{"id":153,"date":"2008-02-22T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifico.org\/sfsn\/?p=153"},"modified":"2008-02-22T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2008-02-22T20:31:09","slug":"media-newspeak-or-he-who-smelt-it-dealt-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Media Newspeak or He, Who Smelt It, Dealt It."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0The Orwellian nightmare that began for us with the “Mission Accomplished” banner now asserts it’s evil snout into our little niche of the blogosphere. Television, as a main source of sustenance for us, is finding itself at a crossroads: accepted rules of engagement no longer apply, what made sense no longer does and here we are as the main consumers of most of this tripe, waiting for the goodness. As Theodore Sturgeon wrote, “90% of everything is shit<\/strike>……garbage<\/strike>,,,,,,. um…..crap. If it wasn’t there would be no way to know what the good stuff really was!”<\/p>\n

In this Brave New World, things are what we are told they are, regardless of the underlining facts. Everything is wonderful; never mind the 90% rule. At this point, you are rightfully wondering what this has to do with Sci Fi. In a nutshell, media of all kinds is weighing in on Sci Fi, the Writers Strike aftermath, and a myriad of topics all designed to let them tell you what is good. Bran is good for you. A healthy love life is good for you. Exercise is good for you. TELEVISON IS ENTERTAINMENT<\/font><\/u><\/strong>. For gods sake kids, we have people dying in mismanaged wars, we have hundreds of thousands of \u00a0housing foreclosures annually and an economy that has been brutally pillaged and \u00a0raped…..but what are we worrying about?<\/p>\n

Soma<\/p>\n

I spent 5 hours this past week watching children cry because they were sent home on American Idol. 5 FRACKIN HOURS! Between obsessing about Jericho, and Torchwood and when the FRACK MY SHOWS ARE COMING BACK ON………… I seem to have lost the big picture.<\/p>\n

Resolved:<\/p>\n

No more Reality Programming<\/u><\/p>\n

I will spend an equal amount of time with family and with new HD wide screen tv (not gonna happen)<\/p>\n

Get serious about shows that matter and feign disdain about those\u00a0I dislike.<\/p>\n

No More Newspeak Allowed, Everyone will say what they mean.<\/p>\n

On that note:<\/p>\n

The Good, The Bad and The Smelly<\/p>\n

THE GOOD<\/font><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Chuck<\/p>\n

Pushing Daisies<\/p>\n

The Sarah Conner Chronicles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All got a good start and will most likely be rebooted in the fall<\/p>\n

Heroes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fall Reboot<\/p>\n

Lost\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 running now, ratings ? 4 Ross Perots<\/p>\n

BBC AMERICA\/Torchwood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0um…..it’s too good for us to watch, so watch it.<\/p>\n

The BAD<\/font><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Jericho\u00a0 may be the end, oh wait that was the story line, wasn’t it?<\/p>\n

The SMELLY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cavemen 10 Ross Perots<\/p>\n

So Let’s not make this the whole reason for existence. As William Shatner said, “Get a life”.<\/p>\n

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