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1000 Men and a Missed Opportunity: Deconstructing the Bonnie Blue Documentary

Rory Nichols & Sophie Haines-Nichols Season 1 Episode 28

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Channel 4’s documentary "1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story" promised an unflinching look at the rise of Bonnie Blue, a viral and controversial online figure, but what we got felt more like access journalism than real exploration.

In this episode, we break down exactly what the documentary missed: from surface-level storytelling and a media-trained subject to the absence of real challenge or cultural context.

Then, we pivot to Europe’s first AI movie star, Tilly Norwood. What does synthetic fame mean for the future of entertainment, and can an AI actress ever rival the charisma of a real human?

Plus: our Rotten Tomatoes game returns with an AI twist.

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