The Curse: That Crazy Ending Explained, and Nathan Fielder's Version of "Reality" TV

Nathan Fielder uses his brand of awkward, uncomfortable humor (and a hint of darkness) to flip the script on contemporary TV’s obsession with reality. From creating cringe comedy that’s achieved cult status on his shows Nathan For You and The Rehearsal to his latest hyper-real horror show with Benny Safdie, The Curse, he shines a light back on the audience, making us reflect on the less pleasant parts of human nature. That might be our awkwardness or our selfishness; or, in the Curse specifically, our obsession with looking at the lives of other people. So what is Fielder really trying to tell us about the world and ourselves? And why has he decided to do it in such a weird way? Let’s take a closer look at Nathan Fielder’s special brand of unreality.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Flipping the reality tv script
00:37 The dark realities of Nathan's unreality
02:19 How they built real life into the show
04:29 How reality tv shapes Nathan's shows
07:01 The Curse is really about... us?!
10:25 Why Nathan's shows blend reality & fiction

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Jessica Babineaux
Writer: Ellie Slee
Narrator: Charly Bovina
Video Editor: Daniel Wolff

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