Interesting to mention this on the first day of the writer's strike. They have to show re-runs of live talk, because live talk (late night or daytime junk) can't be done without the writers. I guess content is the thing.

I recall watching TV some programs (quite a few) where the only thing I remember is that I can't remember the program. That included some good programs (I think). [This sometimes created an eerie "de ja vu" (or was that "du ja ve") if I manage to actually see something twice, for the first time]. Was I captured by the technology? Were the writers manufacturing "bubble gum" for the brain? Was I just not really engaged much? Don't know. But I don't think I've had the same issue with any book I've ever read. Tom.

At this stage ..I am more concerned with Johnny Carsons educashon (sic) ..surely the television must be credited to that great Brit, John Logie Baird! Which leads on neatly to another web related question..wiki style- , does the loudest web voice mean history can change before our very eyes on the web? Google "who invented TV" and check out which countries sites say what!!! Ahh the internet.. national propoganda, sorry pride, without boundries.

TV and other new media have a lot of potential. I feel that its only being used inappropriately that we feel disgruntled. As a media, we sure have made right advances, its just the direction that needs to be put right. I mean I see my two year old daughter learn differentiate between a baboon and a monkey thanks to National Geographic. It is certainly the "choice" that makes the difference, use the new media to help you and your family grow than just consider it bad because it needs you to change.

The question of questionable info on the web as content is worthy of a full discussion -- we have been trained to belive media sources -- despite cynacism -- yet the web, in and of itself, is not about the third party endorsement of trusted entity -- schools are wrestling with this too in terms of papers and such. So all content is not equal and all truth is not true.