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...fact, only 12 million people tuned in Wednesday night to see the premiere of Fox??€™s newest attempt to capitalize on America’s covert voyeurism. But clearly voyeurism is no match for genuine innovation. As a point of comparison, 50 million viewers watched the final episode of Survivor, the now legendary benchmark for reality...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, | Title: When TV Networks Attack | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...baseness is no replacement for innovation. The difference between the real innovators and Fox??€™s knock-offs demonstrates the real flaw in voyeurism as a marketing scheme: it self-destructs. The rush of novelty quickly dissipates and the threshold of curiosity creeps higher. At some point, terminal apathy sets in and a viewer becomes unshockable. The resulting cynicism among viewers, and their disconcerting attempts to recreate fantasy in a now dissatisfying life, seem undesirable if not outright destructive to individuals and society...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, | Title: When TV Networks Attack | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

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