Re: NOVA (2/27/96)

[Tompaleo@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 96-03-01 01:53:20 EST, you write:

>	Last Tuesday (2/27/96), PBS aired an episode of NOVA concerning alien
>abductions.  Now before you go raising your eyebrows about NOVA going
>commercial, let me say this.  This program, I feel, is the way hot topics
>like
>alien abductions and creationism should be dealt with on television.  The
>program was entirely neutral, giving both sides of the arguement equal time
>(including Carl Sagan for the anti- side) and making no conclusions.
>	I would like to know if anybody else in Paleonet has seen this episode
>and what you have to say?

I too watched the the program, well about three quarters of it due to
domestic distractions but I found the show to be very well  balanced and I
did not detect any obvious bias on the part of the NOVA people.  I was scared
for a moment when I fist read the promo for it though because I though that
NOVA was decending to the level of NBC . I am very glad my fears were
unfounded!

Regards,
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies