Society & Culture
In this week's episode, Shawn and Brien come to the defense of a dog who defended himself against the unwanted shmoozing of a Denver reporter. This past week, news reports have circulated about Max, an Argentine Mastiff, who defensively snapped (not "attacked") Denver reporter Kyle Dyer after she unwittingly assumed an aggressive stance over the dog. Once again, mass media takes the sensationalistic stance of dogs "attacking" people rather than using this as an opportunity to teach people how to better deal with dogs. Following this rant, we delve into the media coverage of the death of Whitney Houston and we question why this story has garnered so much attention, while the death of Don Cornelius was generally ignored. In our television segment, we discuss the poor start to The River and the declining fortunes of many genre shows like Alcatraz and Fringe. We debate which shows might be lucky enough to catch another season. We also hail the return of The Walking Dead and ponder the possible succes of Kevin Smith's new show, Comic Book Men. We also speak of the proper ending for a television show in light of the recent Chuck finale. We wrap up with a discussion of movie news, focusing on Gary Friedrich, one of the creators of the Ghost Rider character, and his ongoing battle with Marvel over rights to the character. We also learn that Ridley Scott is set to return to TWO of the worlds he made famous in the 80's: Alien and Blade Runner.