NBC’s Prime Time Is Going Green
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NBC’s prime time is going green. Next week, five of its prime-time shows will incorporate “pro environmental messages.”
The shows scheduled to indoctrinate television viewers are “30 Rock” (no surprise there), “The Office,” “Community,” “Heroes,” and “The Biggest Loser” (which is apparently the title of a reality show and not a nickname for NBC).
Also getting in on the brainwashing is “The Today Show,” “The Nightly News,” and “Meet The Press.”
A pro-environmental message is fine and dandy. “Give a hoot don’t pollute” and all that. But after a long day of work, after a long day of “fighting the man,” most of us want to turn on the television and turn off our brains.
We don’t want, or need, NBC preaching to us about the contrived ills of global warming.
What we want is “more funny,” or in the case of “Heroes” more Hayden Panettiere.
According to the Peacock Network, the inclusion of the green messages was left solely to the whims of the producers and intended to be integrated as organically as possible. If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you.
Here’s how the various shows will be celebrating “Green-Mas“:
Leslie Gore will make an appearance on 30 Rock (or is it Al Gore, I really didn’t read the article very closely).
“Community” will rename the college “Environdale.”
On “The Office” Dwight becomes the “Recyclops.”
The cast of “Heroes” fills a truck with recyclables while discussing the importance of giving back to the Earth (that’s not a joke).
In “The Biggest Loser” contestants save energy by using their own body fat as heating oil.
Sadly, NBC’s going green crusade has little to do with saving the environment or decreasing our carbon footprint (whatever that means). It’s strictly about money.
NBC is owned by General Electric. G.E. is like this with the Obama Administration (right now I’m crossing my fingers) when it comes to receiving earmarks for green technologies. In fact, G.E. stands to make billions if Obama’s Cap and Trade swindle gets passed by congress.
This is why NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC are always so favorable in their coverage of President Obama and his administration.
To put it in Liberal-ese, General Electric is President Obama’s Haliburton.
General Electric is the largest company in the world and in 2010 they expect to make $25 billion from their Ecomagination initiative. An initiative the company enacted back in 2005.
There is one saving grace with NBC forcing its agenda down our throats. No one will see it. NBC is in last place in the ratings. Minus Sunday Night Football, they have nary a show in the top 25.
So on top of its unwatchable programming, NBC finds it necessary to tell us how to live. They just don’t get it. We want entertainment not lectures.
1:25 pm
Are you sure it doesn’t have anything to do with sweeps? NBC parades around being green during November sweeps and again around Earth Day. While they may have a lot to do with the Green movement as a catchphrase and feel-good slogan, never underestimate the public’s ability to get behind a serious cause with PSA’s and useless tips that make us feel important, like we are making a difference. The comments about Haliburton may be going a bit too far. It’s a trendy thing, much like driving SUV’s was awhile back and owning slaves before that.
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4:00 pm
I honestly sort of like NBC because “The Office” was a great show and still passes as funny. “30 Rock” is funny too, but the rest of their garabage, even the overhyped “Community,” barely pass as enjoyable. I’m not surprised by this, which is sad, considering art is reduced to political bias for the next week on NBC all so GE can drive home it’s point. Bravo NBC for “willing submitting” like Perez Hilton.
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