So NBC has a new show Hannibal and in the second episode we have a mushroom psycho that buries people alive named “Eldon Stammets.”
I find this upsetting given there is a respected, if not visionary Paul E. Stamets, Mycologist. http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html
Cool show and all but this pissed me off.
I’d say Paul deserves an apology and a fat check/percentage of every rerun.
I notices this too, but my reaction is not the same as yours. I thought it was cool to make the. connection, and I believe the writers were possibly paying homage to Stamets.
I’d certainly like to believe that, but I think making him a murderous crackpot is a funny way to pay respect.
Yes, I immediately noticed the name tag and thought WTF! They consciously named the character after him, but did they at least hit him up on facebook to get the OK from him!?! They could have used this as a chance to give medicinal mushrooms some positive exposure too!
It always surprises me how our culture can find so many ways of failing.