Comments on: Farewell to a Great TV Show http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/05/10/farewell-to-a-great-tv-show/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Jeffrey Jones http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/05/10/farewell-to-a-great-tv-show/comment-page-1/#comment-4804 Mon, 10 May 2010 19:42:17 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=3789#comment-4804 When Obama delivered his Race in America speech during that controversy, Jon Stewart ended his take on it the next day by saying, “And so, at 11:00 a.m. on a Tuesday, a prominent politician spoke to Americans about race as though they were adults.” You’re somewhat saying the same thing here, Matt–that much of news treats us as if we are children. Moyers did not.

I too hope the day comes when this form of engagement returns to television.

]]> By: Mary Beltrán http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/05/10/farewell-to-a-great-tv-show/comment-page-1/#comment-4797 Mon, 10 May 2010 15:23:43 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=3789#comment-4797 Thanks for this timely post, Matt; I definitely am with you on this thoughts and sentiments. I wonder also, if there is a replacement for Bill Moyers out there, if there’s a network that cares to recreate such a forum in this day?

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