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Originally Posted by anfrcguy
Nobody is trying to prove anything. But when every single response is negative (except for one student who had participated in FLL) that says something about how the The Fosters viewers perceived FIRST, right?
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For the passionate FIRST community, we want to get our message out about how cool this program is. The Fosters did a decent job. You can tell they did research and were able to grasp some of the themes of competition stress, inspection process, the importance of consistent execution, powerhouse vs. low resource teams, all girl teams, adult vs. student coaches, elimination selection politics, referees, autonomous modes, safety glasses (sort of), and the importance continuous improvement throughout the event. Most of these real tidbits are only known to current participants. (What--- no line dances? Can't be FRC!)
As we know, FIRST and FRC are a bit difficult to grasp in an few minutes of exposure. The good news - FIRST got their logo on a TV program. Exposure is publicity. The Fosters team could have used a fictional robotics competition or science fair to make the same plot points. Also, the viewers still may not connect the dots that FIRST is real.
Now for the flip side view. Before these announcements, I had vaguely heard of Freeform and never a peep about The Fosters. Freeform and similar services are potentially the future of on demand media. I'll never watch The Fosters again. (I'm obviously not the target audience.) Hopefully the show's producers won't lament over this internet comment.
David