ENTERPRISE 02/05/'03: "Stigma" (1 Viewer)

[Glenn Overholt]

Yes, the ending of this episode I didn't need to see. I already had my own version that I could relate to in today's society, and AIDS wasn't it.

But that is still not the place to advertise this. I know that at the end of "Without A Trace" they'll post a real missing person, and I like that. Missing people is what the show is about.

However, and this is what I don't want to see.. having the
'message' shoved down your throat.

A few years ago I watched the Cosby show when it started, and it was great, but after a few season his degree got the better of him and every show was just another lesson that every child should learn. Time to turn the channel.

Glenn

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Unfortuantley, taking on social issues will usually come across as heavy handed. The generally more useful way to do it is rather than taking on social issues (unless they work literally within the context of the show) is to take on philosophical issues that have social implications. This tends to come across as more universal and less tranparent.