Jul '22
Yikes. This blogger makes the point that several of them are basically already here. https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-running-man-tv-how-dystopian-ics-programming-compares-to-whats-on-now/
Convicts are pitted to the death in a televised gladiator game show called "The Running Man".
TriStar Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Jesse Ventura,
Jim Brown &
Yaphet Kotto
Music by Harold Faltermeyer &
Vassal Benford
Written by Stephen King &
Steven E. de Souza
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Rick and Morty had some great fake shows, too. Stuff like "Man vs. Car" (the car always wins), "Detective Baby Legs", and "How Did I Get Here?". Fake shows are the best shows.