From: "Ronald J. Logsdon" <RJ@shebute.com>
Subject: Re: CULTURE: Twin Palms-- errr, I mean Wild Palms.
Date:         Fri, 21 May 1993 12:44:05 CDT


Well it's over, "Wild Palms" that is. Maybe a new name could be "Wild Bombs"

Like many of you I was intrigued that ABC was willing to do a series around VR.
I loved the complexity and intrigue of the first two episodes.  The complex
interleave of VR, conspiracy, cult power and mass media had the potential to
be a powerful classic work.  I loved the artistic delivery of topics, and if
you read between the lines, it had a lot more to say.

With ALL the potential this mix had, why oh why did they give it a standard
Hollywood ending???  NO imagination at all!!!  Did Oliver Stone go home
after part two?  Did this Mini series fall pray to the same old movie
investor formula - "Murder everyone and will will give you the money to do
the film, murder sells you know!"

Its like the story was told be two different humans - the first two parts by
an imaginative artist wishing to convey a deep powerful message; the last
two parts to by some media executive trying to mold it into the same old
sh-- there rating machine (or the fathers) tells him sells.

I will be soooo glad when imagination, optimism a true creativity regain the
media from the murder minded apes running the show now.

The bottom line is with VR we can create a new world the feed the best
humanity has to offer - or - continue mindless murder media.

- Chant -
Channel 3 will never be - Channel 3 will never be - Channel 3 will never be -
Ronald J. Logsdon