Talk:Wisdom Television

The Wisdom Television Network represented a grand but ultimately misguided network television experiment that failed. Millions of dollars were spent - and lost. And many members of the new age community and religious community were involved or interested in this fledgling, but ultimately failed network. To sanitize the reality of how that happened serves no one but those embarrassed by its failure. Its history is valuable. The network - warts and all - deserves an honest review. In the last few years on Wiki, Wisdom's story has been gradually sanitized to the point of fantasy. An airbrushing of reality and history is not in order. We can not imagine that either the elder Mrs. Turner or Bill himself would have approved as both embraced and celebrated the truth. This Wiki page has became a glossy corporate re-telling complete with gaping omissions and spin. It became a slap in the face to everything Mr Turner represented. He failed, but he failed trying something great, and for that, his story deserves accuracy.

During it's brief existence, many watched from the sidelines as the in-fighting, paralysis, lawsuits and losses grew. Wiki is the only historic resource for insights into Wisdom's birth, brief existence and demise.

Many questions remain. One can only hope that other Wisdom watchers will step forward on Wiki and make sure the network's history is told. Many colorful stories are yet to be shared.

The intention is not to offend, but to remember and record an important attempt, with details that ultimately allow readers to decide for themselves what happened and the merit, or lack thereof. In this case, less is not more. "Less" is an attempt to conceal or re-invent history. It is a hijacking of truth. To turn this history into a PR brochure is a disservice to all who watched the birth and death of an idea, by a man whose intentions were sincerely well-meaning.