Was "The Big Bang Theory"
the genesis of woke TV?

Blazing Reader,

The following “Twilight Zone” moment has happened to me twice in the last year during interviews…

Both hosts spoke at length about the breakdown of the family and how this is leading to the fall of Western culture. I agreed.

In both interviews, we discussed how liberal attitudes towards pre-marital sex and promiscuity have led to fewer people getting married. And those who do, get married later, and have fewer children.

We even discussed how scientific studies show that the chances of divorce are significantly lower the younger the couple and if they've had no sexual relations before marriage. While exceptions abound, statistically, chances are better you'll have a happier marriage if you keep your pants on until the wedding night.

The hosts blamed the lack of sexual morals in society on liberal government policies, the woke school system and Hollywoke films.

Hear! Hear!

But later on... both hosts mentioned how they were big fans of the TV show, The Big Bang Theory.

Huh?

I know little about the show. I've never watched a full episode. What I have seen, however, are clips that were inserted as comical interludes in a documentary about sexual promiscuity on college campuses in Ontario.

And from what I can tell, The Big Bang Theory is not promoting the nuclear family. It seems to be about a bunch of young men and women who sleep around a lot. (It sort of reminds me of a more geeky version of Seinfeld — where birth control is tested to the max by a bunch of sociopaths.)

Anyway, both shows, I'm sure, are funny enough. I'm not judging anybody for what they watch.

What I am saying, though, is that what you support shapes the world you will have to live in. Both these hosts were lamenting the breakdown of the nuclear family, yet supporting — through their loyal viewership — a TV show that was promoting the very lifestyle they were opposed to.

This is one reason why I can't be bothered with TV. I used to watch the occasional episode of Doctor Who — but gave up after the Doctor "regenerated" into a woman.

Instead of television “programming,” I read novels.

And I write them.

And if you want a novel that supports traditional family values, then may I suggest Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story? Here's a sample:

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“I’ll be there as fast as I can,” said Stefanie. “You can stay at my place until this blows over.”

“Oh,” I said, in surprise. I was just getting used to the prospect of quarantining and here she’s tempting me with fourteen days locked up with her. “I’d really like to accept... But, I’m Catholic, you know.”

“That doesn’t bother me."

“No, I mean, it wouldn’t be proper for me to be staying with you. You know, you being female. A rather beautiful one, at that. Father Shostakovich would handcuff me to the confessional for an additional fourteen days as penance.”

“Hey!” said Stefanie. “I wasn’t going to share a bed with you. You can sleep on the futon in the bake room.”

“They’d shut the whole bakery down.”

“I don’t care. You’re not safe there. I want you here.”

I looked around the room. If there wasn't an IV in my arm, a bolted door and a cop in the bathroom, I might have made a run for it.

“It’s just not possible,” I said.

“What do you mean?” she argued. “It’s not like you’re under arrest. They can’t—”

“Actually, I am.”

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Read (and buy!) the type of novels you want to see in the world. You can order copies of Much Ado About Corona as gifts for your friends and family at: https://MuchAdoAboutCorona.com

— John C.A. Manley

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/