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• In Media Res
  Re: What Happens When We Watch What Happens Live?, or The Aftershow as Critical Mediation

  The Cohen Effect?

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  Jennifer S. Clark Fordham University

  Tuesday, May 3, 2016 — 11:02 am

  Thanks, Jacquelyn. You're absolutely right to point out how central Cohen's persona is in generating pleasures in the show(s). Along with the fracturing effect of his cynicism, Cohen also seems equally adept and willing to support genuine fandom ...
• In Media Res
  Re: After Shows...They’re just like us: Embracing the ordinary with the cast of Vanderpump Rules

  Along with the need (perhaps

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  Jennifer S. Clark Fordham University

  Monday, May 2, 2016 — 11:44 am

  Along with the need (perhaps even an ethical one?) to explore the tensions of the producer's needs and those of talent in reality television, your post identifies Lisa Vanderpump as a specific figure in the Bravo TV landscape. This "pot-stirring ...