Tonight on the Fahrenheit 451 show: The top
ten things Ray Bradbury hates about our culture.
Right after the break.
10.
iPods.
Bradbury hates continuous entertainment that
shuts out the world.
9.
Reality television.
Bradbury hates media without substance.
Sorry Bachelorette fans.
8.
The Twilight series.
'Nuff said.
7.
Wide-screen TVs.
Bradbury hates sensory overload.
6.
Banned books.
Bradbury hates closed-mindedness.
5.
Twitterature.
See Bradbury's mockery of a condensed version
of Hamlet on page 55.
Need I say more?
4.
Groupthink.
Bradbury calls those who don't think for themselves—and
I quote—"solid, unmoving cattle."
Moo.
3.
The death of the newspaper.
Come on!
Who doesn't love newspapers?
2.
Facebook.
Bradbury mocks meaningless connections.
Those of you with more than 500 friends know
what I'm talking about.
1.
Cliff's notes, Sparknotes and ... wait a second
... the 60second Recap?
That can't possibly be right ... Producer?
