Dead Things Strikes Again

Everyone who is at all interested in Canadian Television (or Television in general) should regularly read Denis McGrath's Dead Things on Sticks. Which I'm sure you all already do. Just in case you missed it though - go read his take on (amoung other things) the closing of the design department "the CBC Bobbles It's Legacy.

Bureaucratic organizations just cannot be trusted to make decisions that have to do with history or legacy when it comes to broadcasting. TV and cultural product is simply different. It's not just a product, it's a reflection of a society. And as the notion of "reality" becomes ever faker thanks to TV, preserving that which helps us really define our industry grows ever more important.