On 5/8/2010 10:39 AM, harry wrote:
On May 8, 3:27�pm, wrote:
On 5/8/2010 3:59 AM, harry wrote:

We get to see CSI here in the UK too (if you're that simple minded).
It started off fairly serious and realistic. �However it has long
descended into typical America ********. �I haven't watched it in
years.
Personally I think it should be banned, it twists the brains of the
stupid and credulous, especially all the inane violence.

So you're in favor of banning entertainment that's fictional! �OK, let's start
with performances of Shakespeare. �Maybe you'd be more comfortable moving to
Afghanistan, where you could settle among the Taliban - who ban all music,
dancing, and images.

Anyone who has visited America knows it's ******** within five
minutes, there are no fat ugly gits on CSI. �90% of Americans are fat
and/or ugly.

And the Brits have such wonderful teeth!

Shakespeare had talent. There are virtually no talented TV directors/
producers/writers. The talented ones work for the cinema industry.
Obviously you've never seen "The Sopranos", "Six Feet Under", "The Wire",
"Damages", "Nurse Jackie", or other television programs that have been produced
within the past decade. You are generalizing to an extreme. It is too facile
to select the worst examples in a society and use those examples as fully
representative.

For the record, I agree with you that the majority of what passes as popular
culture in the US today is dross. However, I can find more high quality
cultural creations than I have either time or money to enjoy.