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Old 01-13-2021, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Silliness View Post
As I recall, the movie featured a couple where the husband decided to go wild after moving to the villages. A widow is financially unable to move back to her former town and a guy living in his van who is looking for an attractive wealthy woman to take him in.

Obviously, showing happy, satisfied residents wouldn't get many viewers.

The director made a short film about a guy who lived on Royal Caribbean cruise ships and it seemed pretty fair.
I haven't seen it yet, probably will see it. I think the trailer doesn't do it justice, from what I've heard from people who have actually seen it.

Basically - the concept is that yes, TV really is an awesome place to live, for most people. And while they show you how awesome it is, to most people, they will show you the stories of a very few people who it is NOT awesome for, and why it isn't awesome for them.

As you said - it wouldn't be all that interesting if it was just featuring awesomeness. It'd just be a travelogue or an epically long commercial, if it didn't show the shadier side.