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Fri Nov-28-08 01:49 PM
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| 6. It's good popcorn tv. n/t |
| -What was the purpose of "24" ? |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 01:42 PM |
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absolutely |
leftofthedial |
Nov-28-08 01:43 PM |
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I never watched it. People told me it was about torture, so I figured it was |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 01:47 PM |
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It "surprisingly" justifies a lot of right-wing talking points |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:13 PM |
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That's what teevee is for, after all. It manipulates our desires and outrage. nt |
valerief |
Nov-28-08 07:27 PM |
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I agree. |
FiveGoodMen |
Nov-28-08 01:47 PM |
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The one or two episodes I caught never compelled me to "love" it. |
quiet.american |
Nov-28-08 01:48 PM |
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I haven't seen it |
wryter2000 |
Nov-28-08 01:48 PM |
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It's good popcorn tv. n/t |
Mojambo |
Nov-28-08 01:49 PM |
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true on the propaganda, but also a positive... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-28-08 01:50 PM |
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Plus remember how terrible the previous "black president" was in office |
Bucky |
Nov-28-08 02:06 PM |
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entertainment |
melm00se |
Nov-28-08 01:52 PM |
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So everyone who hates it never watched it. |
Robb |
Nov-28-08 01:52 PM |
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I've been watching West Wing for a few weeks |
Posteritatis |
Nov-28-08 02:14 PM |
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It's entertaining, or it used to be, but... |
liberalmuse |
Nov-28-08 01:56 PM |
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I've seen a few episodes and, while I like Kiefer Sutherland, the show I saw |
greyhound1966 |
Nov-28-08 02:00 PM |
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The only purpose it served for me was to waste an entire day of my life. |
Justyce |
Nov-28-08 02:00 PM |
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LOL! reminds me of when I was getting prepped for surgery |
Lerkfish |
Nov-28-08 02:13 PM |
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Just be glad it wasn't Flash Gordon! n/t |
Chulanowa |
Nov-28-08 03:09 PM |
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I'm glad it wasn't Modern Problems |
Lerkfish |
Nov-28-08 03:12 PM |
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I enjoyed the first season (watched it on DVD over a couple of weeks) |
Bucky |
Nov-28-08 02:03 PM |
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not the Iraq war specifically, but the war on terror as a whole |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:38 PM |
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Actually the show was in production months before 9/11 & the GWOT |
Bucky |
Nov-28-08 03:12 PM |
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A Rovian creation |
TomInTib |
Nov-28-08 02:04 PM |
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Propaganda cloaked as entertainment. |
Liberal_Lurker |
Nov-28-08 02:07 PM |
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that would be the best way to describe it |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:58 PM |
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you might want to distance yourself from people who are "passionate" about television programming |
datasuspect |
Nov-28-08 02:09 PM |
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Catharsis for the lower end of the Tom Clancy literacy scale. |
TahitiNut |
Nov-28-08 02:10 PM |
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"Terrorism chic," I called it |
rocknation |
Nov-28-08 02:14 PM |
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Dramatic, thrilling entertainment that tapped into the spirit of the times. |
aikoaiko |
Nov-28-08 02:17 PM |
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I disagree |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:23 PM |
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I'm open to reading about the coincidences. |
aikoaiko |
Nov-28-08 02:26 PM |
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I'm not an expert... |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:49 PM |
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I came across an article or interview a few years back that said just that |
Posteritatis |
Nov-28-08 05:18 PM |
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From the few times that I've watched |
lapfog_1 |
Nov-28-08 02:26 PM |
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That's weird, I had the opposite impression |
bananas |
Nov-28-08 02:48 PM |
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did you ever study propaganda ? |
changemonger |
Nov-28-08 02:56 PM |
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Have you read "Propaganda" by Jacques Ellul?... |
adsosletter |
Nov-28-08 06:20 PM |
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to attract viewers, get ratings, sell ads and make money |
onenote |
Nov-28-08 03:10 PM |
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Seconded. |
HypnoToad |
Nov-28-08 03:13 PM |
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To make money for the people that produce it. |
RGBolen |
Nov-28-08 03:14 PM |
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Of course it's propaganda |
Chulanowa |
Nov-28-08 03:20 PM |
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Up until Season 6, it was the best show on TV |
Seen the light |
Nov-28-08 03:45 PM |
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to get people to watch the commercials that the advertisers paid for. |
QuestionAll |
Nov-28-08 03:47 PM |
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It's just a TV show. |
Feron |
Nov-28-08 05:15 PM |
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It's TV. Nothing nefarious. |
Blue-Jay |
Nov-28-08 05:20 PM |
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There's enough violence in the world, why would I watch a fictional account of more violence? |
AZBlue |
Nov-28-08 05:20 PM |
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Not surprising at all. |
Gwendolyn |
Nov-28-08 05:20 PM |
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