The Drudge Report today features this American flag graphic along with a story headlined "Networks Plan ‘End Of America’ Shows."
At least two of the major television networks are planning shows about the destruction of America for the ‘06 season, hence the American flag in tatters. According to Drudge, who got his info from Variety, both ABC and CBS have two shows each in the works revolving around life in America after there is no more America.
According to the Drudge article, the TV show biz people are revved up about the upcoming season. Craig Erwich, Executive Vice-President of Fox says, "The creative community appears to be really inspired this year. It was an exciting time to be buying. I came away pretty encouraged about network TV."
The cynicism is so thick, you could cut it with a knife. The "creative community" apparently thinks that the end of America is worthy subject matter. It’s interesting to note that the proposed name of one of the shows is "Red & Blue," obviously refering to the divide between the red states and the blue states.
Picture in your mind all those folks in Mississippi and Louisiana, after having their lives turned upside down by a hurricane, with their homes and communities in shambles, raising American flags in the midst of all that. I think those people are more representative of what America is made of than the people who find it interesting to contemplate the destruction of America.