Comments on: 10 TV Shows That Changed the Course of History

By: Bob smith

Bob smith — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:06:37 +0000

Doctor who should be on here!

By: mrscrazy

mrscrazy — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:58:18 +0000

what about the x-files? that played a big part

By: DrBill

DrBill — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:18:05 +0000

These shows are probably exemplary instances of Art Imitating Life Imitating Art. They chronicle the coming of age of our contemporary Weltanshauung. But, aside from Star Treck, these ten shows short circuited the lengthy process of interpreting culture. We didn’t have to wait for a Theodore Dreisser to cAll for aNd end to social ills. We had Ed Murrow puffing away in real time. The multimedia events that truly transformed our consciousness and gave the entire world a common experience were I Iove Lucy, The Honeymooners, American Bandstand, ans MTV. Consciousness changed in an instant, and a new thing under the sun emerged when Ed Sullivan announced “Ladies and Gentlemen, THE BEETLES.”

By: T.

T. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:14:41 +0000

mitchsn

Sulu isn’t but his first name is Hikaru which is…

By: mitchsn

mitchsn — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:01:54 +0000

Re:Star Trek

Lets not forget that the Crew also had an Asian (they Say he’s Japanase, but Sulu isn’t a Japanese name, nor any other Asian name, its completely made up), a Scot, and a Russian. And this during the period of the Cold War!

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:58:18 +0000

I think the Daily Show is, or will come to be, one of these historic shows. Despite its comedic format, I know it is changing minds, changing votes, and bringing issues to the attention of people who don’t watch regular news or read non-fiction books.

By: cyberina

cyberina — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:46:06 +0000

Well, your description of the political changes in Romania is very simplistic. The historical process was much much longer and more complex. All of the former communist countries where changing at the time, but Hungary had, as always, a leading role. So yes, I agree with others saying that you are rather US-centered here.

By: stephny

stephny — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Wow, what a media-dominated culture we live in. Everyone is clamoring for TV shows that didn’t influence anything but the viewing enjoyment of the viewers. This list is about “changing history”
Altering the outcome of elections, bringing new products into peoples homes, and changing attitudes about topics as important as ecology is changing history. Bonanza and Good times are great TV, but really.
I do agree with Ms. Williams about Roots, though, that did mark a cultural watershed.

By: Emika

Emika — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Yeah, I would have gone with “10 TV Shows That Changed the Course of American History.”

Otherwise, interesting article… although it was distressing that I’ve only ever heard of two of these shows (Star Trek and Dallas, and I only heard of Dallas after moving abroad). Am I that culturally ignorant?

By: Blackwolff9

Blackwolff9 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:51:00 +0000

For those who are complaining about the title of the article,please note that the title is “10 TV Shows That Changed the Course of History”, NOT “the World”,NOT “America”. Granted, most of the shows listed are from America,but their airings in other countries obviously had a deeply profound impact on the populace, as in the case of DALLAS. Great Britain and Australia also had their turning points using television as well,as stated by the author, so obviously we’re not the only game in town. Come on,people! Pay attention!