A chunk of last week was spent supervising small children, and as such I was forced to enjoy the opportunity of watching a decent sized slab of the Disney Channel.
One of the genres popular on the Disney Channel is the "psychedelic live action adventures of pre-fab kid-friendly rock band." Imagine the Monkees with a lobotomy and foam hands.
The one that I saw most of all was The Doodlebops. If you dare to look at their website, you will get an idea of the sort of thing I'm talking about.
These folks actually go on tour to play live gigs and the footage from the gigs shows up in these shows to lend what I think is meant to be verisimilitude. Should you ever find yourself watching one of these things, a word of advice: When the camera cuts to the audience, ignore the enraptured four year olds and have a look at the faces of the parents. You can actually see the moment that they feel their souls getting sucked out through their ears.
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I like the phrase "to lend what I think is meant to be verisimilitude."
ReplyDeleteHow do these people sleep at night, I wonder?