Should Andrea Leave Corey for Two-Timing Stevie?Confessional Displays of Emotion Make for Irresistible Tv. But What Do They Signify? Beth Pearson Listens to the Sound and Fury and Finds the Obsession with Expressing Ourselves Isn't Necessarily Healthy

The Herald › July 04, 2005

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COUSINS Andrea and Nikki are about to break up with their boyfriends Corey and Rashad, the women unaware that they've both been seeing Stevie. Amber, 12, has found out that her mother has stolen her 24-year-old boyfriend, Glen. The family of Jimmy and Deanna are discussing why their marriage is in trouble - and whether Deanna should leave Jimmy for Scott.

These are summaries of three episodes of the Jerry Springer Show, with the emotion removed.

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Should Andrea Leave Corey for Two-Timing Stevie?Confessional Displays of Emotion Make for Irresistible Tv. But What Do They Signify? Beth Pearson Listens to the Sound and Fury and Finds the Obsession with Expressing Ourselves Isn't Necessarily Healthy

It's not the same, is it? No screaming, crying or shouting. No fisticuffs, security guards or chairs being knocked over. Basically, no-one emoting unpredictably, unambiguously and - crucially - for television broadcast.

Emotion hasn't always been so sensational. Many watching the Jerry Springer Show, Oprah or Trisha may experience a twinge of n...

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