Difference between revisions of "Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative TV Shows"

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Six Million Dollar Man

The technology could have been developed by private companies under contract with the government.--Andy Schlafly 18:18, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

It "could've" been a lot of things, and I would gladly concede the point given any evidence to back up such an assertion. But as I recall, the protagonist was an astronaut who was "put back together" by the OSI (a fictional government agency) and worked in the public service thereafter. LloydR 18:29, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

Star Trek

The Federation was an extremely socialist government, to the point where the very concept of money was downright offensive to humans. Furthermore, the only "capitalist" race in Star Trek--the Ferengi--started off as villains in the early TNG episodes before becoming comic relief pn DS9. --[[User:AdamDiscordia|Yours in Christ, Adam Discordia]] 00:08, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

Sounds like Star Trek should be downgraded to "Debatable Whether Conservative." Please feel free to move it ... but "Trekies" may not like that!--Andy Schlafly 00:26, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

The Simpsons?

This may be a long shot but could the Simpsons fit under the Debatable category? Although it does occasionally send liberal messages, it embraces very conservative family values. I'm just not sure whether or not its liberal messages exclude it entirely from being included here. --JimMac 09:31, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

Personally, I don't any value -- conservative or otherwise -- in the Simpsons. I think it presents Hollywood's negative caricature of the family, as several other sitcoms have. But I welcome comments by others about this show, and thanks for the suggestion.--Andy Schlafly 10:23, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

I would agree - showing a dysfunctional family is hardly conservative. It would be like saying the abysmal "Married with children" is conservative. TracyS 11:21, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

Action shows

I'm thinking about shows from my youth, such as CHiPs - which portrays law enforcement in a positive light, while wholesome lead characters and little violence, and MacGuyver, again a show with little violence and a character using Yankee ingenuity to extract himself from a tight situation. TracyS 11:21, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

Family Ties

Not sure it's conservative...the main character, Alex Keaton, played by Michael J. Fox, was born in Africa and it's never made clear that he is a naturalized citizen. Also, as a desperate ratings ploy, the 4th episode of the show revolved around Alex Keaton engaging in pre-marital sex and suffering no negative consequences. The middle daughter, Mallory, is shown to be extremely materialistic but it is not portrayed very negatively. The parents, despite what the description says, are successful and live in a nice-sized house despite their liberal tendencies. I think this show should be put in the "maybe" category. KeithLowe 12:58, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

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 ==Action shows==
 I'm thinking about shows from my youth, such as CHiPs  - which portrays law enforcement in a positive light, while wholesome lead characters and little violence, and MacGuyver, again a show with little violence and a character using Yankee ingenuity to extract himself from a tight situation. [[User:TracyS|TracyS]] 11:21, 26 May 2011 (EDT)
+== Family Ties ==
+Not sure it's conservative...the main character, Alex Keaton, played by Michael J. Fox, was born in Africa and it's never made clear that he is a naturalized citizen. Also, as a desperate ratings ploy, the 4th episode of the show revolved around Alex Keaton engaging in pre-marital sex and suffering no negative consequences. The middle daughter, Mallory, is shown to be extremely materialistic but it is not portrayed very negatively. The parents, despite what the description says, are successful and live in a nice-sized house despite their liberal tendencies. I think this show should be put in the "maybe" category. [[User:KeithLowe|KeithLowe]] 12:58, 26 May 2011 (EDT)