Next week, some of NBC’s most popular shows will all be devoted to “green themes.”
NBC gives new meaning to the phrase “green screen” next week, spreading an environmental message across five prime-time entertainment programs.
“30 Rock,” where Al Gore takes a cameo role, leads the way. Environmental themes were also added to the scripts of “The Biggest Loser,” “The Office,” “Heroes” and “Community.”
I prefer being entertained to being lectured while watching television, don’t you? “The Office” may be a bright spot here though, as Dwight becomes “The Recyclops.”
The question is, how high can “awareness” be raised? In other words, what is the point of this exercise?
“other words, what is the point of this exercise?”
The word “onanism” comes to mind.
“The word “onanism” comes to mind.”
Show off.
He drove my husband away from 3d with that word. (kidding Ruf, he just has to work to keep me in my accustomed style, boys have an annoying habit of eating at least 5 times a day)
Pesky kids.
Does anyone watch 30Rock? I thought it was guarenteed awards and long life in payment for Fey’s service to the politburo. But does anyone watch it?
I stumbled across it once, and it was a scene between her and baldwin. He was going on about the liberal media and how they’re ruining everything, and she says “Oh, just say it – jews.”
Nice propaganda. Criticizing the media is not because of content, but because of anti semitism. How much longer does this bone head crap have to go on?
Indoctrination is the reason. You repeat a lie long enough and it is accepted as truth. We are already at the point of “the debate is over.” Only a very slim number of people will bother to delve deeper into the science and even attempt to understand the skepticism. How long will those that do last against all their friends, neighbors and family, fully convinced by the propaganda campaign, screaming at them about how wrong they are to question it?
Just like the commandment from on high to have a homosexual in every show. Or take an existing character and turn them homosexual (even better!)
At last Modern Family makes fun of the homosexual character. The rest treat them like they are one of the Vs who have come among us to bring compassion and understanding.
I prefer this picture
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa117/ScrewMarkBrown/gorezilla.jpg
Usually, you can follow the money on these things. If NBC were owned by some giant conglomerate that stands to make billions from perpetuating the big green scare, it would all make sense. Who owns NBC again? I’m having trouble remembering…
Ah yes Trzupr General Electric I believe would be the owner and if memory serves they have a near monopoly on solar, wind turbine technology, and the smart grid technology all of which are key parts of the “green” legislation. Are you suggesting some sort of less than noble intentions??
No – no – no, V – not at all! I’m sure that it’s just a coincidence!!
Speaking of the whole green zealot movement has anyone read this article out of the UK?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/carbon/6527970/Everyone-in-Britain-could-be-given-a-personal-carbon-allowance.html
Each person would get a card giving them a certain energy allowance. I don’t even know what else to say here since this whole thing zoomed past ridiculous about 4 years ago.
My avatar says it all!
Veruckt, you were going to drop me an e-mail. Still waitin’, man
It’s crap like this that turned me off “ER” – that and all the original cast eventually left. Got tired of them telling me how stupid I was, if I thought going into Iraq and Afghanistan were good ideas.
If GE didn’t make engines for our military aircraft – they’d be totally worthless. Edison must be spinning in his grave.
Even when I had access to television, I never watched NBC. So this green evangelicalism just reinforces my decision to avoid both them and TV in general.
Any show that turns into a lecture is gone. I really don’t need to be lectured to by illiterate, innumerate, illogical, rude, incompetent, ill-educated, ill-mannered cretins whose only claim to fame (and tons of money) is that they can read and memorize, a few sentences at a time, someone else’s words.
That said, I do like Alec Baldwin as an actor…but he’s a clear example of the above…
Is NBC still on?
Surprise, surprise. I like 30 Rock. NBC has been doing the “green” thing for several years.
But I know what you say: Forget it! let’s waste more. It’s all good. No need to worry now, there’s plenty of energy forever. And when we run out, technology will have figured out a new way to create energy. We shouldn’t let those liberals dictate how we live our lives. (cut to getting your electricity bill, especially in TX) What the f@$k! How can my electricity bill be so high. Well, I guess it’s time to build another coal plant near Waco. That way, Houston, El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin will remain out of compliance with their air quality. Heck, that new coal plant could make Dallas the MOST polluted city in the country; taking the title from Los Angeles. But let’s not worry about those big city folks. We know they are all just liberal, minority, dems anyway; no good conservative republican would live there (you may have forgotten George W. Bush). Let’s just live our lives simply, like our grandparents and their grandparents, and not worry about environmental issues. Let’s get back to “main” street. Oh, those new coal plants are being built in small towns in TX, where the pollutants literally rain down on the people living nearby. Well, the coal plant people told us that the pollution just stops right there at the barbed-wire fence, and we don’t need to worry about that.
No, you guys are right. This “green” thing is so overrated and so inconvenient. If I want to microwave my turkey this Thanksgiving, then screw those “greenies!” As a matter of fact, as long as NBC keeps force-feeding me environmentalist propaganda, I will leave EVERY electrical appliance and light on that I can. Now, who’s with me?!
Nice rant Barry, but you’re missing the point. I know you watch 30 Rock, and I know that you think recycling is a great idea. (The fact that it takes more energy to recycle most things, and that recycling paper in particular is very polluting, is apparently irrelevant to you. It makes you feeeeel good.)
The question is, why would you prefer to be lectured to by Al Gore than to watch your favorite comedy show come up with the best idea they can, rather than have a theme dictated to them from on high?
Are you a masochist? Or do you like having your beliefs reinforced so much that you actually do find this entertaining?
Mike. It’s not recycling that’s “green,” it’s conserving energy. Turn off the lights when you leave the room is a small way, keep the thermostat at a reasonable temperature,etc. NBC has done this for several years. It’s not dictated by politics, but by conscience. Because Al Gore is the “champion” for the movement as “movie star” they throw him in to add some sort of legitimacy to their cause. I don’t really buy it, but like a good public service announcement the point is to increase awareness. Recycling is a whole other story. Only aluminum cans are effectively “recycled.” Other than than, it’s just to make you feel good, you’re right.
@Blackhawk – if you are worried about the “faux agreement tone,” then you are still a relative newbie. People respond all the time in that manner. Don’t get thrown by the tone, because there are facts in there that are scary. Stick to some good, old blues in Toledo with Eric (the king of “faux agreement tone”) – sorry Eric you got thrown under the bus on that one since you were standing close to him, and I have seen your Crap of Bull episodes, comrade.
Oh my God how will Eric ever recover from being thrown under the bus. That was devastating. You are a rhetorical ninja BarryO.
Fair enough BarryO, but I bet you’d be the first to start bitching if a conservative administration was asking TV shows to insert plot lines about social security reform or domestic oil drilling. I’m guessing you just like to see people on TV who agree with you and don’t care about clunky exposition or the bastardization of the scripts. But hey, GE will makes billions off the green movement and since they are big democratic donors I guess that is corporate greed you’re OK with.
Oh no, my Crap of Bull episodes are being attacked, by a self-described lefty, one who used to bring decent debate to the table. What forever shall I do with BarryO calling me faux something or other. That’s right, not give two shits and keep enjoying life.
This is a perfect illustration of spitting up opinions and serving them as facts.
You think people are not thinking of the environment unless the Enlightened Elites tell us. Yes, libs think we are all this stupid. But no, Barry O, we don’t need to be told by a smug minority how to walk, and where to toss trash, etc. I think we had that figured out long before Tina Fey and her ilk thought to bring us a “teaching moment” (A pompous statement if there ever was one).
Keeping thermostats low? Didn’t Carter lecture us on the same thing. I remember him wearing a sweater too.
Barry, two of the shows: “The Office” and “Heroes,” are specifically about recycling. Since you evidently know the truth that the vast majority of recycling projects are bad for the environment, I would have thought that you would oppose this particular instance of “raising awareness.”
Since the vast majority of people believe the fiction that recycling is helping to “save the planet,” shouldn’t there be an awareness-raising campaign that seeks to tell them the truth?
I’m looking forward to seeing “The Office” next week, because if they make Dwight a mindless “recycling Nazi,” they might actually make something worth watching.
Baryy O. Come back out of left field.
Once again BarryO adds nothing but the same old talking points. If I wanted to here this same old stuff over and over I’d go to HuffPo. And anyone who has something constructive to say avoids the “faux agreement tone.”
Oh, those new coal plants are being built in small towns in TX, where the pollutants literally rain down on the people living nearby.
And how is that worse than what Californicans do? Which is to build their coal fired powerplants hundreds of miles downwind in Northern Nevada or on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona/New Mexico?