Television: Do we expect more suburban haute
couture, or can we hope for a miracle?

      Narcissus did it in a pool of water. Humans do it on the box. The question at this much-publicized moment is, what do we see when we gaze back at our own reflection?

Should we preen and gaze with wonder as our magic little box captures a Technicolor portrait of civilization, or should we be worried about the state of our mirror image? Is television used to challenge, or is it merely a gala for the suburban dream? If so, how does that dream world relate to reality?

Television - Continued >>