Ben Elton

Got a suprise when i went into my local library this morning. After sifting through the Andy Mcnab's, Catherine Cookson's and Katie Price books in search of something worthwhile, I found a couple of Ben Elton's hiding away. I've always loved Elton's books, and I agree whole heartedly with 'High Society', his thinly veiled ideology on legalising every drug. It makes a lot of sense when you actually sit and mull it over, although you'll have to stop screaming 'think of the children' if you want it to sink in.

Anyway that's not what this entries for. I found one of his books, 'chart throb', a satirical story that delves into modern reality TV and, brilliantly, talent shows. The very thing i was ranting about last night, and Ben Elton has the same disgust of it as I do. Brilliant!

Although of course Elton doesn't have so much opinionated rabble rousing going on in his story as opposed to my blog entry, which makes his case against this schlock much more enjoyable to read then mine.

I'm only a fifth of the way through it so far, but by gum it's well written. If you're one that's into your media (either in hobby or profession) it discusses, quite candidly, a lot of the background of so called reality TV, and the amount of storyboarding and planning that goes into it.