Twenty years ago, Jean Baudrillard published a book suggesting that the United States was part of the "desert of the real," a vast wasteland of mass-mediated simulation.
Watching Ann Althouse watch "American Idol," I suspect he was on to something.
I once imagined the Baudrillardian spectacle of a fictional TV show depicting fictional characters watching a non-fictional reality show. Last week I saw an episode of an animated show in which the characters were on a reality show, while others watched them from home, it terrified me a little.
I once imagined the Baudrillardian spectacle of a fictional TV show depicting fictional characters watching a non-fictional reality show. Last week I saw an episode of an animated show in which the characters were on a reality show, while others watched them from home, it terrified me a little.
corybrad 4 years ago