tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post4987480747836750728..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Formal blog #6Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-68205263889140246032008-02-21T14:58:00.000-05:002008-02-21T14:58:00.000-05:00Your first couple paragraphs made something occur ...Your first couple paragraphs made something occur to me that I've never noticed before. Deckard (and everyone else, presumably) is so dependent on the Mood Organ that - metaphorically - the dial might as well be on his body. We might envision it as one of the fancy monitors that some diabetics wear.<BR/><BR/>I liked your discussion of television and its essentially anaesthetic effect. And while the mood organ, of course, can create any emotion (but then, don't dramas and comedies, reality tv and Oprah create a similar range?). <BR/><BR/>Let me note that your discussion of television might have been further enhanced by returning to the novel, and the very substantial role played by television in the life of John Isidore (who seems not to have a mood organ), as well as the androids.<BR/><BR/>Buster Friendly _is_ television...Adam Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588769281227456640noreply@blogger.com