Stephenye: Imagine there's a real life archie bunker type. And then they watch a t v show that is created and performed by these people who are really, really, really good at making everyone likeable and interesting. Couldn't you imagine that sort of paris social is relationship? Stephenye: Don't you think that could serve a really useful function? Yes, i do. But essentially this is a ten weeks study, and it involves a sample of heterosexual participants who watch a television series with fictional characters who are gay. What happens to your attitudes as o watch over the course of two months? That audiences can develop socio emotional bonds without group.