Its a very interesting point that Watterson discusses here. Should entertainment be a mirror for the society or should it act as a respite from its travails ? On one hand he hints at what he thinks should be the role of entertainment in its purest form (art ?) and on the other he sarcastically observes the degradation of popular television. He rues at the immense chasm through which visual entertainment is separated from reality and silently snubs the trivial issues that Television is trying to impress upon its viewers as matters that should be given extremely serious concern (weight and oral hygiene) as opposed to really serious matters like ethics, morality, religion etc.
