At 01:50 27/11/97 +1000, Ann wrote: >I think that this >"catering to all ages" factor in children's TV has (a) led to a large number >of bland programs and (b) that by attempting to make the programs suitable >for younger viewers, a gaping hole has been left when it comes to quality >programs for older kids/teenagers. This is where Press Gang comes in. It >is one of the few shows that actually gives its viewers some credit for >intelligence, rather than talking down to them and trivializing the issues. I remember reading somewhere, probably in the (quite excellent) Press Gang program guide that when Steven Moffat was about to start writing, he asked his students (he was an English teacher I believe) what their favourite shows were, they responded that they were the same as his, so he just went along writing a show without worrying too much about "catering for children". (I still get a warm feeling writing about this - it's such an impressive attitude to take: "Just because it's a kids show doesn't mean I have to 'dumb it down'" [Apologies for the phrase 'dumb it down' - I just discovered what it was after several years of mishearing it in a movie, and I can't seem to get it out of my system.] Ah well, can't sit around dreaming all night (lest it be while asleep). Stay groovy everyone, Murray ********************************************************************** * Murray Head - muzza@omen.net.au * *Also at: muzza@tartarus.uwa.edu.au(Uni of Western Australia) * * mhead@anhb.uwa.edu.au (Dept of Anatomy and Human Biology) * *>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.omen.net.au/~muzza/ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< * *********************************************************************** -- T H E P R E S S G A N G M A I L I N G L I S T By default, pressing 'reply' will send mail back to the list, not to the author of the message you're replying to. To unsubscribe, mail "unsubscribe" to "pressgang-request@lists.yoyo.org" |