From WeCrashed and TheDropout to InventingAnna and more, fraudsters are having a moment on TV. Why? loislane79 investigates
Vanity FairChristopher Chavez, an associate professor at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communications—where he specializes in topics like pop culture, communication theory, and persuasive communication—told us these stories are “in some ways like modern-day morality tales.”
Part of the reason, Chavez explained, is the need for networks and streamers to have enough content to compete against rival outlets and “these are quick stories [that] already pretty much write themselves, and they can be dramatized relatively quickly.” Still, many series creators insist that tech is just the backdrop to their stories, if it has a place at all.Crevello said WeWork “wasn’t a tech company that dabbled in real estate. This was a real estate company that tried to portray itself as a tech company.”, which centers its first season on ride-sharing service Uber, told TCA in February that he didn’t set out to make a project that was going to be part of a trend.
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