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Love Island
2015 · TV series · 45 min episodes · 13 seasons
Created by Andy Cadman, Mike Spencer, Laura Woolf
A stunning cast engages in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the public will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there, they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the public.
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> I think Americans are just parroting pop culture from GB, and doing their best to sound, I dunno: posh or proper or whatever
That contradicts the article. They’re imitating the Essex and regional accents they hear on love island and x-factor and TikTok. Unlike previous generations that probably heard ‘posh’ or cockney accents, Gen-Z are more likely to have heard Millie-B rapping than Alan Rickman in a movie.
Actually I read this the other day and its actually great. Despite the headline it doesn't actually say how to deal with it, only how annoying it is for other people - which actually helps me.
Procrastinators eventually turn up late with their work explaining how they were toiling all night to get it done and expecting gratitude and sympathy for their incredible dedication. Of course, everyone else knows that this self-sacrifice was because the person concerned had been scrolling through TikTok videos and binge-watching Love Island UK for the previous two weeks when they were supposed to be getting it done. There is no chance to review the work, no time for a run through, and half-baked ideas full of mistakes are presented. We're supposed to be grateful for this. Yes, everyone is late on occasion, but if it happens: Every. Single. Freaking. Time. Then there's a problem.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/paul-catmur-how-to-deal-with-procrastination-read-this-immediately/TLPACJGUBPTWEJRP24JGNHPH6A/
This "linear TV is dead" mantra is just not true, and not supported by data. Linear TV is still extraordinarily popular in the UK across all age demographics.
The most viewed shows last year got over 10m viewers. Young people watch Love Island live at huge numbers.
You're not going to get an 80 year old binge watching Countryfile on Netflix. Not everyone wants to switch to that viewing model.
At this point I consider both reading and TV, and especially movies because they don't encourage bingeing, more worthwhile than internet use of any kind - mainly because they require sustained concentration and don't encourage the tab-jumping, notification-checking, infinite-scrolling content addiction that I feel myself falling into when I'm on the internet. There's something to be said for sustained focus on one piece of content, even if that content is Love Island.
Honestly, what's wrong with being well rounded in your entertainment? So frequently there are articles plasters about how you must "give up" things like television.
I'm listening to an episode of How I Built This at work, will read some Game of Thrones on the way home, will watch Love Island with dinner and probably throw on a record as I get ready for bed. It's not an all or nothing game here, you can just enjoy life.
But there is a lot less of people on "Love Island" (72 people total in 4 years) than Oxford or Cambridge graduates; so its not particularly a viable route to success.
There are probably > 208 lottery winners in the same period; no one would suggest that as a lucrative approach to life.
> Frontier also calculated how contestants can best extend their stays: being part of the “original crew” increases your chances of staying for the duration over those who join the cast later.
Also being on 44 episodes of one of the country's most popular TV shows; you'd hope would bring some measure of success...