‘Nightmare fodder’: Roku’s AI slop channel is even worse than expected

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Key context: <p>Fairground TV is a 24/7 channel devoted to low-quality AI content for viewers sick of watching real people move in ways that won’t haunt you</p><p>The appeal of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/fox-roku-acquisition-deal">Roku</a> is that, whatever you happen to want to watch, there will almost certainly be a live channel for it. Just want to watch <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/07/little-house-on-the-prairie-netflix-reboot-controversy">Little House on the Prairie</a>? There’s a channel for it. Just want to watch Duck Dynasty? There’s a channel for that too. Purely want to watch nothing but local news from Wisconsin? Guess what: there’s a channel for that too.</p><p>But despite this wealth, a section of the population was still to see its needs fulfilled. What about people who hate plot and vision and the sight of people speaking convincing dialogue that synchronises perfectly with the movement of their lips? What about the people who just want to watch an unyielding torrent of eerily weightless nightmare fodder? Well, good news. Roku has finally caught up.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/12/roku-ai-slop-fairground-creator-tv-channel">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.