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I really wish shows/movies about the supernatural handled skepticism better. This is not a huge complaint, just one that almost inevitably sets my eyes rolling. Medium is handling it better than a lot, since they've established that her dreams can be misinterpreted and/or lack specificity or detail a certain amount of questioning of what they mean or being unable to immediately act on her information makes sense. What does not make sense is when the information is met with flat out disbelief and exclamations of it being crazy talk by the people who've worked with her long term.
Look, I am a hard core atheist and skeptic. And while I love me my shows about the supernatural, I don't believe these things exist for real outside of fiction. This is because I don't have evidence that they are true, not because I'm gonna go 'nuh UH' to things I have experienced or seen with my own eyes for crying out loud. I dunno, I just get kind of irritated by the implication that skeptics are just doing so to be contrary or stubborn, and will continue to be so in the face of overwhelming evidence otherwise instead of incorporating new information and acting accordingly. This is actually one of the things I love so much about Fringe, actually. That once it is established crazy ass shit exists, the reaction of characters is no longer to declare that it can't be, and waste time being convinced at every new instance of crazy ass shit, but to work within the fact that they know it is.
Really, supernatural type shows, it's okay...once you've established the rules of your universe we don't need to be convinced anymore and neither do your regular characters. We all know it is true because we've seen it.
Look, I am a hard core atheist and skeptic. And while I love me my shows about the supernatural, I don't believe these things exist for real outside of fiction. This is because I don't have evidence that they are true, not because I'm gonna go 'nuh UH' to things I have experienced or seen with my own eyes for crying out loud. I dunno, I just get kind of irritated by the implication that skeptics are just doing so to be contrary or stubborn, and will continue to be so in the face of overwhelming evidence otherwise instead of incorporating new information and acting accordingly. This is actually one of the things I love so much about Fringe, actually. That once it is established crazy ass shit exists, the reaction of characters is no longer to declare that it can't be, and waste time being convinced at every new instance of crazy ass shit, but to work within the fact that they know it is.
Really, supernatural type shows, it's okay...once you've established the rules of your universe we don't need to be convinced anymore and neither do your regular characters. We all know it is true because we've seen it.
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I think they do a pretty good job of not portraying the skeptical community as a bunch of denialists in the Dresden Files, too. I accept, though, that it is really tricky to avoid throwing rocks at skepticism in the real world when you are bringing in supernatural elements into your world.
Just occurred to me - Should we start a write in campaign to get the Amazing Randi a guest shot on Fringe?!?!?!?!? He would be totally awesome and badass.
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