With the season premiere of Lost came a message:
Stay tuned after Lost for the series premiere of Eli Stone. If you don't, you'll miss out on the custom-made to confuse you about Lost even more commercial(s).
I took the bait. In doing so, I found myself hooked on ABC's new television drama Eli Stone.
Eli Stone follows the life of a lawyer named, get ready for it, Eli Stone. Eli discovers he has a brain aneurysm. To make the show interesting, the brain aneurysm causes him to have premonitions that help him determine his role in life.
Like the discontinued Joan of Arcadia, Eli Stone does more than hint at the existance of a higher power. The difference between the two shows (and perhaps this will make the show a little bit more successful than the cancelled show starring Amber Tamblyn) is that the existance of a higher power is not the focus of Eli Stone.
The show promotes progress by addressing important and/or controversial subjects relevant to today's society. The American Academy of Pediatrics found the pilot episode so disturbing that they asked ABC to cancel it. The episode centered on immunizations being a possible cause of autism in children (a theory that has yet to be proven, and leans pretty far to the 'no' side). Fortunately, the episode was not cancelled, but a message at the end of the episode did encourage viewers to explore the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Autism page.
The fun doesn't end with the first episode. Through accupuncture, regular appearances by George Michael, and knights fighting dragons, this show explores:
All of this, and only 9 episodes have aired as of today.
This show does a good job addressing these issues because it personalizes them through use of characters the viewers can relate to. Additionally, because the show revolves around a law firm, most of these issues take place during a trial, in a court room, which allows more than one side of an argument to be addressed. Granted, it is biased toward the argument given by the show's main character(s), but all arguments given are sound. The show does a good job of doing its research before writing a script.
There is more to this television drama than mere drama. This show makes you explore your own set of values and stances on issues. It makes you think. I highly recommend it, especially for those of you looking for topics to blog about.
p.s. ProgressiveU Team, from the preview of my post:
"By sawaboof - Posted on December 31st, 1969"
wtf?
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