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25 Mar 2008The 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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No Responses to Mitchell and Webb ask, what do you reckon?
simonelli
March 25th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Should we keep sending in our emails and letting you know what we think about interactivity and user-generated content?
Steven
April 25th, 2008 at 6:13 am
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.
art sindlinger
July 20th, 2008 at 11:43 am
brilliant – thanks for posting the clip.
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December 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
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