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Thy Brilliance
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 Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:23 pm Post subject: Because you're qualified to do so. |
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Lasairfiona
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Thy Brilliance wrote: | ...
In order to survive the ratings system, science channels have to resort to "lying" to attract an audience. This is the reality.
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But when you dig just a bit deeper, the reality is much more inconvenient and involves actual work and complex social issues. |
I disagree that they must "resort"to lying to attract an audience. I agree that reality is actual work and complex. This is why I place blame at the feet of people like Bear Grylls because he is perpetuating the kind of programming that hurts science based shows. Mythbusters is on the right track but they occasionally piss me off by not using proper science (or using basic formulas to create experiments that have unarguable results). However, they are on the right track and have a huge audience without lying.
Anyone who lies is just taking an easy way out to get an audience and I find it reprehensible.
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Thy Brilliance
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:32 am Post subject: |
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I mean, without the explosions, would as many people watch mythbusters.
It may not be dishonest per say, but it's pretty biased in favor of more explosions.
Is there really no better way to get attention? |
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Monkey Mcdermott
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There is a difference between trying to "make science fun" and maybe dumbing it down too much and presenting stupid false information that might get someone killed.
This is clearly not the forum for you.
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Lasairfiona
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Thy Brilliance wrote: | | Is there really no better way to get attention? |
Why knock what works? And just because explosions work doesn't preclude other methods (see Alton Brown).
As I said earlier, when the entertainment factor becomes more important than the educational factor the show is no longer educational. That doesn't mean the entertainment factor is unimportant.
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Sam
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| but you see it is marketed as entertainment, so |
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Thy Brilliance
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Lasairfiona wrote: | | Thy Brilliance wrote: | | Is there really no better way to get attention? |
Why knock what works? And just because explosions work doesn't preclude other methods (see Alton Brown).
As I said earlier, when the entertainment factor becomes more important than the educational factor the show is no longer educational. That doesn't mean the entertainment factor is unimportant. |
I'd say you can always learn information from anything regardless of the entertainment factor, but that's just crazy ol me. |
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Lasairfiona
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I disagree especially when I would have to look up all the information to check what is true and what isn't. Therefore I am learning from my research, not from the show. An entertaining educational show should inspire one to want to learn more, not just relearn what you learned.
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BLOW IT UP! BLOW IT ALL UP!
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http://www.supersexycpr.com/
Is it possible to be educated if I have a boner?
I better drink my own piss. |
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WastedGecko
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| Bear Grylls is shit, Ray Mears is shit, Steve Irwin was shit. And if you don't like Bush Tucker Man over all those idiots then you're shit. |
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dazedb42
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:31 am Post subject: |
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2 cans, per man, per day. 
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Snorri
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| dazedb42 wrote: | | 2 cans, per man, per day. |
of piss?
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dazedb42
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| Snorri wrote: | | dazedb42 wrote: | | 2 cans, per man, per day. |
of piss? |
roger that, the bush tucker man was an army major tasked with documenting edible and medicinal plants over the top end of Australia. 2cans etc was one his mantras. Great show.
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| You're all right, Dazed. You're all right. |
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