my place by David Gale
Posted in Asperger's syndrome, cognitive behavioural therapy, depression, rebranding on May 11th, 2008
It said in the paper that among the cheating techniques used by the recently heavily fined game show broadcaster ITV was the pre-selection of contestants based on an assessment of ‘whether they would be suitably lively on camera.’ On one occasion, ‘a winner who was already known to the production team was chosen because they [...]
Posted in 'Being There', Asperger's syndrome, J.G.Ballard, Peter Sellers, nerds on May 5th, 2008
The Guardian runs a piece about the rash of current imported US TV series featuring the adventures and misfortunes of nerds. Bryan Fuller, the creator of Pushing Daisies feels, according to the article, that “…in America, we need heroes. There is a lot of powerlessness given our current administration.” An inverted logic suggests, it seems, [...]