Episode 19 - Hollywood & Expectations
Did you know that Louisville had a prank “Purge” that lasted 10 hours? Or that the Truman Show became a real psychological delusion? Today we ask; how much does Hollywood shape our expectations, really?
Back in 2014, someone on Twitter advertised a “Purge” in Louisville Kentucky. It should have been a joke that died as quickly as it started. But people took it seriously. Seriously enough that it cost Louisville revenue, spawned dozens of articles across the country, and ended with thousands of people staying indoors, monitoring police scanners and the “Louisville Purge Megathread.”
Of course, there was no purge. But we allow Hollywood to shape our day-to-day expectations...even ridiculous expectations, like a city-wide free-for-all crime wave. We take cues about love from romantic comedies. We judge our houses and apartments against the apartments we see on Friends or Sex in the City. We even base our family structure on television families. Today, we ask the question; how realistic are our Hollywood expectations?
History Links:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-louisville-purge-hoax
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/08/16/aftermath-louisville-purge/14169789/
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
Science Links:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201608/the-truman-show-delusion
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-nagging-repetition-effective-communication-marton-jojarth#:~:text=Advertising%2C%20Marketing%2C%20and%20the%20Rule%20of%207&text=The%20most%20famous%20is%20probably,Advertising%2C%20written%20by%20Thomas%20Smith.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/21/friends-debut-anniversary-how-much-is-monicas-apartment-worth-now.html#:~:text=An%20apartment%20of%20the%20same,works%20in%20the%20West%20Village.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/spaces/infographic-much-simpsons-house-worth-212450921.html?ref=gs#:~:text=Being%20diehard%20fans%20of%20the,home%20would%20be%20worth%20%24289%2C060