One of the unwritten rulers of a weekly culture show like The Nose is that, if you're willing to "go low," as they say, you could probably alternate between Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck every week. They're both wonderfully talented, but they're also kind of useful idiots, reliably causing some kind of spectacle we can go after. And they used to be a couple. Last week it was Gwyneth. This week we'll spend a few minutes on Affleck's apparent unwillingness to let a PBS show reveal that one of his ancestors owned slaves.
I'm guessing we'll all be of one mind about that one, but we may have a more complicated set of feelings about an essay by Sally Mann, a famous photographer who used her own children in sensual photographs and then paid a price.
Lastly, each week brings news of more reboots. Shows like Full House, Arrested Development, Boy Meets World. It seems like we've reached a point where re-runs aren't enough, especially with entire libraries of TV shows being available instantly. Will that influence how TV shows are produced in the future?
GUESTS:
- James Hanley - co-founder of Cinestudio at Trinity College
- Luis Figueroa - associate professor of history at Trinity College
- Carolyn Paine - actor, dancer, and choreographer
MUSIC:
- “The Big Picture” by Zane Williams
- “I’ve Seen This Movie Before” by Miz Ima Starr
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Chion Wolf and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.
