Thinking Out Loud
Balloon Boy bonanza ... but there's more
Here’s the irony of the Balloon Boy fiasco:
The whole episode, which apparently has turned out to be a hoax, still delivered its desired result: big ratings for the gaping goobers who covered it.
And for all intents and purposes, Richard Heene still has a reality show, only it’s playing out for now on news channels. For free
(although some media actually may have paid him for the story.)
It will continue to play out up until, and after, he is arrested for concocting the story, which TV latched onto like read meat, few questions asked.
Even more ironic: After all of this plays out, I wouldn’t be surprised if the family still gets a series.
Remember, dysfunction sells. Nobody tunes in to these shows to watch well-adjusted people do reasonable stuff.
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