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#111466 - 03/20/07 02:27 AM
Re: TV & Diversity of Beliefs Chapter
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Yeah, that story has made international headlines -- isn't it about a woman of Indian descent who felt insulted by other women in the house?
I think British TV, though, is much healthier overall than TV in the U.S. Over here the public service component isn't enforced and that's something that very few people even know that they SHOULD complain about it.
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#111468 - 03/20/07 01:03 PM
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Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, I think it's called, where they build homes for people with tragic life circumstances.
It's interesting that you can count on one hand the programs we've come up with so far.
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#111470 - 03/20/07 06:09 PM
Re: TV & Diversity of Beliefs Chapter
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I never see Boston Legal. How do they deal with the various beliefs, like Wiccan? Are they seen as unusual, or normal? And in the Sopranos, what do you mean that it shows Catholicism in a negative light?
What do others think: Does Television show religion in general in a negative light? Do you think there's a dominant belief that's accepted as normal?
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#111471 - 03/24/07 10:06 PM
Re: TV & Diversity of Beliefs Chapter
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Reality is that unless you don't believe in any higher power, it doesn't matter what name the higher power is. There is only one looking out for us. Maybe it is someone from Mars for all I know.
I am Jewish and believe that sharing a place of worship, is the right thing to so. Share the rent, if any, and care for everyone. The key is to do right with everyone and make this world a better place.
What I don't like is when people take and can't keep it as good as it was given. There are many signs of this regardless of religious belief or economic situations, why should anyone give them something if they don't respect what they are given.
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#111473 - 03/27/07 01:19 PM
Re: TV & Diversity of Beliefs Chapter
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That's a good point, Meredith. Thanks for that insight. That's what viewers saw in Star Trek -- a world where diverse beings got along peacefully. I haven't seen nor heard of Farscape, though. What channel is it on? Do you think there's much Sci Fi on TV (other than the Sci Fi channel)? And why is it that this type of thing is limited to Sci Fi programs? Does it seem too farfetched for our time?
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#111474 - 03/27/07 07:09 PM
Re: TV & Diversity of Beliefs Chapter
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Hi, DJ: Is your research limited to American media? Would a comparative study of British TV programmes help? We still enjoy programmes of the sort that you speak of on a regular basis and the productions are in all forms i.e. documentary, sitcoms, dramas, reality etc. They are all made and presented to cover a diverse spectrum of faiths and how that is lived within secularism. The BBC is still at the forefront of these productions although independent networks have also appropriated times for these.
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#111475 - 03/27/07 07:50 PM
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Hi Lola
I'm wondering about the belief systems and value systems underlying most or all of television programming, specifically in the U.S.
However, I'm curious about what you're describing when you say that you enjoy dramas, sitcoms, etc. that cover a spectrum of faiths within secularism -- would you say that a secular point of view is the predominant one?
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