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>>Interesting questions. I hope the show does catch >>on. I would hate for it to be cancelled because their >>aren't enough viewers. > >I will be optimistic and say BP will do one of two >things. It will either be a favorite among those in >the entertainment industry and sophisticated viewers >or may even catch fire the way Jerry Seinfeld did >after a few years. I think for the majority of shows, >except very simple-minded shows, it takes a "warm-up" >period to get attached to the characters. > >> Forgive my pessimism, but I don't think >>conservatives will be lured by a mention of >>Creationism and pro-life. And that's all it seemed to >>me to be. The presence of both subjects were >>intended--in my opinion--to present another side to >>the questions. My experience of conservatives is that >>they are GENERALLY (and I stress generally) not as >>open to other opinions as many liberals may be. > >I don't necessarily think that is pessimism since if >the >show were a show that conservatives liked, it might >not be that good. That said, Americans seem to be >going conservative in droves. All of my college >buddies with families and houses in the burbs are >Republicans. Yuppies and baby boomers like Malcom in >the Middle and the flag-wavers enjoy patriotic shows >where Americans waste evil-non-Americans. I'm >surprised FOX didn't come out with "Boston Private". >If it would have been CBS they probably would have! > >> I think Ronnie was trying to do just what she said: >>get the kids to wonder about things. If she can do >>that then teaching them will be much easier. >> Also, I personally didn't view that as a pro-life >>message, subtle or otherwise. I think Steven and >>Lauren were both just feeling guilty that they had >>inadvertently forced this girl to get an abortion. >>And Lauren pushing the girl to seek counseling was >>just good advice. > >I thought of that too. (that she was just trying to >get the kids to wonder about things) Obviously, she is >intelligent enough to at least entertain the idea that >evolution is a viable explanation for human existence, >as well as the diversity of all life. You are likely >correct that the show certainly didn't suggest that >the girl who had the abortion is destined to eternal >hellfire and damnation. > >To end, I'd like to ask you a question, (or anyone >else out there following this). Do you think that by >adding some really cool characters, (like Ronnie), >that they need to sacrifice a few characters to keep >their character count down. For us, (who have been >watching), all the characters have been easy to >follow, but for someone just starting to watch it >could be confusing. I think the logical choice might >be Lauren. Although, Ronnie is different than Lauren, >they kind of share a niche. I think it would be wrong >to sacrifice a villain. The villain is an important >role, and several make it even more fun. >Jamey
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