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What tv show had a big impact on you? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by 31415926535@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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For me, its Xena.

Few years back, height of covid epidemic, was living in homeless shelters. Overcrowded slums, everyone miserable, yelling, screaming, fights, abuse, rage. At one point, could feel the anger building in me. Powerless, a victim, desire for retribution. What good was trying to be better person, when all it meant was people walking over me.

Started rewatching xena, hadn't in years. Big message of the show: when surrounded by hate, violence, it's tempting to give in, to not be a victim. But you have a choice, to not continue the cycle, to make a better world. I so needed to hear that message at that time in my life.

What tv show helped you?

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[โ€“] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

All of the Star Trek show, especially TNG, Voyager and Emterprise, because I've watched them so many times when I was a kid at my grandparent's house.

I was fascinated by the various captains. They were always so smart, capable, full of resources, curious, charismatic and generally great leaders, mostly coherent with their morals. They were basically badass scientist explorers and I identified so much with them without even realizing it.

Now whenever I find myself in any leadership position, I ask myself what they would do. I could choose to be logical and intellectual like Picard, empathetic like Janeway or brave like Archer. This shaped me more than I could ever imagine.

[โ€“] PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt 1 points 1 year ago

That's weird, I think of Janeway as the least empathetic captain. She denied the doctor's humanity against his will, and gave 7/9 humanity by force without trying to understand its own perspective.