I've never been on television.
And I'll tell you why. Everything you see and hear on television, EVERY SINGLE THING, is presented to you in a very particular way to create a sense of meaning or occasion that simply does not exist. You are entirely at the whim of the executive producer who, if he wants to make you look like a complete fucking idiot, can and will. Even if all you did was do a random vox pop in the street.

Every aspect of every single show you have ever seen has been considered thoroughly to create or reflect a certain ideology that goes with the show, that more often than not is decided by just one or two people.

Put simply, I have never been on TV because I just don't trust the bastards. That's why I now work as an editor. I want to be on the winning side. I know this isn't exactly answering the question of the week, but I felt the need to chip in regardless.








Oh, go on then. I was once in the background of a Granada tonight report, falling flat on my face at altrincham ice rink and generally making a tit of myself. It hurt like fuck, and I looked like a tosser. Happy now?
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 11 Jun 2009, 12:41, 4 replies)

That's why I worked as an editor for a few years. But I realised I couldn't change anything, so got out.

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 11 Jun 2009, 12:48, closed)

Yep
there seems to be a lot of people who go into this business with the best of intentions, and just get crushed by it. But either way, I'd rather be on this side of the camera...
( PMGT -Bacon., Thu 11 Jun 2009, 13:02, closed)

'Them'

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Thu 11 Jun 2009, 14:24, closed)

Two Words
Queengate, RDF.
(postmistress, Thu 11 Jun 2009, 15:57, closed)