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Best media and entertainment posts from 2008

Continuing my end-of-year wrap ...

Here are what I consider to be some of the "best" media and entertainment themed posts from 2008.  Again, some of these posts are academic, some are trivial, some just link to what other people say, and some are a little random, but they do represent what interests me and what I have posted on this blog in 2008.  Also, due to a deliberate decision to change the mix of posts on this blog during the year, there were not as many media or entertainment themed posts as in previous years.

Television:

• Potential Big Brother housemates turn to Facebook - some potential Big Brother housemates  purchased advertising space on Facebook to promote themselves.
• Dance fiasco? How about news fiasco? - who would you ask if you wanted to know whether you could copyright a dance?
•  "I just don't see it as a TV series. Maybe a movie?" - talk that there might be an Arrested Development movie.
• "Someone get Patricia Hammond a Xanax" - FoxNews anchor Shep Smith has a wonderfully entertaining rant against an emailer accusing him of bias against Mitt Romney.
• It's time to go Big Brother ... for now - why I watched Big Brother and why it will be missed.

Other:

• Sad day for Australian journalism -  lamenting the end of The Bulletin and the Sunday program.
• Some comments on the US election - this post surprised a number of readers.
• Offensive, banned and rejected ads - some of these are amazing.
• Some interesting top ten lists - a few different top ten lists.

Video:

• Don't forget to check out my list of the best videos of 2008.

Freedom to Dither

• Finally, if you want more media and entertainment posts, check out my tumblelog Freedom to Dither.

Full post as published by Freedom to Differ on January 01, 2009 (boomark / email).