When did TV shows become this important?

[changeyourstars8]

My friend got a phone call at work about the TV show coming out, "The Book of Daniel". Which I hadn't heard much about before she started talking to me about it, but now I'm almost tempted to start watching it.

Anyway, the guy was complaining that the show was demoralizing to our Christian society. My friend told him the usual spiel, that she couldn't do anything about it, and he needed to contact NBC Viewer Relations, and she gave him the number, and he replied by telling her, "You're going to burn in hell, you know that?"

And she said, "Excuse me? You have absolutely no right to tell me what's going to happen to me after I die." She didn't yell at him, cuss at him, or figure out a way to murder him over the phone. I'm proud. :-)

Comments

[shadefell.livejournal.com]

"How dare you helpfully give me the information I need to complain about this tv show! You're going to burn in hell!"

I've heard about the show, and won't be watching it because it sounds like utter crap. It's like the creators tried to cram every possible controversial issue they could into the show.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. LOL

I honestly don't know if I'm going to end up watching it or not . . . a show has to be really, really good for me to interrupt my writing routine for it. :-)

As for cramming every possible controversial issue in-- I've seen about half of the first season of Rescue Me so far, and I'm really enjoying it. Looking at some of the issues dealt with, it seems to be a bit much for just one season of one show, but while watching it, it doesn't matter (to me, anyway. But then, I'm addicted to weird snark).

I guess it really depends on what the people involved do with it.