{"id":1505,"date":"2018-05-17T16:55:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T16:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2021-07-02T01:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T01:20:42","slug":"episode-85-nostalgia-reality-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"Episode 84: Nostalgia &#038; Reality TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, join Jonathan as he waxes philosophic about the role of nostalgia in a corporation&#8217;s ability to re-sell already-paid for content. Then, he connects this idea to the use of reality TV to do so in a really unecessary and demeaning way &#8211; Vh1&#8217;s <em>Bands Reunited<\/em> (2004-2006).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"80s Commercial | VH1 | Kenny Rogers | Smokey Robinson | Olivia Newton-John | Stevie Wonder | 1985\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ngca4VslesQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A 1989 VH1 Promo\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/duMWlfNuVgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VH1 Classic Bumpers\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-i6sOcakqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INFORMATION SOCIETY - Bands Reunited &quot;VH1&quot;  ( Subtitulado espa\u00f1ol ) Parte 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QyJjkUXRxbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in 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