“Monday’s NBC psychic crime drama “Medium” featured a plot line in which an Arizona senator and former POW is discovered to be a two-time murderer and a cannibal.”
It’s interesting to see how reprehensible a hollywood writer feels he needs to make the McCain character in order to make sure the audience hates him. The guy can’t be a simple murderer, oh, no, he’s got to be a double murderer and a cannibal to boot. Your basic murderer is sooo pedestrian.
The Monday night episode of 'Medium', charmingly titled 'Aftertaste' was clearly a swipe at McCain, whom I do not support, but this sneaking anti-Republican propaganda into what is supposed to be 'entertainment' is getting very old and annoying. I didn't catch the McCain references because I was tired and dozed off about two-thirds into the episode. Now, I see the connection - and resent it. The producers of 'Medium' apparently must think we're all idiots and can be easily manipulated into hating Vietnam veteranss who were POWs and thinking that Senator McCain is an evil, heartless cannibal.
I happen to oppose John McCain on his too-liberal political stands - but I respect his military service - and find this attempt by some Hollywood twerps - who are probably convinced that they're all smarter than everyone else - to pointedly demean that service with a ridiculous plot portraying Vietnam war POWs as cannibals, to be a very good reason to cease bothering to tune in 'Medium'. At this point, TV viewing, in general, is becoming a burden I can easily do without.