The Dark Side of Primetime: When Exposure Becomes Exploitation The Venice Film Festival premiere of Lance Oppenheim's Primetime has sparked a mix of fascination and discomfort among audiences.
As a fictionalized account of the NBC show To Catch a Predator , which exploited viewers' fears by luring in pedophiles, Primetime raises uncomfortable questions about the line between exposé journalism and voyeuristic spectacle.
The 2000s were a wild time for television, with shows like Survivor and Big Brother capitalizing on public morbid curiosity.