This is funny, but sad in it’s own way.  As Mr. Brooker progresses through the segment, I found myself interested. As if I was going to actually go out and talk to someone about it, saying “can you believe that there’s a standard news segment format?”  Or worse yet, blog about it.

Reluctant Interviewee: Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. Can you use that?
Aaron Altman: Depends on how slow a news day it is.

from the movie “Broadcast News,” 1987