elaine m lester @harlybluu Did ABC's Earth 2100 Go Too Far? http://www.opposingviews.com/i/did-abc-s-earth-2100-go-too-far … Followed by Jeff Faria Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Did ABC's Earth 2100 Go Too Far? Share this with a friend Follow us and never miss a story! By Dr Gwenn, Thu, June 04, 2009 I watched ABC's Earth 2100 the other night because 1. Nothing else was on. 2. The description on Comcast sparked the "go green", "save the planet" part of me. The Comcast description invitingly stated this about the show:"An environmental road map to the 22nd century explores possible effects ofclimate change, population growth, & resource depletion…." We all know the facts so I wasn't expecting a feel good show but I was expecting a show about hope and ways we can have a better tomorrow. Not! Earth 2100 was, in the end, an apocalyptic docu-drama with a sci-fi feel aka Mad Max or Planet of the Apes that droned on for 1 hour and 45 minutes based on zero facts and pure speculation. In the show's remaining 15 minutes, the producers attempted to lighten the mood with a more hopeful depiction of what we can do to improve our fate but by then most people had either clicked off or tuned out. Plus, 15 minutes? Is that all we deserve to be hopeful that our planet can be saved? Between other blogs and comments in blogs, I couldn't find a single word of praise for this show. The examiner.com came closest to my perceptions of the overall viewing experience with a post titled: "Global warming as the worst science fiction—Earth 2100 making fighting climate change harder" and these comments: "The greenhouse effect is real. CO2 does push up temperatures. Global warming has been occurring since about 1880 (although it has taken a breather lately, with no warming since 2002). But when ABC paints a scary...
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