i read some ones comment once about television -- stating in effect that it was sad that such a powerful means of communications was used as it was-- he likened it to Gutenburg's press-- (as if nothing had been publish for 400 years but comic books)
I think TV can be very powerful-- it changed american minds about war-- and the russians too. even censored images from afganistan were too much.. Its also played a part in American's, at least thinking, (if not always acting) about the environment.. visual images of oil spills, smog, soiled beaches, dead trees.. these "live panaromic views" sicken us. So we at least articulate that protecting the world is a good thing-- even if we don't yet consistantly act that way.
There have been some great moments of television.. and endless hours of junk!
