Television is showing us the dark side of playing God

Theologians and other thinkers have described God in several ways over the centuries. God is a stern father. He's a mechanistic prime mover. He's a watchmaker. And, most recently, in the NBC sitcom "The Good Place," God is a television showrunner.
Several recent TV programs suggest that creating a television show is a lot like creating the world. Small-screen hits like "The Good Place," "Westworld," "American Gods" and "Blood Drive" tease out the idea that there's something divine about televisi