Recently the U.S. armed forces has been getting a lot of heat about the torturing and interogation of suspected terrorists. A group of soldiers claim that they had no training in torturing techniques and we put in situations where they were expected to properly "interrogate" suspects. They went on to say that the majority of the techniques they were using they learned from television and movies. They specifically mentioned the show 24 and said they were using techniques they saw on the show. This has raised a good deal attention towards how television influences us. Keifer Sutherland from 24 has offered to go over seas and speak to our armed forces about the fictionalized nature of his show and they should not take it as being real. 24's executive producer has gone on to say he makes no apologies for the show and its ludacris to think tv can influence us so greatly. Critics and pundits say that obviously tv influences us, others companies wouldn't but commercials to influence those watching to but their product. They argue that tv can't have it both ways; have their commercials influence viewers but not have the shows influence people. I think its ridiculous to think that mankind can't tell the difference between reality and fiction and between commercials and the tv show. If television would influence us 100% here is a list of shows and how they would influence us. (Note; I don't actually watch most of these shows but am guessing on how they would influence me.

Desperate Housewives- suburban housewives are whores and their husbands are oblivious

Heroes- some people can fly, read minds, predict the future, bend metal, travel through time, not bleed, walk through walls etc.

Prison Break- it only takes 22 45 minute episodes to escape from prison with 6 of your friends

House- Its cool to pop vicodin like they're vitamins and still be the best doctor ever.

The Unit- there is a secret branch of the Army that has a mission of assasinating terrorists and world leaders all over the world

The class- everyone still hangs out with kids from high school 15 years later, and now everyone gets along

CSI- every crime is solvable

Gilmore Girls- its cool to be a single mother who has men who are out of your league interested in you romantically and have a teenage daughter more promiscuous than you

Boston Legal- lawyers aren't assholes

Medium- its possible to talk to the dead to help solve who murdered them

Jericho- after a nuclear holocaust one city would somehow survive it

Lost- its possible to survive a plane crash

Scrubs- doctors are funny

Grey's Anatomy- all doctors are overly good-looking and are all sleeping with each other

Smallville- Superman really exists

Cold Case- its easier to solve a case 10 years after the crime

Survivor- people will do anything for money

The Office- working in an office and in a cubicle doesn't suck, in fact its hilarious

Everybody hates Chris- black people are different from white people