tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164824657461407232.post808145474105872447..comments2023-09-13T06:52:12.060-07:00Comments on TV Criticism 2014: Drugs on TV Mishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06778861458627181101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164824657461407232.post-28672070348018114542014-04-06T19:10:06.509-07:002014-04-06T19:10:06.509-07:00This is an interesting view on drug promotion in A...This is an interesting view on drug promotion in American and a very relevant topic to our society today. While we do see a lot of drug coverage on the news, we often don't realize that television shows displaying use of drugs in their episodes is another form of drug promotion. Shows like Workaholics, Weeds and Freaks & Geeks always had an underlying theme of drugs and rebellion, but that isn't to say that marijuana was always the hot topic. In Workaholics, the main characters are shown smoking in almost every episode, but the show never really shows how the drug affects each of their individual lives (for better or worse). In Weeds, marijuana is obviously the main idea behind the show yet the main character (Nancy) doesn't smoke herself and doesn't condone her kids taking part in her business. Freaks & Geeks was interesting in that it used marijuana to help decipher the freaks from the geeks. The geeky kids were always shown looking down upon the kids who used the drug, referring them as freaks while the freaks who were shown using the drug were often portrayed as being burnout bums who sit around and do nothing all day. Lindsay (the main character) tried the drug herself and ended up having a horrible experience with it. So while I do agree with the idea that drugs in television is a form of promotion by the mere fact of exposing its audience to the drug, it isn't always shown in the most positive manner. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651179738983642473noreply@blogger.com