It was fun watching clips in class and reading about other people's reactions. Laura brought up some old-shool examples (yay Saved By the Bell!) that used popular entertainment to bring up health issues. The 80's were great for that. Didn't Nancy Reagan guest-star on a popular show to talk about the dangers of drugs? It was part of her "Just Say No" campaign. I think that it can be a good idea to use popular shows to access certain sections of the population. But it can back-fire. Some of them can seem really trite and make a serious situation seem also laughable. Going back to the "Saved by the Bell" example, I remember the over-acting that went into Jesse's caffeine pills. It was a bit of a mockery.
On the other hand, maybe using characters that the audience identifies with to illustrate a health danger will help by-pass defense mechanisms. Maybe it will be like it happened to a friend, and that therefore it could also happen to them personally.
Ah, the double-edged sword.
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