The British comedy duo of Mitchell and Webb make fun of the current trend towards interactivity and user-generated content by broadcasters such as the BBC. The clip is from their BBC show, That Mitchell and Webb Look:
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[...] & Webb – Brilliant! http://reportr.net/2008/03/25/mitche…do-you-reckon/ Pretty subversive in a way. I’m surprised the BBC let them get away with it. Well, that’s what I [...]
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brilliant – thanks for posting the clip.
It’s a global conversation about having a global conversation!
Welcome to the hall of mirrors, where we see ourselves endlessly reflected. Hopefully the BBC can recover its confidence and give us stimulating programs again, instead of user generated content.
Should we keep sending in our emails and letting you know what we think about interactivity and user-generated content?