From WeCrashed to Inventing Anna, we’re overrun by underwhelming TV about tricksters. Enough is enough
Now obviously 2022 is already an unsalvageable trainwreck and, between the prospect of crippling widespread poverty and all-out nuclear armageddon, none of us have much mental space left for lesser concerns. Having said that, is anyone else getting mighty ticked off with all the grifter shows on TV?
All of a sudden they are everywhere. The Tinder Swindler was a grifter show. Inventing Anna was a grifter show. Worst Roommate Ever was a grifter show. Bad Vegan is a grifter show. WeCrashed is a grifter show. The Dropout is a grifter show. All these shows have been released in the last few weeks. Slump down on your sofa at the end of another long day spent fretting for the future of humanity, and there’s a good chance you will end up watching a series about a charismatic villain doing their best to rip off the vulnerable. We’re reaching epidemic level here, which is obviously the last thing we need.
