FEATURE: Weird Shit, All Right: Alive From Off Center

At the height of the MTV era, PBS got in on the video revolution, throwing cash at a bunch of avant-garde performers and artists with open-ended instructions to explore the boundaries of television. The results were predictably stoner-friendly and surreal.

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VIDEO: How TV Ruined Your Life - Episode 04 - Love

Presented by British journalist and screenwriter Charlie Brooker, the six-episode BBC Two series How TV Ruined Your Life examines the myriad ways television has warped our perception and expectations of reality, leaving us hopelessly unfulfilled. This episode focuses on the unrealistic, idealized love affair TV props up as the norm, and how that relationship is actually a hopeless, soul-crushing fantasy. Happy Valentine's Day!

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