TV Goes Green
Television writers met yesterday to discuss the role TV shows can play in spreading the green message, according to a Reuters report. The group pointed out that shows have long played the part of subliminal role model. One example: "shows like crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation [have] inspired a wave of wannabe forensic scientists."
"Storytelling has been proven by research as an effective way to address the issues that are so monstrously important to our children and our children's children," said Sonny Fox, the West Coast representative of the Population Media Center.
The question now is how to wrap that message into entertainment and not just prime-time versions of after-school specials.
--Alex Crevar
Should shows risk their entertainment value in the name of education? Let us know in a comment below.
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I, for one, don't think that a show should sacrifice entertainment for education. It'd be like designing a shoe with environmental impact in mind without paying attention to how it looks. Does a shoe's relatively low-carbon footprint matter if folks aren't buying it? Nope.
That said, it's easy enough to think of ways to incorporate environmental or other educational messages into the background of a show.
Posted by: Bryon Powell | November 19, 2008 at 11:53 PM