"Jericho"

Has anybody been watching the new TV shoe, "Jericho" on CBS Wed. nights?

It is about a small town in northern Kansas, after nuclear devices have
been set off in Denver and several other US cities. The town is
"isolated," but the apparently have a small airport, which was the scene
of some happenings in tonight's episode.

The scriptwriters and producers are so stupid that they don't realize
that people would use the planes to contact others and help to establish
communications with the outside world.

They even had a B757 lad on a freeway, rather than use one of the many
5,000+ ft runways available in that area and ahd a commuter plane crash
near it. How stupid can TV writers be?

Orval Fairbairn wrote:
Has anybody been watching the new TV shoe, "Jericho" on CBS Wed. nights?

How stupid can TV writers be?

This is the funniest statement I've heard all week!

Remember, TV *writers* brought you American Idol, Survivor, Dancing
with the Stars, Jerry Springer, Skating with (whatever) [which I
consider to be the stupidest of all], all the "Judge what'-his/her-name",
and so on and so on and....

"Blanche" wrote in message
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This is the funniest statement I've heard all week!

Remember, TV *writers* brought you American Idol, Survivor, Dancing
with the Stars, Jerry Springer, Skating with (whatever) [which I
consider to be the stupidest of all], all the "Judge what'-his/her-name",
and so on and so on and....


What did TV *writers* have to do with any of those shows?

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:39 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
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What did TV *writers* have to do with any of those shows?

A little "creative" input perhaps?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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A little "creative" input perhaps?


I know nothing about TV production. What input would writers have on
unscripted TV shows?

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:16:00 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
k.net:

What input would writers have on unscripted TV shows?

What makes you believe those shows are unscripted? You're smarter
than that.


There is no expedient to which a man will not resort
to avoid the real labor of thinking.
-- Sir Joshua Reynolds

Who said they were unscripted?



"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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I know nothing about TV production. What input would writers have on
unscripted TV shows?

Let's assume for the moment they are unscripted (not by any means a foregone
conclusion).

Given that they manipulate the story through careful editing, it makes a lot
of sense that they would have writers on staff to draw up the basic plots
and events used to guide that editing.

I hope you're not under the impression that what one sees on the TV is a
100% true representation of what has actually *happened*. Even where the
events are 100% real, it's a very carefully crafted view onto the events
designed to give you a very specific interpretation of those events. Having
writers around helps ensure that the designed interpretation is the one the
producers wanted.

Pete

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

A little "creative" input perhaps?

I know nothing about TV production. What input would writers have on
unscripted TV shows?

Um...can you cite the name of an "unscripted tv show"? Even the evening
news is scripted. The script may be as sketchy as an outline or as
detailed as mandated dialog (e.g. 99% of all Star Trek episodes).
But there are still "writers".

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Blanche" wrote in message

This is the funniest statement I've heard all week!

Remember, TV *writers* brought you American Idol, Survivor, Dancing
with the Stars, Jerry Springer, Skating with (whatever) [which I
consider to be the stupidest of all], all the "Judge what'-his/her-name",
and so on and so on and....


What did TV *writers* have to do with any of those shows?

Read the credits after each of these shows. There are always a
number of "writers".