Postmodernism+in+TV+and+Movies

Postmodernism in Movies and Television pastiche: tongue-in-cheek rehashes and tributes to classic pop culture

spectacle: In the ever competitive battle for viewers, television caters to the basest and shallowest impulses to get attention

Faux TV: Self-referential mockumentaries, shows about shows, and fake news

mystery: Bizarre, eclectic searches for the unknown involving spirituality, philosophy, and technology

flattening of effect: Technology, violence, drugs, and the media lead to detached, emotionless, unauthentic lives

hyperreality Technologically created realities are often more authentic or desirable than the real world

time bending: Time travel provides another way to shape reality and play "what if" games with society

altered states: Drugs, mental illness and technology provide a dark, often psychedelic, gateway to new internal realities


 * more human than human: ** Artificial intelligence, robotics, and cybernetics seek to enhance, or replace, humanity