TV dares to bring families back together for better or worse
Cannes — After a decade of being driven apart by devices — smartphones, tablets and game consoles — television wants to bring families back together again... for better or for worse. Trend spotters at the world’s biggest entertainment market in France say a wave of sometimes hair-raising shows about resolving family and personal disputes are about to hit our screens. With titles like "The Lie Detective", "I’ve Got Something to Tell You" and "Get the F*** Out of My House", it promises to be a bumpy ride. But according to analysts most of new formats are about trying to solve problems rather than stoke them and take the heat out of feuding families or other dysfunctional relationships. Virginia Mouseler, of The Wit, the leading entertainment trends agency, told the MIPCOM gathering in Cannes on Monday that "reconciliation is in the air". British show "Families Gone Wild" throws families on the point of falling apart into the jungle for five days to fend for themselves in a kind of "sh...
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