Popular Culture Makes Comic Fodder of American Workplace

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Published January 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM PST

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Workplace dynamics make for great comic material in today's sitcoms and movies. Well discuss the creative and thought-provoking ways that movies and the media portray the workplace.

Originally aired July 24, 2007

Alison St John (Guest Host): The workplace is a wonderful window on human idiosyncrasies and interpersonal dynamics. It's supplied rich comic material for films and TV series -- the stereotypical embarrassing boss, the infuriating colleague, the interoffice intrigue.

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Beth Accomando , KPBS film critic.
Anders Wright , film and pop culture critic for San Diego City Beat .

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Popular Culture Makes Comic Fodder of American Workplace

Workplace dynamics make for great comic material in today's sitcoms and movies. Well discuss the creative and thought-provoking ways that movies and the media portray the workplace.

Workplace dynamics make for great comic material in today's sitcoms and movies. Well discuss the creative and thought-provoking ways that movies and the media portray the workplace.