Irony: “Selfie” Draws Ire From Self-Obsessed Tech Blogger

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Is it a case of dishing it out but not being able to take it, or just a reaction to the state of American TV?

According to Tech Crunch blogger Anthony Ha in his oh-so-cleverly titled whinge article “There’s an Upcoming TV Show Called Selfie and I Hate Everything About It”, Karen Gillan’s recently greenlighted sitcom Selfie should have stayed on the shelfie.  He thinks that it was put together in a by-the-numbers Hollywood way, latching on to the wave of selfie popularity, nerd-chic (former Doctor Who companion alert!), and instant internet stardom.

And he may have a point.

But he also missed that it is a take-off on My Fair Lady… at least at first (he has added a later addendum at the end of his article admitting as much).  So, Ms. Gillan’s character of Eliza Doolittle, er Dooley, probably won’t be unlikeable–in that air-headed, sexed-up kind of way– or even selfie-obsessed for very long.

Honestly, any controversy or publicity, even negative, will work in Selfie‘s favor.  In the increasingly crazy world of American television, where dozens of shows can seemingly suddenly disappear without a trace (and have over the last few weeks!), anything at all that gets a show noticed definitely helps that show.  I won’t even get into how pay-cable (HBO, Showtime) and Internet streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime) seem to be taking over more and more each day, adding even more uncertainty.

Kasterborites, do you believe that even bad publicity is good publicity, or would you rather have bloggers keep it to themselves?

 

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