Review: ‘Primetime’ questions attracting ratings via trauma
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If you decide to see Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” it’s important to remember the title as you watch. Yes, this is a biopic of sorts about Chris Hansen and his work on “To Catch a Predator,” but it is more accurately about the quest for fame and using people’s trauma to attract ratings.
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“To Catch A Predator” was a cultural phenomenon when it aired in the late 2000s, reshaping the bounds of TV investigative journalism for better or worse. Its host Chris Hansen […]
If you decide to see Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” it’s important to remember the title as you watch. Yes, this is a biopic of sorts about Chris Hansen and his work on “To Catch a Predator,” but it is more accurately about the quest for fame and using people’s trauma to attract ratings.
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