The Weathermen Documentary

In the documentary, there was a short piece of an official at a press conference who stated that it was "sick" for people to use violence in order to try to change political and social reform, to get the government to change. Did anyone else sense the hypocrisy? The parallelism in his statement to U.S. involvement in Vietnam? What are your opinions on what he had to say?

modern day

if the situational comedy in the 50s and 70s tried to show a more realistic view on society and family in those times, what influential shows in our era (90s and 00s) are best representations of average american life?

60's sitcoms

Why did the situational sitcoms of the sixties resonate with the majority of people? They did not reflect anything that was actually happening at the time in the sense that they did not portray events accurately. They were a symbol of conformity in a time of radical change, so how could people relate to them? Could it have been an escape from the monumental changes that could have been very draining on an individual?

is anyone else wondering...

...why all these shows in the 60s have the title of the show be the name of the main ACTOR? And yet the CHARACTER'S name in the show is somewhat different? I just don't get why they had to use the actor's real name, like Mary Tyler Moore in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", in the title and slightly change her name in the actual show. Maybe it's just me, but I find it odd.

Wooden and Minow

Did anyone else notice that the video clip of Coach Wooden and his actions kind of resembled those of Newton Minow? Coach Wooden told the one player that he couldn't force him to cut off his hair and be clean shaven because that was his personal choice. However, he did control who was going to play and start, and the player already knew Coach Wooden's rules. He wanted to play, so he shaved. His seniority didn't give him any advantage. Newton seemed to have these same persuasion methods because he had his six principles and let the networks know he was "opposed to governmental censorship," but there might be a chance that your license wouldn't be renewed if your programs didn't fit his principle (57).

SDS what what??

What does everyone think about the weatherman underground? At this point, we have taken a consistently objective viewpoint in class but I want to know the opinion on these guys. Are they criminals and terrorists? Or are they heros? Liberal idealougues or students with kindergarden logic?

I'm Rambling

If the nature of televsion allows it to reflect social values in its entertainment, do networks have a public responsibilty to broadcast programs that are concerned with relevant issues? But in addressing relevant social issues, programs are often labeled controversial. Do networks purposely aim to be controversial to garner viewership, or are they committed to reflecting social values? Or, should televion be offered as an escape from the real world, without trying to impart values on its viewers?