1. It makes Matt look terrible, even with the added bite about the show supposedly being a contest about merit.

2. Even with the merit bite, the fact that he called it "The Show" exposed what we soon saw was the BS of the contest - they picked the director who would be the best television show, not the best for the script (which nobody really seemed to like all that much anyway.)

I think the reason Matt can't really fully explain himself is because I think he was arguing against the diverse couple because they were boring. Casting a movie can be more diverse because they are pre-written roles; when casting a reality show, you have to go with the personality who will make the most noise. Casting an amiable, diverse couple who have one problem with the script (which everyone seems to agree was a problem) and seem easy to work with is boring. Casting the nice guy who would be a great fit for the material is boring. Casting the asshole who wants to rewrite everything and immediately is clashing with The Farrelly Bro is TV.
(Although for me, there was a record scratch moment when I saw his short; he was acting like he was some serious auteur and then wrote a low brow, fairly standard comedy.

But I kind of give him credit for leaving it in. Most people would have made sure that moment didn't see the light of day. So there's that, I guess.

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