Shopping Network

The delicious weirdness of the Magic Bullet infomercial

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Lucy Zee remembers the iconic infomercial to end all infomercials.  The first time I saw the Magic Bullet advert, I didn’t realise I was watching an infomercial until it was too late. It looked like a cooking show, but also a sitcom, but also a soap opera. Who were these people, what were they doing … Read more

The Shopping Network – because you definitely need a Magic Wrench

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Wrenches, old iPhones, and Kunzites. Ruth Spencer goes on a journey through the good and the great of television shopping. I once watched a TVSN host wonder aloud which planet it was that had the rings. She consulted with the producer through her earpiece, then opened it up to people emailing from home before going … Read more