I think the twin's trial, while a reference to real life murder trials such as the Menendez brothers or OJ Simpson, also looked at the obsession people had with watching TV and not getting on with living their own lives, as well as examining the cult of celebrity, constantly perpetuated by the media.
Look at the cable guy for instance; he was so lonely and pathetic, he pretended to still work for the cable company he'd been fired from for harassing customers but still pretended to work there to insinuate himself into people's lives, such as the hapless Steven and would always use TV characters' names to introduce himself instead of his real name. Life was a movie or TV show; he was always parodying popular characters mythologized by TV instead of living a real life.
When he eventually fell into the satellite dish, disconnecting all the TVs right at the crucial moment of the jury's verdict, he disrupted everyone's concept of reality, to the point where everyone felt that a huge chunk of their lives was over but why? What did it matter whether the former child star was found guilty or not? It wouldn't alter their existence in any way. The only person who would be affected would be the ex-celebrity himself. It showed that too, when one of the disappointed TV viewers then picked up a book and started reading. Perhaps there's a little cable guy in all of us?
Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.
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