Re: West Wing, et. al.

[muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

No John,  It's the political equivalent of "product placement." No

'fiction,' but not enormously effective either, and with less "effect" of

tech accuracy - EXCEPT that the public buys the self-serving gov't line of

crap that a little rad is hazardous!



Jim



> From: "Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>

> Reply-To: "Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>

> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:09:52 -0500

> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject: RE: West Wing, et. al.

> 

> Jerry,

> What I find disturbing that we put so much credence into these shows.  Do

> you think that people who watch "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" believe that

> cats can talk.  I think we have convinced ourselves that the public is

> stupid, and cannot understand anything that involves technology and science.

> All the comments I have seen have been those with either a pro- or anti-

> Yucca Mountain agenda.  I believe that the latest polls (if you believe

> them) say that people do what nuclear power.  If so, than the consequences

> (waste) will also be accepted.

> 

> Now repeat after me:  This was a TV show with a fictitious story line.

> Martin Sheen is not the President.  The people are actors. The only agenda

> was to have people watch the show so the sponsors could advertise and sell

> their products.

> 

> -- John 

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> 3050 Traymore Lane

> Bowie, MD  20715-2024

> 

> E-mail:  jenday1@email.msn.com (H)

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Falo, Gerald A Dr HMJF [mailto:Gerald.Falo@APG.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL]

> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:21 AM

> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject: West Wing, et. al.

> 

> 

> What I find most disturbing about this discussion and others like it is that

> it appears that the population is learning about what can be difficult and

> nuanced topics from fiction desgined to be entertaining. Instead of

> discussing whether or not those shows whose primary purpose is to entertain

> are accurate, maybe a discussion can be started (not necessarily here on

> RADSAFE) on why this is so or even if it is true that shows like the West

> Wing have a significant effect on people's views about technical matters.

> . . .

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