My television viewing habits mirror my reading habits. At any given time, I'm reading two or three non-fiction books(Blink,
Similarly, I enjoy watching documentary-style programs(Cities of the Underworld, The Deadliest Catch, Spain - On The Road Again) as well as fictional scripted shows on TV(CSI: Miami, Heroes, Mad Men).
A good documentary-style show feeds your head. It gives you information about the world. A well-told, fictional scripted show gives you information about yourself. It feeds your soul, your heart. Both types of shows can be highly entertaining.
Take the Poll
If you were a high-level television exec and, the economy being what it is, you could only greenlight one new series this year, would it be a documentary-style series or a fictional scripted show?
Reveal: the poll results will sway a plot point in an upcoming episode of The Puppet Diaries.
Episode 1 - "Wherever You Work"
Episode 2 - "Fame"
Episode 3 - "Relationships"
Episode 4 - "Send Money"
2 comments:
During the Great Depression, Hollywood cranked out many "escapist" entertainment films to help take America's mind of its collective economic troubles. So I voted for (quality) fiction programs. I'm ready for some more Mad Men!
I'd have to agree with Tracy. With today's droning news reports about the brutal economy and never-ending war, I find it difficult and depressing to watch any TV at all. I can hardly take another hard-luck documentary about someone's life story when I see the heartache all around us all the time. My only escape is to hold out for late night re-runs of Seinfeld and Frasier. Just for the moment to lose myself in the laughter. So, I too, voted for fiction. Can't wait to see what you create!
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