Business People on TV
21 July 2006
Editor, The Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
Not only does television portray business people as murderous (Clarence Page, "Are TV villains bad for business?" July 21), it also portrays them as bizarrely stupid.
I recall a scene from the 1980s series Dynasty in which the character played by Joan Collins attempted a hostile takeover of the corporation (privately!) owned by the character played by John Forsyth. When informed of this nefarious plot against his enterprise, Forsyth sprung into action! He telephoned one of his aides and, explaining that he needs fast cash to fight this takeover, ordered the aide to sell shares of his company.
No one that brainless could aim a gun straight much less build a business.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
Not only does television portray business people as murderous (Clarence Page, "Are TV villains bad for business?" July 21), it also portrays them as bizarrely stupid.
I recall a scene from the 1980s series Dynasty in which the character played by Joan Collins attempted a hostile takeover of the corporation (privately!) owned by the character played by John Forsyth. When informed of this nefarious plot against his enterprise, Forsyth sprung into action! He telephoned one of his aides and, explaining that he needs fast cash to fight this takeover, ordered the aide to sell shares of his company.
No one that brainless could aim a gun straight much less build a business.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Thursday April 19, 2007 at 8:19pm