tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post7048126376993335799..comments2023-06-19T04:05:11.919-04:00Comments on The Augustinian Democrat: TelevisionIrenicumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post-1244649630508188282010-04-03T20:43:29.571-04:002010-04-03T20:43:29.571-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.bojopaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703758951328945851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post-73861454281382462392010-04-02T17:11:03.613-04:002010-04-02T17:11:03.613-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.bojopaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703758951328945851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660634856634399832.post-62544948095817614002010-03-30T07:21:47.668-04:002010-03-30T07:21:47.668-04:00This is a great post, and one with which I am fami...This is a great post, and one with which I am familiar given our Way Cup conversations. I am torn about television, because I understand that fear is so useful for corporate media- including crime shows and 2.5 men. After all, can we attribute the growth in crime drama to our fear of criminals and the satisfaction that comes in seeing every crime solved by the end of the episode (by far not reality)? And does 24 give us a similar delight, that vast terrorist plots can be unraveled by one man (without rules, of course) in one day? <br /><br />On the other hand, I also find some of the best storytelling in TV in ways that could not be appreciated even ten years ago. The hubris of House being broken down and rebuilt and the cosmic good/evil struggle on a little island in Lost are among my favorite stories right now. Certainly, these shows/stories are limited in their prophetic voice because they are sponsored by the very forces they could speak "against" or "to." Then again, does the Church in America face the same dilemma?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079514306009505801noreply@blogger.com