Spanish public television is making great efforts to normalize and promote The TV family which premieres on Monday. It is the reuse of the deceased Save me, with Belén Esteban, María Patiño and company, who will now liven up the afternoons on La 1. The premiere of the format was delayed due to the papal wake and, therefore, they have dedicated these days of margin that gives rise to the funeral to being shown on different programs on the channel. On Thursday night it was the turn of The Revolt, David Broncano's overrated show. It hosted TVE's two new stars, Esteban and Patiño, who have been parading around the studios like a pitiful comedy duo in recent weeks.
Yes The Revolt It is already an entertainment space with rather elementary and primary resources, the ending of both collaborators was already grotesque. It is very possible that viewers over fifty years old remember the broadcasts of The clowns on TV. So the children didn't have much choice. The act put on by Belén Esteban, Maria Patiño, and Broncano was the televised evolution of that circus. The two women played at poking and interrupting each other, getting angry and scolding each other. The host seemed resigned to having to satisfy the network's promotional demands, giving the small-time performers a run for their money. They moved around that chaotic stage like headless chickens. The final straw came with a fit of demagoguery by Belén Esteban, who sought to vindicate public healthcare with unbridled shouts and shudders. She even burst into tears defending the work of doctors without any apparent justification beyond the need to gain prominence and applause. The drama, rather than appearing to be conviction or commitment, revealed certain difficulties in controlling her emotional state. Since public television began employing her, Esteban has become an exaggerated defender of public service, as if this better justified her presence.
TVE's television drift is hard to understand. The reason for competing with private channels can't be counted on these insane spectacles. The preliminary events we are currently seeing are The TV family They make us predict the worst, that we will be headed towards a period of content decline.
The mystery is whether these decisions are motivated by ideological or purely business reasons. The phrase "people are no longer interested in politics" has ultimately lowered the bar for public media, which has clung to a crappy and vulgar entertainment. The amount of swearing, unjustified advertising, and inappropriate comments forced The Revolt to censor nonsense with a whistle. We'll have to see what happens during the live broadcasts, but everything indicates that La 1 has planted a time bomb inside its house that won't take long to explode.
