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On 20th February I started writing Thrill Fiction.
My TFi baby step waddled in the path of Celebreality. As far as I am concerned Flavor of Love (FoL) was revolutionary television. If The Batchelor was cringe worthy then The Batchelor UK was sick bag filler. FoL brought the ha-ha back to what The Batchelor made pompous.
Remember Blind Date? This genre will always be popular even when it takes itself seriously. What was revolutionary was the stripped edifice of cultural etiquette - let’s see what happens when a bunch of girls (in a dorm-like situation) decide to fight for a well heeled man (allegedly). What was revolutionary was that it was majority black girls.
Black girls on TV? In the majority? I’ll watch it. I haven’t stopped. From FoL to I Love New York to I Love Money and everything in between. I Love Money 2 commenced and I couldn’t stop myself. Thrill Fiction was launched.
Initially TFi covered I Love Money 2 with future plans to always cover a Celebreality show. However residing in the
I was intent on posting 103 but not after watching the episode again. Unlike 102 where Garth the Plumber took centre stage 103 centres around Ryan. There is no way I could not include him in the recap. There is no way I would include him in the recap. The sore is too fresh. The wound is not yet scarred.
I write Thrill Fiction from my own sensibility. The living should respect the dead. I do believe time is a healer (this I know, having been bereaved myself – live long enough it happens to us all). I do believe time has not yet passed. There is a fan base for Megan Wants a Millionaire. If they air it in the
It’s been 29 weeks and Thrill Fiction is without its flagship Celebreality source. I can’t get my cursor on Real Chance of Love 2 – in any case that ship is already sailing (I read Ricky’s robotics on Chance and Real. You should too). Ergo I’m expanding my remit.
I’ve experimented and played with topics other than Celebreality. Some of these are going to be regular features. I’ve reviewed one album now I intend to review more. The music press do a great job of covering the industry. Idol Worship will cover music you may not come across otherwise; the unsigned, the obscure, the forgotten, perhaps new, perhaps old. The manifesto is only the good stuff. The intent is to include downloads. If nothing else you’ll get to hear my tastes.
A couple of months ago I was interviewed by Shane over at Only Good Movies. Hey if he can do it why not? Miranda Write will be my interview spot – if anyone bothers to respond. I’ll be hounding musos, writers, bloggers and anyone I think is interesting enough to put me over. She doesn’t know it yet but there’s a girl called Jade who’s my intended first victim.
White Paper came about by the tragic death of Jasmine. I wanted to comment about it. I chatted to Ricky Sprague and decided to go ahead. I was happy with the result and response. Everyone’s got something to say and I’ve wanted to say about a lot of things. I’ll continue to do so but I’ll try to keep it entertainment related. If you want to read about the state of the nation click Naomi Wolf.
Re/Made is my successful comparison between horror films and their remakes. I’m going to add a sister column – Re/Made in the USA. It’ll do exactly what it says on the tin - horror films that were originally made outside
I Ought to be in Pictures will continue as my musings on the movie industry. It’ll comprise mainly of reviews and sometimes my take on the celebrity and the business. As in why has Kate Beckinsale got a career?
Televised is my take on TV. Should I decide to comment on the contents of the box then that’s my forum to do so. Current targets would be True Blood and Big Brother
So without a Celebreality weekly is TFi going to lose its own identity? In order not to answer that question I’m going to recap I Love Money 1. Yeah. Circumstances took ILM3 from us so I’m going to fill the autumn with the original. You’ll remember how to laugh again. Promise.
That’s the set up for the next few months ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to thank all for continuing to read TFi. I took an unscheduled break the last two weeks. It was alcohol induced. I was in no condition to perform.
Now the sun’s over. My words will keep you warm over the coming cold months and if you don’t live in a cold country put your head in the fridge. You’ll see what I mean.
New TV season: new tagline.
Read more Thrill Fiction: I♥$Too
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A constant state of celebrity exists within human society. We exalt those amongst us into kings, god-kings, 'God's representative'. This is the nature of hierarchical beings.
This 21st century version was born through a TV camera lens on the Real World in
Television conceived it. The internet nursed it. The press validated it. Vh1 christened it.
In the
Celebreality is inclusive in its avarice. Vh1’s franchise brand name – Flavor Flav – was convicted of illegal weapon charges in 19957. Brittanya O’Campo was awaiting trial whilst filming Rock of Love Bus and
Ryan Jenkins was a convicted wife-beater.10
A lot of people want to be rich. A lot of people want to be famous. It’s all about status. Who would you rather attend your birthday party - Brad Pitt or Bill Gates?
Sports, arts and entertainment will always be the default. However society has elevated celebrity above and beyond politics, diplomacy, military, industry, royalty, religion and science. Donald Trump did not need to go on television to hire an apprentice. Neither did Sir Alan Sugar11 nor the dragons in their den12. General Sir Mike Jackson13 is constantly popping up on television. The worthy want what the unworthy – Jade Goody, Jordan, Jodie Marsh – have.
It’s a valid occupation. It got Kate Gosselin14 a spot on The View. It got Katie Price national respectability. It got Octopussymum a free ride. There is no admission charge. It is a carousal of ego where have-nots pursue the wealth and respectability of the successful and where the haves covet the status and exposure of TV reality. It is fertile ground for the uninhibited.
The skin chicks. Strippers, porno starlets, Page 3 girls/topless/nude/glamour models. Frenchie, Raven, Brandy C, Brandi M, Brittany Star, Daisy de la Hoya, Anna Nicole Smith, Jodie Marsh, Jasmine Fiore.
These are murky waters. When the body is infected with trash – Kato Kaelin15 – it becomes a beacon for more – Ryan Jenkins. Celebrity used to be self-governing; you had to bring something to the club – Elvis, Michael Jordan, Tom Cruise. The absence of which now celebrates Dog the Bounty Hunter16.
Pop Will Eat Itself17 was a
Celebrity as entertainment cannot be quantified. It is pastime for the masses. Celebrity as occupation is a cesspit of iniquity. Michael Jackson’s fate is yet to be legally determined19. Jasmine Fiore’s fate will remain conjecture.
Ryan Alexander Jenkins wasn’t a victim. He was a participant. Celebrity didn’t kill him. His lust for it did.
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TMZ is the site that broke Michael Jackson’s passing2. I am a (5th estate) blogger in contrast and competition with the 4th estate mainstream (corporate) media. The worldwide web is the people’s newscast.
TMZ is owned by Warner Bros.
So how successful do you become before you sell out to The Man who welcomes you into the corridors of power? Son.
After reading the Ryan Jenkins piece I clicked over to Ricky Robot3 as is my wont. I trust his judgement and wordings. His posted opinion generated a response of consensus: pity for the victim, a rush to judgement and condemnation of Ryan’s flight. Ricky also pointed out some reactions from TMZ readers - they were sneering, insulting and heartless.
These reactions couldn’t be more typical. The internet serves as a gossip hole for those who choose. Gossips – idle talkers, tattlers4 – tend to spread their bile with the proviso “don’t tell anyone”. If you do they’ll deny you. Online they operate with complete anonymity. Online they monger with complete immunity from responsibility. These are the people who will not say such things in public. By definition these people are cowards. Their words are to be treated like bile – a putrid waste.
Who was Jasmine Fiore and why did someone kill her?
Jasmine’s death did not shock me. Murders occur everyday. 69 British Armed Forces personnel have died5 in
80% of murdered women are killed by men. Between a third and half are married to their spouses9. These fractions do not include boyfriends, fiancés, common-law husbands and exes of all variations. Simply put if a woman is murdered odds are it’s by a current or former lover.
Scott Peterson10
Round up the usual suspects.
I believe in democracy and in freedom for all men (not just white men). I’m willing to fight for it (though I’d rather die for Christ). A fundamental right in a democracy is the presumption of innocence11. Corporate media do their best to usurp this right by cheerleading the public opinion lynch mob. This salaciousness sells copy. Yet every compos mentis citizen has the choice to defer to due process and allow the legal system to run its course on the matter in hand. So it is with dismay that I read coherent responses12 that rush to judgement. How can an opinion be valid when it is based on prejudice? How can a man be judged by such peers? How can he expect a fair trial?
Ryan Alexander Jenkins has not been seen or heard of since he reported his wife missing on 15th August hours after her remains were discovered. 18th August police named him as ‘a person of interest’. 20th August
Ryan Alexander Jenkins is a fugitive. His ongoing attempt to evade law enforcement is not an admission of guilt. Neither is it a proclamation of innocence. The flight issue should not be read either way. To those who condemn him for it I beg the question – would an innocent man flee from a lynch mob?
There are those who do not trust the law13. There are those who believe the judicial system is prejudicial, biased and/or panders to the gallery of public opinion[14][15]. With every trial the judiciary has the opportunity to validate justice. Have law enforcement apprehend the suspect and let the courts take their course. Opinions can be rendered post verdict; when they can do no harm.
I raised the question of a fair trial over at Ricky Robot’s site16. Ryan is Canadian. I have no knowledge of the Canadian media but here in
The corporate media are in the business of selling news not information dissemination. They’re not here to help Jasmine - they’re here to sell copy. If by doing so they inadvertently help Ryan Jenkins then call it collateral editorial damage.
Ryan was a contestant on Megan Wants a Millionaire. The show was airing before and after the murder and has been cancelled since the news broke. Hence the media coverage is understandable – but the tone isn't.
Here in the UK MTV is airing New York Goes to Hollywood (Vh1 UK airs music). The network hasn’t aired
The keyword is ‘Playboy’.
Jasmine was a ‘Playboy™ model’. Ryan was a reality TV contestant. This is Z-List celebrity at its murkiest. Vh1 will not broadcast Megan… in the
They couldn’t have done it without we the people.
Megan Wants a Millionaire had a working title of ‘Trophy Wife’. In every community in every society the rich man gets the girl. Be he village doctor, council estate drug dealer or trust fund buffoon. Money attracts a certain type ie the majority. Women should be aware (though they ignore) the way a man treats his property. Ryan Alexander Jenkins is a woman beater17.
So was Frank Sinatra18.
How did Ryan pass the (presumably) criminal and psychological background checks to appear on a nationally broadcast TV show owned by a multi-national conglomerate? We may never know. Vh119 passed the buck to 51 Minds20 who have passed it to their casting company. Somebody’s got to take the bullet. Somebody insignificant. Perhaps an intern.
If money is the only language the conglomerates understand then is there a local, state or federal body that can slap Viacom and Endemol - 51 Minds parent company - with a fine? Or strong arm them into making a donation to a woman’s refuge? $1million isn’t what it used to be but it’s a gesture.
I’m a fan of celebreality; it’s entertainment. However Celebrity culture is undermining society and democracy. It is a culture where celebrities make a mockery of the law – Amy Winehouse, Pete Docherty, Kate Moss. It is a culture that is aided by the media and abetted by the public. What should be a circus is now a legitimate sport. It is avarice disguised as art. It attracts the young, the beautiful, the vulnerable, the pitiful and their neglectful parents. It attracts the corporations, the capitalists, the carpet baggers, the corrupters and the cowards.
Jasmine Fiore’s death did not shock me. It has saddened me.
She’s a celebrity now.
‘The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of a million is a statistic’
Stalin was wrong about the last part.
Jasmine Fiore
February 18th 1981 – August 15th 2009
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