But still a trip through hell.
They will want to make you an object of ridicule.
I'm not sure if I would do it or not if asked, tho I think I would tell them to get lost.
You could think of it as a battle against exploitation, which might be worth fighting, but it's a battle in which the odds are stacked against you. (They can do the editing.)
Good luck. You've been tempted by Satan!
John
At 12:56 AM 1/5/2006, you wrote:
The whole thing seems kinda like Fluxus happening circa 1963, at it's
most perverse. I've been trying to come up with all the possible
subtle ways to infiltrate the shooting with our brand of culture
jamming. Obvious things are to plaster all the walls with art,
slogans, pancakes.... install sound sculptures, invite the weird
friends over at inopportune times. But, quite truthfully I have
severe reservations about the whole thing, even tho my partner & my
son are totally gungho. The show seems to be focused on
psychological & idealogical clashes & tensions between people from
very different backgrounds, which I really shy away from & have
little interest in. I'm trying to get to the point where I can have
fun with it & not be scared its gonna fuck up my life. It would be
quite interest to hear other ideas about subverting this thing,
especially from folks who have experience with mainstream media....
On Jan 4, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Allan Revich wrote:
1) it could be a lot of fun
2) It might be very Fluxus
3) If I were you, I'd be reluctant to do it. No matter what you
want to get
across, the producers will televise only what "makes good TV".
4) On the other hand... if your flux is very powerful - who knows
what might
happen!
Allan
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of mIEKAL aND
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:30 PM
To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Some things I did today
I was contacted today by the casting producer of WIFESWAP, a reality
TV show on ABC which takes the wife out of one house & put's her in
the family of someone quite opposite. This is potentially extreme
Fluxus. The producer insists that its a good way to get your message
out to 10 million people. Everybody in our circle says we should do
it, but I'm still not convinced.
2006 is gonna be different,
~mIEKAL
On Jan 3, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Allan Revich wrote:
Penguins:
1) Amazing cinematography
2) Fun and interesting to watch
3) Made m very glad that I am not a penguin
Dr. John M. Bennett
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