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“Designated Survivor” – A great educational tv political action conspiracy thriller

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 5 Comments / 3 May 2017 18 May 2017

Summary: The TV show Designated Survivor has all the elements of great TV — good acting and writing, skilled cinematography — and something powerful but rare. It shows us something about ourselves, about modern America. This is a powerful TV show. Dramatic, with episodes often ending on powerful cliff-hangers. Excellent acting, with Kiefer Sutherland as a …

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A new hot trend from Hollywood: women hitting men

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 32 Comments / 1 June 2016 7 March 2018

Summary: The revolutions have begun, taking America into realms with few or no historical precedents — normalizing prohibited behavior, breaking unquestioned rules. Films and TV show women hitting men (even in cute rom-com couples). What happens as this becomes accepted in society? Will domestic violence increase? How might this change relationship between the sexes? …

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Lessons for us from the TV show “Castle”

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 7 Comments / 21 April 2016 7 January 2018

Summary: For eight years the TV show Castle explored the nature of romance in 21st century America. Now that it ends soon, in its present form, we can review the lessons it taught us. TV and film tell our myths, and can help us better understand ourselves. “Oh, wow. You’re engaged to a douche.” — …

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Our future will be Jupiter Ascending, unless we make it Star Trek

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 19 Comments / 27 January 2016 7 January 2018

Summary: Will our future be like Star Trek or Jupiter Ascending? Star Trek shows us a world beyond scarcity where everybody benefits. In Jupiter Ascending the 1% takes the wealth produced by technology and uses it to rule us. We can choose to make Star Trek our future if we are willing to work for …

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“Castle” shows a future of strong women & weak men. As for marriage…

By Larry Kummer, Editor / 29 October 2015 7 January 2018

Summary: The TV show “Castle” gives us a mirror in which we can see ourselves, our hopes and fears — skillfully constructed by the best producers, actors, and technicians in Hollywood. Among other things it shows us a vision of the changing nature of relations between men and women — and its effects on marriage. …

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