This show had me really excited. My kids and I all thought the concept was great. Kinda like psych (which lost me when they also assumed that TV watchers would miss the clues unless they flashed and zoomed; a story for another day).
I agree with Woodmage. One of the things that will completely ruin a show for me is a lack of knowledge of the subject being discussed.
The example of the PFC that said "My job was to say yes. Yes sir". This had a few problems:
1: No order that violates the law can be followed. For example, If you obey an order to kill unarmed civilians, you are guilty of murder.
2: A Staff Sergeant is not a commissioned officer, and would *never* be called Sir.
3: Her *duty* when confronted by such blatant harassment as this is to report the offender. If she does not report him, she is also guilty of the act.
I was in the Army from 1982-1985. As much as people like to view the military as neanderthals, even back then a female soldier was *never* called a woman, girl, chick, or anything other than female soldier. ever.
I had never heard anyone call a female soldier "bitch or a whore". If a soldier had used those words, it would have been a quick walk to the CO's office. If you were lucky, you would only get a summary article 15, and not a field grade.
Now from G.B. "The argument has been made that this is from the left liberal side. So does that mean brining (sic) to light some uncomfortable truths is liberal and covering them up is conservative?"
Not even close. The argument is that the liberal side of the aisle tends to dislike the military, and will use any excuse to bad-mouth it.
This plot-line could have been used in a lot of other ways. However, just to get a few cheap shots, they placed it in the military and then used that to trot out a few "facts" to make the military look bad.
And one final note: OMG when she saluted her friend at the end of the show? My kids and I were howling with laughter at the sheer cheesiness and stupidity of that gesture. (and why did she not have her BDU top on, she can't walk around without a complete uniform).
Sigh
I had all the shows so far on my DVR, and this one was the last one to get watched. All the others were erased without viewing.
I agree with Woodmage. One of the things that will completely ruin a show for me is a lack of knowledge of the subject being discussed.
The example of the PFC that said "My job was to say yes. Yes sir". This had a few problems:
1: No order that violates the law can be followed. For example, If you obey an order to kill unarmed civilians, you are guilty of murder.
2: A Staff Sergeant is not a commissioned officer, and would *never* be called Sir.
3: Her *duty* when confronted by such blatant harassment as this is to report the offender. If she does not report him, she is also guilty of the act.
I was in the Army from 1982-1985. As much as people like to view the military as neanderthals, even back then a female soldier was *never* called a woman, girl, chick, or anything other than female soldier. ever.
I had never heard anyone call a female soldier "bitch or a whore". If a soldier had used those words, it would have been a quick walk to the CO's office. If you were lucky, you would only get a summary article 15, and not a field grade.
Now from G.B. "The argument has been made that this is from the left liberal side. So does that mean brining (sic) to light some uncomfortable truths is liberal and covering them up is conservative?"
Not even close. The argument is that the liberal side of the aisle tends to dislike the military, and will use any excuse to bad-mouth it.
This plot-line could have been used in a lot of other ways. However, just to get a few cheap shots, they placed it in the military and then used that to trot out a few "facts" to make the military look bad.
And one final note: OMG when she saluted her friend at the end of the show? My kids and I were howling with laughter at the sheer cheesiness and stupidity of that gesture. (and why did she not have her BDU top on, she can't walk around without a complete uniform).
Sigh
I had all the shows so far on my DVR, and this one was the last one to get watched. All the others were erased without viewing.