Ten years after its debut, the MTV sitcom about a proto-influencer remains some of Bo Burnham’s most timely and prescient work.
Ten years after its debut, the MTV sitcom about a proto-influencer remains some of Bo Burnham’s most timely work.How far would you go for a little fame? Would you try your hand at becoming a celebrity chef? Intentionally go missing? Or use your life savings to hire a camera crew to follow you around?Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
. Co-created with Dan Lagana, the mockumentary premiered a decade ago—but foreshadows today’s conflation of self-documentation and influencer culture in a manner that is more pertinent than ever. A 22-year-old Burnham served as a writer and played 18-year-old Zach in the show, an ambitious young man hanging in the void between high school and college. While his friends prepare to wave goodbye to their hometown, Zach and his main character syndrome are busy concocting a plan to become famous. Using the college fund his parents saved for him, he hires a film crew to follow him around, documenting his every move.is about that desire to be seen and understood.
With every episode centered on a new method to strike virality, one man’s warped desire for fame proves wildly entertaining. The first episode sees Zach, accompanied by a three-man camera crew, headline his grandmother’s funeral like it’s a comedy show. He also asks for a second take when his mother delivers news of the death, hammering home Zach’s questionable morals when it comes to achieving success.
The show’s final moments contain seriously underappreciated commentary on the phenomenon of Internet personalities. After appearing on a local news network, Zach leaves the building, having expressed to Amy that he loves her while promising to abandon his dreams of grandeur. It seems like the perfect allegorical conclusion—until the pair walks outside and there’s a huddle of fans chanting Zach’s name and squealing for autographs. He lights up.
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