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Secret Agenda?

Crime Drama: murders, stabbings, gun fights, assassinations—pretty much all the things us reasonable people tend to shy away from in our day to day lives. So how come we love it so much on the box? Because of the drama, I’d say, not because of the politics. But just like all good crime TV, Law & Order has its fair share of political influence.

Is there too much political agenda on TV? And could that be dangerous?

I understand this concern; after all, if the government wanted to sway us in a certain specific political direction, it’s going to be hard to do so by using a light-hearted comedy, isn’t it?

And now more than ever there is reason to believe we are being swayed. You can barely walk down the street without passing a conversation about the Iraq war and whether or not it should have gone ahead. Even if you’re at home, safely shut away from politics and out of view of the TV, a knock could come at any moment: a political candidate wanting to smile and show you the way.

But I suppose it’s always been there, hasn’t it? It’s just that we notice it more nowadays, because we have that many ways to access the media, and for it to access us.

And maybe political agenda isn’t a bad thing after all; by being exposed to it we think about it so much more, which is far better than the alternative, is it not? If that’s the price we have to pay then I think it’s a good thing; the more awareness we have, the more chance there is for us to re-assess our opinion and consider all the important factors.