Television is a "cool" medium, remember? Brutal honesty doesn't work well on TV. Of course, another factor is that, when people sit down to watch TV, they want to escape reality. Projecting reality on TV, especially about people who want to kill you, your family, your way of life, and your country, is just too upsetting.
“Projecting reality on TV, especially about people who want to kill you, your family, your way of life, and your country, is just too upsetting.”
Good post. People want TV to take them to a ‘happy place’. It’s like junk food for the mind. Any unpleasantness that intrudes into the family room will be met with a swift click on the remote.