker. The bad: 'TMZ' was down 25% from the year-ago time period and down 17% from its lead-in." Analysts caution that it's too early to make any judgment based on these numbers: "[W]hen daylight saving time ends on Nov. 4, and it gets dark earlier, more people will head indoors to watch TV." Also, people are only getting stupider, so that should help. [Variety]
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A Weary Nation Has Moved On
Last night our new favorite TV show "TMZ" sent a correspondent to the hotspots of L.A. to see how well Angeleno clubgoers remembered the terrible events of September 11. The results will not surprise you in the least, unless you think Angeleno clubgoers are some sort of species of meth-snorting Einsteins.
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TMZ TV: Slatternly Drunk Girls Say The Darndest Things
Our final look at "TMZ's" new television component explains exactly why the show works so well: It's all about the story mix. Every entertainment program does stories about celebrity escapades, but TMZ can also step away from the velvet rope to bring you this hard-hitting expose of drunk girls slurring their words, flashing their bodies, and puking on sidewalks. This thing is gonna be on forever.
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TMZ TV: Vida Guerra Responsible, Racktastic
We're a little closer to understanding why "TMZ" the TV show works so well. (Or: "so well.") Take this item about an intoxicated Vida Guerra. We had never heard of Guerra before, but the correspondent identifies her as a "booty queen and FHM model" (context), informs us that she was happy to turn over her car keys to a less inebriated friend (social value), informs us of a previous automotive challenge she's faced (history), and does a tight pan on Guerra's tits (tits). This show gives you everything you need!
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TMZ TV: Tommy Lee And Kid Rock Go At It
Last night saw the debut of "TMZ" in its televised form, and we're kind of astounded. It's actually really good in a "death of Western culture" kind of way: crass, snappy, humorous, knowing, smirking, and sarcastic. Their turnaround time is impressive, and the little graphical flourishes they toss in make a good case that this is the new standard in omnibus trash television. It's just a day old, so it might be too early to judge, but today we're going to spend some time figuring out why it works so well. Anyway, here's how they covered the Tommy Lee and Kid Rock fracas at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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