Old Gregg - The Mighty BooshHow is it postmodern?

Postmodernity in Television

the perfect playground for postmodern television is within the realms of the situation comedy, this is where the imagination can run riot without the massive financial loss from a possible failure.

some television shows illustrate a variety of postmodern views and theorists, however sometimes television shows are trickier to define as postmodern since they may dabble in a postmodern style but not stick to it throughout the whole season.

television is considered central to the explosion of consumer culture unlike modernist art which was thought to be characterised by authenticity and originality. Jim Collins said that ‘TV is frequently referred to as one of the main kinds of postmodern culture.’ In an essay on Postmodern TV written in 1984, Umberto Eco argued that TV had become so self-absorbed that it had almost turned its back on the real world. dealing with a range of false information given to the audience.

Characteristics of postmodern shows

Tv shows can be postmodern through a range of characteristics including: Parody Intertextuality Pastiche Hyper reality Eclecticism Bricolage Nostalgic Narcissistic Hyper-conscious

About the Might Boosh

The mighty boosh is a british comedy show featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.

Producer: Danny Wallace Channel: BBC ThreeSeason Two Episode 5 was The Legend of Old Gregg, which aired in 2005. Some notable characters include: Bob Fossil Howard Moon Vince Noir Old Gregg Naboo

Sets

As the show is set in many different locations and time periods, a green screen is used a lot of the time to represent hyper reality and space. In the sets of The mighty Boosh it has extreme contrast between their normal sets and their green screen sets. This helps to make the theme of postmodernity obvious.

Normal to green screen: