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As far as I can tell, "West Wing" clearly is aligned with the worldview of Aaron Sorkin, just as "24" seems pretty aligned with the worldview of Joel Surnow. I
by soundwave106 9y ago
As far as I can tell, "West Wing" clearly is aligned with the worldview of Aaron Sorkin, just as "24" seems pretty aligned with the worldview of Joel Surnow.
I'm not sure at what point a strong worldview from a creator crosses over to the "propaganda" definition? So many shows over time have had creators with very distinctive, often strong, worldviews and opinions. I can say that about so many shows ranging from "Twilight Zone" to "Star Trek" to "MASH" to "South Park". I'm not sure I'd call any one of these "propaganda".
For whatever reason, I tend to think of "propaganda" as persuasion coming more from group collectives, such as governments.
- 3131s 9y agoI'd say it is coming from a group collective, because Joel Surnow and Aaron Sorkin are nothing without a platform for their shows. It's the conglomerates that own US television networks that chose to fund and broadcast the strong worldview of these writers.