Came across this first-person account by Kurt Harland Larson of Information Society and his experience filming (or being filmed by, as the case may be here) VH1's "Bands Reunited" Show.

It's funny because I remember the exact episode more than others because of what a dick Larson came off like on the show. The article sheds light on Larson's mindframe at the time.

I'm still not convinced that Larson is not a dick, but his reaction seems more understandable now.

Kind of a long read but pretty interesting if you were a fan or even casual spectator of the show.

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What irritated me throughout this process, but especially when they intruded into my company's building, was that they seemed to be walking in this cloud of unreality about the true nature of what was going on. Somehow they just seemed to think that once everyone realized that "it's for TV! it's for TV!", that suddenly no one would really mind the disruption and lack of respect for real people doing real work to create real content. (Project Snowblind) As though they were just above the hum-drum reality of real people leading real lives, and that they were exempt from all social constraints because it's FOR TV! It offended me. If they wanted to do this, they could have told the truth up front, they could have made a damned appointment, they could have cleared it with my company's management. And god, they lured Paul to Burbank from Topanga telling him they were going to give him WORK! OMG! He has two kids to support, ferchrissakes. Paul didn't seem too upset by it, but I felt outraged for him.

TV sucks. TV, and especially reality TV, and in particular, THIS reality TV show, is RIPE for a sort of reality-exposé. Someone should do one. Like, start a stealth website about the show's production offices and team, tracking their movements, and finally telling them that Led Zeppelin are getting back together, and they can scoop it... only they arrive to find out that we're doing a show about them. Post all the video to the internet.

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This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 7:38 pm