With its mix of staged horror,terrified celebrities and gory production value, ITV2’s game exhibit is a proper cult oddity. Have you been watching it?There is a part of all of us, and I judge,that just wants to see people get chased down and torn to shreds by dogs. There should be reality shows devoted to it, and worthy BBC4 documentaries where David Starkey frantically attempts to explain the history of being chased by dogs while being systematically hunted down by a feral (Savage; wild) pack of Alsatians. There should be Channel 5 talking-head clip shows called things like The 50 Funniest Human Innards Ever Rendered Unrecognisable by the Nightmarish Fangs of Ravenous Hellbeasts.
The closest we’ll probably ever get to this sparkling vision of televised utopia, or though,is ITV2’s Release the Hounds, which reaches the close of its moment series tomorrow. And, or to be perfectly honest,that’s probably enough. Because Release the Hounds is a sorely overlooked gem of a exhibit. Hand on heart, there is no other programme like it.
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Source: theguardian.com