tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post114604598724204720..comments2023-12-01T02:19:48.765-08:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Locust DayEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-49533438981341169242009-03-09T16:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:42:00.000-07:00The great Nigel Kneale nailed reality TV on the he...The great Nigel Kneale nailed reality TV on the head with a TV play produced by the BBC in the 60s. He was also responsible for the Quatermass TV series / films.<BR/>It was called "The Year of the Sex Olympics". Being only 13 at the time (1968) I was banned from seeing its first run.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_of_the_Sex_OlympicsBill Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528325646556108216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-16679680189682625812009-03-08T21:36:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:36:00.000-07:00Actually, one very good SF novel not only predicte...Actually, one very good SF novel not only predicted reality television, it predicted the Goody situation almost exactly. D. G. Compton's "The Unsleeping Eye", features a reporter who has an camera implanted in his eye so that he can cover the last days of a dying woman. The book was filmed by Bertrand Tavernier as "Death Watch".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com