03-04-2011, 06:32 AM
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Sure, all I'm saying is, that's how it's meant to be. Have you ever seen the British TV show "The Office"? Ricky Gervais played an inept but egotistical boss called David Brent. He revels in playing that kind of character. It's just like you see in wrestling, where one guy puts himself across as the "baddie". RG actively sets out to portray an insensitive, shallow person who contrasts well against Karl's simple and slightly stupid act. You hear Ricky setting Karl up and you think "you rotten bastard", then you see Karl getting a shit deal and you think "you poor man". It's supposed to be part of the "entertainment value" just like those crazy game shows where someone has to suffer various indignities to win a prize. It's good television, that's all. It was never intended to be a serious documentary.