Is this true? Perhaps it’s time for me to find where that TV controller is….

Posted on December 5, 2008 by | 2 Comments

An Injection of Hard Science Boosts TV Shows’ Prognosis:

It’s no fiction: Scientific fact has usurped science fiction as TV’s favorite inspiration for prime-time story lines. And to keep everything on the up and up, show writers and producers are hiring scores of researchers and technical consultants to get the science straight.

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2 responses to “Is this true? Perhaps it’s time for me to find where that TV controller is….”

  1. llewelly's avatar llewelly | December 6, 2008 at 12:43 am |

    Perfectly consistent with the recent chopping of science reporting from many TV stations – like CNN. Well, about as consistent with reality as any non-Schneier article in Wired .

  2. Portofinoan's avatar Portofinoan | December 6, 2008 at 5:40 pm |

    There have indeed several occasions in television history in which science has been well represented. Examples are Bronowski’s “Ascent of Man”, Sagan’s “Cosmos” or the Mr. Wizard series.
    Alas, these venerable series reside only in the ancient past. Even “Nova” on PBS today is only a pale imitation of itself, looking more like a recruiting commercial more suited to the Military Channel.