Unfortunately, and almost sadly, it took me a quite a while to figure out the three shows that I find most important, but I think I’ve got it. I believe that Dr Phil, The Simpson’s, and Queer as Folk are three important television programs.
As cheesy as it may sound, I truly believe that Dr. Phil is an important television program. Dr. Phil was one of the first shows that made people desire to, and find entertainment out of seeking personal advice. There are many embarrassing, emotional, and real topics that are discussed on this program. The program allows others to see that either others have similar, or worse problems and asking for advice is ok.
As goofy as it may seem, The Simpson’s was and is also an important show. The Simpson’s allowed a younger crowd as well as adults to enjoy a sometimes outrageous cartoon with hidden meaning. Most of the Simpson shows do offer a historic, political, or controversial topic through all of the dry and sometimes vulgar humor. This is a cartoon that has been ongoing season after season, and it is because adults can enjoy the more mature humor and meaning, and a younger crowd can still watch the cartoon. It really is clever how they find ways to make it a history lesson.
As unrealistic as many of these shows seem, shows such as Queer as Folk and The L Word are also important. These shows have give the queer community a voice. While sometimes the nightly partying and random hook ups seem a little out there, people find connections with the characters, and the GLBTQ community is connected to. These shows cross all boundaries, and cover a wide range of topics including hate crimes, death, sickness, single sex marriage and adoption, and more.
1 Comments:
I agree with you. Except I think that Dr. Phil is the least helpful and maybe not helpful at all. Where the other shows you mentioned make people think, Dr. Phil makes people believe that there is something wrong with themselves so they can go and seek help. Maybe I believe Dr. Phil is an idiot because of my bias against psychology in general as being an outdated practice. There is nothing that a psychologist can say that a kind and thoughtful person can't. The only difference between the two is that the psychologist demands money for his helpfulness (and has spent time learning about how to help people by viewing ethnocentric studies on how people act and why).
I love shows that make me rethink certain areas of my life. That's good entertainment!
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