To whom it may concern:

I am usually very entertained with your shows that regard extraterrestrial, figments of fantasy and such. But recently, upon viewing your show Millennium, on January 1, 2000 at 9:00 pm Pacific time, I expected that I may be forced to question if there exists another world or if I believe in psychics or simply be entertained. My expectations came to a demise and I was left disappointed! I must say that I am completely outraged, and disgusted with FX, the producers, writers, directors and every other person that was involved in creating and broadcasting of the episode that was aired! After all the teen violence that has occurred in this past year, I guess some sick or rather money hungry people felt it necessary to sensationalize real and extremely serious events and utilize those events, fears and pains that occurred for the purposes of entertainment. It is not right to depict teens killing teens and parents killing their children. We have just brought in the new millennium without the violence and fear of the alleged Y2K disaster, and yet, the show was still aired urging that fear and many others as well as sending many detrimental messages. Is it really worth all that money to exploit people and blindly encourage teen viewers to accept or act in violence, as you numb their discretion and sense of what is morally right and wrong? If you believe that my statements are merely opinion rather than fact, then I would be glad to share with you my research findings if you would allow me, as well as share with you my work with a team specifically aiming to promote media awareness, but for now I will keep this short. I am nineteen years old and well aware of the fact that not all teens are very impressionable and your company is not completely responsible for the upbringing of young viewers. But I think it is obvious that it is your duty as a part of the mass media, as a part of society, as a part of a family and as a part of the human race to use discretion when airing your shows. A small warning stating to view responsibly is NOT good enough!! Your company may believe that the show is meeting the expectations of society today, but get real: there is such a possibility of entertainment without this kind of sensationalized horror! Society is becoming more and more numb to these events and it is due to people sitting back and letting it just occur but most importantly it is due to actions such as yours. Go ahead and throw this letter away in your virtual waste basket or in the back of your ignorant mind, but allow me to ask you: Will you sleep well upon your millions of dollars if a part of your family becomes a victim of violence due to someone that took your ideas a step too far?

Sincerely, a concerned citizen, Noelia