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    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    See I told you reality TV was EVIL!
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    it must be bunnies was starred it must be bunnies was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    what about the infamous 70's sleazemeiser the snuff movie ?
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    Image of HerrIssyvoo HerrIssyvoo
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    Reminds me of the parts of Ian McDonald's Brasyl that take place in the sort of contemporary realish world.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment HerrIssyvoo was starred HerrIssyvoo was unstarred
    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    I can remember an episode of Max Headroom with this plot
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    08/24/09

    @se7a7n7: And couldn't you say that Peter Parker has been guilty of doing this for his entire career?
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    08/24/09

    @se7a7n7: This reminded me of the 007 movie "Tomorrow Never Dies" where the villain is a Murdoch-like media mogul who tries to start a war between Britain and China to boost ratings and circulation of his broadcast and print outlets.
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    Edited by omgwtflolbbqbye at 08/24/09 4:03 PM omgwtflolbbqbye was starred omgwtflolbbqbye was unstarred
    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    08/24/09

    @se7a7n7: Also unless Spider-Man was paying muggers to knock over convenience stores and bankrolling the Secret Six, his case his case was not similar to this at all.
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    omgwtflolbbqbye was starred omgwtflolbbqbye was unstarred
    Image of Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jack
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    Urban Legends: Final Cut is kinda like this, with Eva Mendes playing the smokin' body.
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    Image of Scott Van Vechten Scott Van Vechten
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    Anyone here ever read Dead Famous, by Ben Elton? It's the first thing I thought of.
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Scott Van Vechten was starred Scott Van Vechten was unstarred
    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    08/24/09

    @Scott Van Vechten: I haven't read that one yet but I have read Chart Throb which exposes reality shows like American Idol etc. I will have to pick it up.

    Ben Elton was a recent guest on the CBC show The Hour. Excellent interview and very well spoken man.
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    it must be bunnies was starred it must be bunnies was unstarred
    Image of Dash_Stryker Dash_Stryker
    08/24/09

    In reply to Reality TV Host Boosted Ratings By Murdering People
    I hate when life reflects art.
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