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[ricardo shillyshally]

There are a few times when BB is reflexively critiquing. This is what Charlie Brooker does so well, he critiques TV, and the politics(in general sense) which surround it, by using the TV medium itself. I'm sure many films and sit coms do this. 'The Truman Show, it shows us a character who also challenges -- and ultimately escapes from -- a contrived world that is an invention of media. message: we will have to stand up to the manipulators of television and news if we want to protect ourselves from the absurdity and falsehood that now surrounds us at every turn.' 'The movie wants to play the role of just such a critic for us. It tells us to look around and break the spell that keeps us believing in the media-fabricated illusions of popular culture'. from http://www.transparencynow.com/trusig.htm