Almost every other normal idea for a show has been done (we already have too many doctor and crime shows). Will having a show centered around products and services of a company seem forced? Maybe, or it can be just as contrived as any other show. If NBC wants to try this they should go ahead, though I'm sure expectations from viewers will be quite low.
I don't think there is truly a need for artificial meat (any hunger problems in the world are due to the distribution of quantities of food, not due to a lack of it on a worldwide scale). Though, having more choices of meat available can't be anything but a good thing. To me, genetically modified food is harmless. I guess some people will not prefer genetically modified food because they perceive it to be fake and inferior to the real thing (may or may not be true). The people who are against this type of scientific advancement for reasons other than health are simply resisting change (specifically, change to an unknown). I can't see vegans rationally rejecting artificial meat for moral reasons since these methods result in less animal suffering.
I can't see many people justifiably getting too up in arms about civil liberties being violated here. After all, even if you expect your Facebook content to be "private", it is still voluntarily published on the internet for purely leisurely reasons.
The more important issue here is if the police using Facebook as an aid to their job is even worth the time. Most criminals would not post self-incriminating evidence to major crimes on the internet (though I guess it could happen). Anonymous tips being accepted over the internet makes it too easy for the system to be bogged down by false/unimportant "tips" making it difficult to recognize the relevant information. Plus there is the issue that the tips would not be truly anonymous because they could be traced back to the user. Maybe using Facebook will help the police catch the rare criminal every once in a while, but how they do this efficiently is still up in the air.
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Almost every other normal idea for a show has been done (we already have too many doctor and crime shows). Will having a show centered around products and services of a company seem forced? Maybe, or it can be just as contrived as any other show. If NBC wants to try this they should go ahead, though I'm sure expectations from viewers will be quite low.
I don't think there is truly a need for artificial meat (any hunger problems in the world are due to the distribution of quantities of food, not due to a lack of it on a worldwide scale). Though, having more choices of meat available can't be anything but a good thing. To me, genetically modified food is harmless. I guess some people will not prefer genetically modified food because they perceive it to be fake and inferior to the real thing (may or may not be true). The people who are against this type of scientific advancement for reasons other than health are simply resisting change (specifically, change to an unknown). I can't see vegans rationally rejecting artificial meat for moral reasons since these methods result in less animal suffering.
I can't see many people justifiably getting too up in arms about civil liberties being violated here. After all, even if you expect your Facebook content to be "private", it is still voluntarily published on the internet for purely leisurely reasons. The more important issue here is if the police using Facebook as an aid to their job is even worth the time. Most criminals would not post self-incriminating evidence to major crimes on the internet (though I guess it could happen). Anonymous tips being accepted over the internet makes it too easy for the system to be bogged down by false/unimportant "tips" making it difficult to recognize the relevant information. Plus there is the issue that the tips would not be truly anonymous because they could be traced back to the user. Maybe using Facebook will help the police catch the rare criminal every once in a while, but how they do this efficiently is still up in the air.