NationStates Jolt Archive


Favorite shows that deal with contraversial topics?

Superpower07
05-12-2004, 14:36
Inspired by the 'favorite movies . . .' one, I decided to make one based on TV shows.

Joan of Arcadia
The whole philosophy of the existance of God, free will, religion, etc

Gundam
War, why we fight war, if humanity can ever outgrow it, peace (I could list TONS more but I'll just go w/the overall stuff of Gundam)
Lacadaemon
05-12-2004, 14:38
Nova. It has science, and people hate that.

Frontline. People just hate that in general.
Superpower07
05-12-2004, 14:41
Nova. It has science, and people hate that
Yeah, I must say that the few Nova documentaries I've seen are quite well put together
Von Witzleben
05-12-2004, 14:42
Married with children.
Blue Faeries
05-12-2004, 14:50
I think this may just depend on where you live -or maybe I just don't watch enough TV -not seen Nova, though have heard of Frontline Scotland.

Brasseye! They do fake-documentaries which challenge people's views.
Their Paedophilia one was too controversial for most people.
Lacadaemon
05-12-2004, 14:56
Yeah, I must say that the few Nova documentaries I've seen are quite well put together


Nova is one of the few shows that make the pointless parade of PBS worthwhile.

Well frontline and the Newshour too. But appart from that it's all crap. If I want to see britcoms I'll watch BBC america.

While I'm on the subject BBC america could be less crap too.
Zooke
05-12-2004, 15:01
Law and Order SVU. It takes topics right out of the news and portrays them in a right vs legal perspective.
Laskin Yahoos
06-12-2004, 13:45
South Park, because I almost always end up agreeing with it, although in less profane terms.
Torching Witches
06-12-2004, 13:46
Grange Hill. Always was at the cutting edge. ;)
Monkeypimp
06-12-2004, 13:57
The Simpsons.
Neer do wells
06-12-2004, 18:23
cmon! What about The X-Files! Government conspiracies and Aliens? It kills two controversial birds with one stone!
Plaarna
06-12-2004, 18:24
Gattica. What it is to be human, what it is to be discriminated against. One of my favourite movies of all time.
Legless Pirates
06-12-2004, 18:24
The 8 'o clock news?