Comments on: NBC’s ‘Philanthropist’: Evil Corporations, Condescending Racial Attitudes, Worse Melodrama

By: garment business daily

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By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:00:41 +0000

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By: Thebutlerdidit

Thebutlerdidit — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:04:56 +0000

Bill Gates is a tool. Next question?

By: Thebutlerdidit

Thebutlerdidit — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:01:47 +0000

Yeah, I was going to say it's the Money Honey! He's a hottie, this show, sounds not so hot.

By: Thebutlerdidit

Thebutlerdidit — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:59:47 +0000

Heh.. Thanks Bruce, that was funny. My only thought after reading this, is #ell's bells, this is beyond the pale!!And a great example of why I don't watch television very often, if at all.

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:02:24 +0000

I think you may be reading too much into the show. Full disclosure, I kind of like the show and am a James Purefoy fan.

"a Nigerian official claiming that the rebel activities there are “a rebellion against the very corporate intrusion that companies like your routinely perpetrate on sovereign nations like Nigeria."

You don't think that's exactly the kind of trash a Nigerian official might put forth? Plenty of nations have made blaming America for their troubles a routine method of distracting people from their own corruption, incompetence, oppression, etc. If so, then that is a realistic presentation.

You also say the show is condescending as the poor people portrayed in it "obviously need the assistance of this superior Caucasian person…" but a recurring theme I've seen in the show is that his wealth and power are what open doors for him making him able to help where a poor African couldn't. There is truth in this. You don't think Bill Gates being Bill Gates opens doors for him in his charity work?

By: Cardinal_Fang

Cardinal_Fang — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:35:56 +0000

I'm wondering if the powers-that-be responsible for the show's content believe that any corporation can be beneficial? NBC itself? GE, which owns it? Any others that control the "entertainment" industry? Talk about biting the hand that feeds them. Perhaps they can have the protagonist help out the stockholders that he's bankrupted when he drives his evil, soulless corporation into the dirt with his philanthropic misadventures? Oh wait, only rich people own stock, sorry. I also wonder how his evil, soulless corporation would fare under the current, socialist administration? Now there's a story line for you, except I think that we could all see how it would go, in that he'd accept the bailout, the government would de facto take over, all of his good deeds would get him indicted- wait! strike that! …all of his good deeds would get him honored and his corporation would thrive and everybody would be happy all the time. Better. Didn't want to go against the (democrat) party line.

By: TerryO

TerryO — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:20:23 +0000

What? I thought their banking system was doing great. As a matter fact I just received an email asking me to help a guy trying to straighten everything out. In return for my bank routing numbers I'm gonna get millions!

By: TerryO

TerryO — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:59:42 +0000

But I wonder . . . is Jesse Martin a fine black person, or does he just play one on TV?

By: VinceR

VinceR — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:47:27 +0000

I managed to sit thru about half the show. It's like Bruce Wayne, but no Batman.