tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post4680263383408098227..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Why PBS StinksBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-24188805814266409182009-02-01T12:14:00.000-06:002009-02-01T12:14:00.000-06:00Well. as you said in the later post: you are a man...Well. as you said in the later post: you are a man with a mission.<BR/>I have my own missions and would say that there are many ways to win over hearts and minds to something better. Not everyone tolerates having fire in their belly.<BR/><BR/>You are probably right about the faults and errors of the show (I didn't see that one). The wish list in point four holds ideas that I would enjoy seeing, IlonaGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035401683506659646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-81442976295635109352009-01-30T22:33:00.000-06:002009-01-30T22:33:00.000-06:00Honestly, I think folks have been so hesitant for ...Honestly, I think folks have been so hesitant for years (in the more general public arena) to link observations to climate change (it's been quite interesting to see the number of scientists, especially government scientists, speaking out since 20 Jan!) that shows such as this became shadows of what they could be. Hopefully this will change - even when one is targeting a 'general public' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-19597663622605049632009-01-30T18:28:00.000-06:002009-01-30T18:28:00.000-06:00There's no need for milkweed to be boring, and no ...There's no need for milkweed to be boring, and no excuse for leaving it out. On the other hand, I'm not willing to toss PBS or even all NOVA yet. <BR/>--Katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-33548490585781573452009-01-29T11:33:00.000-06:002009-01-29T11:33:00.000-06:00AD/KM--Well, that's obviously how little ole me fe...AD/KM--Well, that's obviously how little ole me feels! :)<BR/>Victoria--"Alien?" See, that doesn't even make sense, does it. That's also evidence of the larger problem--anything large, mysterious, or non human (to be blunt) is alien. How could we have lost touch with our planet, and ourselves, so quickly? Is it really just a case of agriculture and industrialization?<BR/>Susan--I HEAR ya :)<BR/>Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-30583995252178864502009-01-29T11:11:00.000-06:002009-01-29T11:11:00.000-06:00Well, I'm just glad I don't watch TV. Ther...Well, I'm just glad I don't watch TV. There's enough other stuff to get fired up about ;-> <BR/>Now I just hope the milkweed I planted will actually develop into a patch. They're not so easy to establish here in CA, though I've heard once you have them you really have them ;->Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-73302013439774103702009-01-29T10:46:00.000-06:002009-01-29T10:46:00.000-06:00Benjamin, as always, good post.This might give you...Benjamin, as always, good post.<BR/>This might give you a bit of inside info on the show:<BR/>http://monarchwatch.org/blog/<BR/><BR/>And this might give people a little incentive towards planting that milkweed:<BR/>http://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/<BR/><BR/>Tagging the little boogers is quite an adventure all it's own!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527514833267869251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-44756601319643457712009-01-29T06:35:00.000-06:002009-01-29T06:35:00.000-06:00Gee Benjamin I guess there could be no programs on...Gee Benjamin I guess there could be no programs on butterflies or monarch butterflies specifically but I did watch this and while there could have been more depth to it I found parts of it quite enchanting. At the very least it could start awareness in those that are so disconnected with nature that they would not even think of the questions you asked. Nova should have higher standards, I agreeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-38237655103257830312009-01-28T14:39:00.000-06:002009-01-28T14:39:00.000-06:00Excellent post Benjamin...too bad the program was...Excellent post Benjamin...too bad the program wasn't!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-1582814723165675102009-01-28T13:13:00.000-06:002009-01-28T13:13:00.000-06:00Well said. And milkweed, just days after your elo...Well said. And milkweed, just days after your eloquence on dandelions. You're on a roll. BTW, posted a link to this one on my Facebook. Thanks again, Benjamin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-14177207417256745902009-01-28T06:29:00.000-06:002009-01-28T06:29:00.000-06:00Hear hear.Hear hear.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-75091646263221875852009-01-28T02:05:00.000-06:002009-01-28T02:05:00.000-06:00I absolutely agree. I wish these programmes would ...I absolutely agree. I wish these programmes would give us the facts and not the slush. I was watching a documentary with my kids the other day about swarms (not just insects, but other animals as well). Every time they showed locusts, or cicadas, or whatever, the narrator kept talking about "alien instincts", and "alien invasions". Who writes this rubbish? What is "alien" about a natural event Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-84559010336206907032009-01-27T22:26:00.000-06:002009-01-27T22:26:00.000-06:00I missed the show, but if they did not mention the...I missed the show, but if they did not mention the basics of butterfly ecology, what was the point?Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.com