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Sirena Bergman
Jun 27, 2020
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They say that art imitates life, but there are certain aspects of life that it's hard to imagine being particularly appealing recreated as art.
Once such example is basically... the whole of 2020.
But it seems Michael Winterbottom didn't get the memo, because it was announced yesterday that he is set to direct a TV drama about Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
To be fair, the drama does kind of write itself, but would anyone really want to spend their free time reliving this hellscape?
Hard to imagine.
Immediately, people started imagining what such a film might be called.
@Independent Only Fools and Hearses.— Sarah Dempster (@Sarah Dempster) 1593192411
@Dempster2000 @Independent 120,000 feet in the grave.— Ian Garrard (@Ian Garrard) 1593192461
@Independent Clownton Abbey— Aido (@Aido) 1593186641
@Independent Corona-nation Street.— Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra (@Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra) 1593190125
@Independent "Lost".— Stormin Norman (@Stormin Norman) 1593186160
@eyejosh @Independent its called honey - I shrunk the population— Jane Gilbert (@Jane Gilbert) 1593202257
And who might be cast in the leading role was also a point of conversation.
@Independent Found a leaked clip online already. Casting spot on. https://t.co/s3ma6chj7f— Richard Morse (@Richard Morse) 1593195355
People wondered how fiction could possibly be stranger than real life.
@Independent Rowan Atkinson should look very closely. His Mr Bean copyright could be infringed.— The Symbol of Peace 🏴 (@The Symbol of Peace 🏴) 1593186788
@RichardHarvey6 @Independent Is he playing the part of Boris?— LukE (@LukE) 1593191273
And lots pointed out that if something on the topic is going to be televised, we could do better.
Sounds like it could be an interesting one after all...
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