Murray Head wrote:
> By the way, did everyone else think that the election was a weird event - I
> mean, Campell is allowing this kiddie newspaper to only just get by (or not)
> where he could be making money from his investment, Kerr's (presumably) put
> his butt on the line to get the paper going, Chrissie's put her butt on the
> line to help the J Gazette and Sullivan knows his valuable hoodlum-sedating
> J Gazette will only exist while it is well run and not losing heaps of money
> - yet all these people just say "oh fine kids, just choose an editor between
> yourselves"???
> Tres weird!
>
> Murray
Here's Howling Mad's take on this:
The original concept of the show was to have the entire JG operation as a
sociological experiment Matt Kerr was doing for a story of his own, according to
the Programme Guide. When the focus changed over the course of script
submissions and such, the guiding hand that should have been steering the JG
disappeared, and you are left with the very odd premise that the show ultimately
begins with. You can understand Lynda's frustrations in the early episodes when
Kerr won't help her, but reads her the riot act when the stories they run get
the JG in trouble! It also explains in part why Chrissie Stuart's character
seems so out of place. You'd think she'd be the liason between Kerr and the JG,
but she isn't seen very much and doesn't provide a great deal of guidance,
either. Small wonder Lynda feels justified in rebelling against Kerr & Sullivan
when they try to oust the graduating JG members in THE BIG FINISH--Kerr hasn't
done squat to run the paper from day to day; they have. Doubtless she makes
this case to Campbell in their meeting.
Kevin, safe from the world because it is raining in G.R. and no moon will shine
here tonight.
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