48 HOURS BINGE

[tomstevenson]

The CBS' 48 Hours titled "Binge" sounds like bad television. Not because it wasn't balanced, but because the conclusions drawn in no way fit the facts presented. We get a lot of that over here too, but I'm not sure that all programmes should be balanced, especially those about more emotive, subjective topics. If a programme spotlights a specific event, as "Binge" obviously did, then the content should be balanced, but if a programme takles a general but contentious subject, I'd much rather see one programme balanced by another. That way the viewer can make up his or her own mind after watching two impassioned but opposite viewpoints. So-called "balanced" programmes are inevitably bland and lead to sanitised television.