TV turns to the recession

SHOOT: I think shows that show the frustration and anger people are experiencing are going to really tap into what's happening in the suburbs.

clipped from www.cnn.com "Shows that deal with the recession help people to validate the full range of emotions they are feeling right now," explained Stephan J. Quentzel, psychiatrist, family physician and director of Beth Israel Hospital's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine in New York. The anger that is apparent on the show is exactly what Quentzel means by fans being able to relate to a full range of emotions through viewing them on the small screen. "Money is always a funny subject," Quentzel said. "But you can talk about money if it deals with something that happened on television. These shows open the doors of conversation with other people who have watched the show and may be going through the same thing. It creates a sense of community."