http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24357/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/mentalist-relies-misleading-anti-fracking-propaganda <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> CBS crime drama revolves around corrupt natural gas company, uses gimmick of flammable water. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Natural gas companies are guilty, whether or not they actually committed a crime, at least, when it comes Hollywood plotlines.</p><p dir="ltr">The March 16 episode of CBS’ “The Mentalist,” with the provocative title “Grey Water” focused on the murder of an anti-fracking activist and featured a natural gas drilling company as prime suspect through the episode. While the company was eventually cleared of the murder, “The Mentalist” still relied on hackneyed clichés about the natural gas industry, portraying it as corrupt and responsible for flammable water.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/mentalist-relies-misleading-anti-fracking-propaganda" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bias by the Numbers MRC Business Art & Entertainment Business Environment Media anti-fracking cbs Corruption crime drama fiction flaming water flammable water Fracking gas companies hydraulic fracturing methane natural gas the mentalist TV shows Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:58:42 +0000 julia.seymour 45782 at http://archive2.mrc.org