Comments on: Howard Beale, we need you now! http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2007/05/14/howard-beale-we-need-you-now/ ideas from someone in the know, but on the outside Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: theoracle http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2007/05/14/howard-beale-we-need-you-now/#comment-16 theoracle Fri, 18 May 2007 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2007/05/14/howard-beale-we-need-you-now/#comment-16 First, thanks for the comment. I didn't expect one after a few days passing. I really don't remember things the way you do, but then I really haven't only watched broadcast television for a long while. I do know that it bothers me that we have SO MANY shows about crime on television. I am sure it makes some young people wonder if crime is a major component of anyone's life if they happen to live in a major city. I don't think it needs to be that way. Remember in that same time frame the Star Trek franchises had restarted, and with them there was a choice...The Next Generation showed that people could have hope that, in a few [hundred] years, great things could be accomplished by people who put the baser instincts like greed aside to do marvelous things. For me, the entire Roddenberry franchise is vastly superior to any shows depicting the lowest parts of today's society. Also, have you seen the movie 'Network'? There was a bit more about television in general in my post releative to the movie. If you haven't seen the movie, I highly receommend it. First, thanks for the comment. I didn’t expect one after a few days passing.

I really don’t remember things the way you do, but then I really haven’t only watched broadcast television for a long while. I do know that it bothers me that we have SO MANY shows about crime on television. I am sure it makes some young people wonder if crime is a major component of anyone’s life if they happen to live in a major city. I don’t think it needs to be that way.

Remember in that same time frame the Star Trek franchises had restarted, and with them there was a choice…The Next Generation showed that people could have hope that, in a few [hundred] years, great things could be accomplished by people who put the baser instincts like greed aside to do marvelous things. For me, the entire Roddenberry franchise is vastly superior to any shows depicting the lowest parts of today’s society.

Also, have you seen the movie ‘Network’? There was a bit more about television in general in my post releative to the movie. If you haven’t seen the movie, I highly receommend it.

]]> By: Brian Shields http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2007/05/14/howard-beale-we-need-you-now/#comment-15 Brian Shields Fri, 18 May 2007 13:08:08 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2007/05/14/howard-beale-we-need-you-now/#comment-15 Well, I think you have to remember what Law and Order replaced. If you'll recall, before the early 90's, television was filled with "Made for TV Movies" of very low quality that tried to capitalize on the latest story or personality in the news. Dick Wolf essentially drove those awful things out of existence with Law & Order. The franchise offers a chance to take everything from private contractors in Iraq to Anna Nicole Smith and turn it into a generally well written, well produced network television format. The tie between the story lines and the latest news also keeps the whole thing fresh, for me. Give me L&O any day over what it replaced. Well, I think you have to remember what Law and Order replaced. If you’ll recall, before the early 90’s, television was filled with “Made for TV Movies” of very low quality that tried to capitalize on the latest story or personality in the news. Dick Wolf essentially drove those awful things out of existence with Law & Order. The franchise offers a chance to take everything from private contractors in Iraq to Anna Nicole Smith and turn it into a generally well written, well produced network television format. The tie between the story lines and the latest news also keeps the whole thing fresh, for me.

Give me L&O any day over what it replaced.

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