ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (01/07/84)
Is anyone else upset about the proliferation of computerized-
police-state tv shows? The consistent message in "Whiz Kids",
"Automan", "Knight Rider" and (by all reviews) "Blue Thunder"
is that the computer = the law = your friend. This Hollywood
Trinity-for-our-times offends me as a computer scientist the way
"Mr. T" would were I Black. Yessiree, it's 1984, right on schedule.
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..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***apratt@iuvax.UUCP (01/08/84)
#N:iuvax:10800001:000:799 iuvax!apratt Jan 8 02:00:00 1984 <()> I read somewhere (possibly someplace obvious like TV Guide) that it is network policy to put limits on computers in TV shows. The example cited was for Star Trek, I think, but it could easily translate to Knight Rider: The computer must never solve the problem. It can provide information and analysis, but must not give the human the solution. Presumably this is to prevent widespread panic and other potential problems. Also, now, the Whiz Kids are not allowed (again, by network policy) to break into any computer but the Bad Guys'. You won't see them say so in the script; if you are VERY observant, you will see that they do not break into police/FBI/corporate computers any more (unless the corporation is the bad guy). Just commenting... -- Allan Pratt ...ihnp4!iuvax!apratt
moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (03/14/86)
In article <229@mrstve.UUCP> mark@mrstve.UUCP (Mark Smith) writes: > > Has anyone out there noticed that AT&T's equipment is appearing in a lot > of TV's evening soaps. For instance; Dallas, Dynasty, The Colbys [...] What gets me is how much the Macintosh is seen in different programs. David and Maddie's office on MOONLIGHTING is literally littered with them. Of course, my favorite Computer on TV is watching Dr. Auchlander get on the Pirate's Bulletin Board on the last episode of St. Elsewhere... "I don't have a code name... how about Wile E. Coyote..." Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb6, lbl-csam}!fluke!moriarty <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>