What TV show has had the most positive impact on you?
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The Chosen
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The last Airbender
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Star Trek TNG, pretty much formed my ethics and moral compass. Pretty much the same can be said for deep space nine
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Futurama got me out of a cult by making fun of the moving goal posts of the missing link. I always liked science before that, but probably because the religion was so against it I kinda avoided discussing evolution, and a lot of the rest of at least basic science could be rationalized or twisted to kinda agree.
I personally at the time had no issues with the age of the Earth(was told the 7 days were metaphorical and the incorrect orders wasn't really discussed), didn't have any issues believing in dinosaurs (there was iirc some argument that God used them to prepare the earth and intentionally had em die out) and other stuff, plus they tried to use stuff like how much Earth is in a "perfect" distance from the sun.
All that aside, human evolution can't work even with some of the creation myth being metaphors, because said cult also used the Adam and Eve story to justify why God permits evil. If that is just a metaphor, then the problem of evil became too pronounced.
If you want to know the argument I was sorta ok with at the time, it was basically this: Satan convincing humans to disobey God basically put the challenge that humanity didn't need God and can rule themselves. While several thousand years of allowing atrocities seems long, in the age of the Earth (and theoretically, God) it isn't much time at all, and the belief God would resurrect all those deserving meant to me at the time that at max 100 years of suffering would be eventually forgotten as we lived eternally after the resurrection (another belief of the cult).
For me, evolution being more accurate broke me out of that logic error, and Futurama was the delivery method that got through the standard mental defenses.
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Probably The Good Place. Made me question what matters for being good or bad, or just being well intentioned.
Have you read ‘How to be Perfect’ by Michael Schur yet? The Audiobook even has cameos by most of the cast.
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Late Night with Craig Ferguson.
Rules can be broken and having fun isn’t that hard, you just have to be real and honest with people and then magical things can happen.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 taught me to relish the joys of bad media and riffing on bad media.
It's something that is hard to learn for some people, me included. That something can be bad but still fun. Will Farrell movies were that to me, I hated him because I was a pretentious douche who thought anyone who liked him were just morons. Turns out no, you can think the movie is both stupid as hell, but still have fun
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It's something that is hard to learn for some people, me included. That something can be bad but still fun. Will Farrell movies were that to me, I hated him because I was a pretentious douche who thought anyone who liked him were just morons. Turns out no, you can think the movie is both stupid as hell, but still have fun
Exactly.
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Star Trek TNG, pretty much formed my ethics and moral compass. Pretty much the same can be said for deep space nine
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I can live with it
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Star Trek, the next generation, without a doubt. Get my entire sense of ethics and morality from that show. It was amazing. I still rewatch it quite often.
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The Chosen
wrote on last edited by [email protected]That show is SO GOOD. I really love how well it depicts all these people in such a relatable way, and strips away so much dogma to show the humanity underneath. It's beautifully done and really powerful. And...unexpectedly funny at times?
I love how it grounds us in such a relatable place, as all good historical drama does. It feels like it "wasn't that long ago."
I'm really not looking forward to the inevitable plot point.
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It's something that is hard to learn for some people, me included. That something can be bad but still fun. Will Farrell movies were that to me, I hated him because I was a pretentious douche who thought anyone who liked him were just morons. Turns out no, you can think the movie is both stupid as hell, but still have fun
I'm at the point now where even if it's "bad", I have a great time if it felt like the people making the work were having a blast doing it.
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That show is SO GOOD. I really love how well it depicts all these people in such a relatable way, and strips away so much dogma to show the humanity underneath. It's beautifully done and really powerful. And...unexpectedly funny at times?
I love how it grounds us in such a relatable place, as all good historical drama does. It feels like it "wasn't that long ago."
I'm really not looking forward to the inevitable plot point.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I love the liberties it takes as well. As someone who is Autistic, having Matthew there is very pleasantly surprising and enjoyable. You can see why they made the choices that they did. Like Matthew's attention to detail and helping Jesus with the sermon on the mount (which makes sense because Matthew wrote the most about it) or Peter being a big hothead (which makes sense due to the ear incident)
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Star Trek TNG, pretty much formed my ethics and moral compass. Pretty much the same can be said for deep space nine
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Captain Picard very much became a Captain to all of us, I think.
Of course he's got some flaws for sure (his stubbornness, for one!) but he really set the bar for what a civilised person and a good leader should be.
He's principled, fact-based, fair in his judgement, respects the differences of others (both individually and culturally), solves problems with understanding and empathy rather than force, and he's forgiving of mistakes.
And he does all that while still being a "strong" man. In fact, it's these very traits which earn him the respect of his crew.
I'm glad I had Captain Picard as an influence in my childhood, rather than whatever youtube channel trying to make me angry for all the wrong reasons.
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Futurama got me out of a cult by making fun of the moving goal posts of the missing link. I always liked science before that, but probably because the religion was so against it I kinda avoided discussing evolution, and a lot of the rest of at least basic science could be rationalized or twisted to kinda agree.
I personally at the time had no issues with the age of the Earth(was told the 7 days were metaphorical and the incorrect orders wasn't really discussed), didn't have any issues believing in dinosaurs (there was iirc some argument that God used them to prepare the earth and intentionally had em die out) and other stuff, plus they tried to use stuff like how much Earth is in a "perfect" distance from the sun.
All that aside, human evolution can't work even with some of the creation myth being metaphors, because said cult also used the Adam and Eve story to justify why God permits evil. If that is just a metaphor, then the problem of evil became too pronounced.
If you want to know the argument I was sorta ok with at the time, it was basically this: Satan convincing humans to disobey God basically put the challenge that humanity didn't need God and can rule themselves. While several thousand years of allowing atrocities seems long, in the age of the Earth (and theoretically, God) it isn't much time at all, and the belief God would resurrect all those deserving meant to me at the time that at max 100 years of suffering would be eventually forgotten as we lived eternally after the resurrection (another belief of the cult).
For me, evolution being more accurate broke me out of that logic error, and Futurama was the delivery method that got through the standard mental defenses.
I'm curious: was there a specific episode about this that got you thinking, or was it more the exposure to the whole of the show which kept joking in that particular direction?
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I'm curious: was there a specific episode about this that got you thinking, or was it more the exposure to the whole of the show which kept joking in that particular direction?
What OP's describing sounds a lot like this scene in "A Clockwork Origin".
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As a little kid, Mr Rodgers was pretty boring. As a bigger kid, it was below my level.
I fully support the show and what it stood for, but Sesame Street was much more entertaining.
Yeah I greatly appreciate the show existed, but it was far too mild for me. I needed something wackier to hold my attention.
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What OP's describing sounds a lot like this scene in "A Clockwork Origin".
That is absolutely golden. Thanks!
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Byker Grove taught me to never play paintball without eye protection.
