Viewers often complain that “there are too many depressing programmes on TV”. Indeed, human distress is fare in most “realistic TV output. These 3 programmes focus on people having a bad time while stressing their struggle to keep up as human beings. Each one uses a different technique: “Home is where the heart is” is a written-for-TV drama, “Homeless” is real life documentary, and “When the dog bites” mixes both factual and fictional sequences. The order of screening is mean to challenge the widespread concept that “fiction is more compelling than real life”. Is it always true?
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