Television Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action (Netflix)

[yaps]

I started watching the Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action documentary on Netflix last night and it didn't disappoint.

Watching the show during the late 90's as a teenager in the UK, I always remembered the chanting audiences, the bizarre story lines and that famous Jerry Springer sign off; but the documentary really goes into the behind the scenes of how the programme was put together with a mission to beating Oprah Winfrey as the number one talk show in the USA.

So far, it's really enjoyable.

 

[Scandi Red]

Weren't the KKK more or less recurring guests on that circus?

 

[yaps]

Weren't the KKK more or less recurring guests on that circus?

In part 1 of the documentary they covered a show that they were on, but I'm sure there's a list somewhere online of who appeared on what show.

 

[SuperiorXI]

Watched both episodes last night. I always thought Jerry Springer was WWE style fakery, I was shocked when it turned out it's all real... well, a good chunk of it at least.

 

[MarylandMUFan]

Could you imagine being a producer and fielding the calls of people wanting to be on the show? That must have been mental. I wonder what happened to the pony guy.

 

[SuperiorXI]

Could you imagine being a producer and fielding the calls of people wanting to be on the show? That must have been mental. I wonder what happened to the pony guy.

maybe @horsechoker would know

 

[noodlehair]

Watched both episodes last night. I always thought Jerry Springer was WWE style fakery, I was shocked when it turned out it's all real... well, a good chunk of it at least.

America is a large place full of loons.

Even half of the WWE fakery turned out to just be slightly dialed up mimicking of whatever crazy shit Vince was getting up to in real life.

 

[Salt Bailly]

I wonder what happened to the pony guy.

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/the-hypernormalisation-thread.458160/page-237#post-32813670

 

[Snow]

Watched both episodes last night. I always thought Jerry Springer was WWE style fakery, I was shocked when it turned out it's all real... well, a good chunk of it at least.

Today it would look odd in every country except America.

 

[MarylandMUFan]

Today it would look odd in every country except America.

Didn't England have a similar show (Jeremy Kyle or something like that)?

 

[Snow]

Didn't England have a similar show (Jeremy Kyle or something like that)?

Same format yes. American politicians are more insane now than whatever Springer managed to wrangle.

 

[yaps]

I finished the 2nd episode today and it was absolutely fascinating about how a show was put together by the producers, but equally I'm sure that we haven't been told everything and there's plenty more things yet to be unearthed, especially the way some issues were dodged - I shan't go into detail for those who haven't watched.

 

[Snow]

First episode was good. 2nd not so much. Doc felt honest and there was some real insight from the producers but I expected more after the first episode.

 

[SuperiorXI]

First episode was good. 2nd not so much. Doc felt honest and there was some real insight from the producers but I expected more after the first episode.

Man shags pony wasn't enough for you?

 

[Snow]

Man shags pony wasn't enough for you?

There wasn't just much story there. This happened on the show and that happened then half the episode about a murder that frankly had nothing to do with any of it. Jerry Springer was barely in it and then it suddenly ends.

Felt like a conversation with someone at a bar who used to work there rather than a program with proper direction.