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Re: debates (was: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing")
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Sun, 6 Oct 2002 22:57:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ed Jones writes:
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> > "I thought it was a fresh debate, rather than a carryover
> > > of another debate (which it seems to be)."
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, in my case, because I am not a "Regular", I was called a
> "flyby."
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> > Actually, if I may clarify--this was a new debate about TWW and the validity
> > of using cites from the show--Larry pointed out that in his opinion, any
> > cite from TWW will carry no water with him. That was this particular debate
> > drew in issues and subjects from other threads to either reinforce the
> > points, or refute points.
> >
> > So it wasn't a continuing debate, it was a brand new one.
>
> Well, that's sort of technically true, but at the same time, the thread
> wouldn't have started without the context that leads to it. In that way, it is
> a continuation of more than one other thread in which TWW was cited. So I
> think that's what Ed was picking up on.
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> The crux of it though, is that forming your opinions based on any TV show is
> somewhat dangerous because of the propagandist nature of the medium. If
> we see people accepting as fact, things presented in fictional TV shows,
> it may concern us. OTOH, if you think about what they're saying a bunch, and
> agree with it, then there isn't any harm. TV as a medium is certainly capable
> of bringing a whole world of new ideas to us.
>
> I remember reading something in my childhood, it may have been an article in TV
> Guide, that talked about the many letters the performers in Soap Operas got
> condemning their behavior...as if they had anything to do with real life! So
> the notion that people *don't* believe too much reality into TV shows is silly.
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> Chris
I remember in January '86 when the shuttle blew up--the news preempted all
the soaps for the afternoon to cover the terrible accident.
Then the tv stations received many nasty letters and phone calls from irate
viewers who were angry that they missed their 'soap' of choice for *one*
afternoon.
Hate to think about what the stations had to put up with for the 2 weeks
after 9/11--or did these soap addicts actually understand that things happen
outside the realm of GH or GL, and that these thngs may be, perhaps, more
important than what goes on in the soap.
Dave K.
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