tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post114027309818466270..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: TV or not TVIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140666329810351362006-02-22T22:45:00.000-05:002006-02-22T22:45:00.000-05:00Have you read MArie Winn's The Plug-In Drug? She ...Have you read MArie Winn's The Plug-In Drug? She makes a case for television being an addiction just like any other drug.<BR/>Point being this: every hour spent watching television is an hour lost for doing something else. It can be a real time zapper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140539668090728112006-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:002006-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:00One of my earliest memories is watching Phil Brent...One of my earliest memories is watching Phil Brent's helicopter go down in Vietnam in the early, early days of All My Children, while my mother did her ironing. I don't remember ever watching any actual children's programming. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I find the Teletubbies incredibly soothing. The baby also goes into some sort of Teletubby-induced trance whenever they're on. We always keep an episode on ReplayTV just in case we need it.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391448249487915896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140534802464132122006-02-21T10:13:00.000-05:002006-02-21T10:13:00.000-05:00Thanks, Rachel.Thanks, Rachel.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140492350451835312006-02-20T22:25:00.000-05:002006-02-20T22:25:00.000-05:00I loved Animal, but was that only the muppet show?...I loved Animal, but was that only the muppet show? I can't remember. Some of those little shorts they used to show on Sesame Street, and especially the music in them, are permanently etched in my brain. <BR/><BR/>I'm also bothered by all the thinly veiled "lessons" that show up in children's TV-- the one that drives me the most nuts is DragonTales, and unfortunately my daughter loves it. And more treacly crap you will never see. Plus some of the voices could cut glass. Ick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140485398080909362006-02-20T20:29:00.000-05:002006-02-20T20:29:00.000-05:00I hope it doesn't matter. TV is getting me through...I hope it doesn't matter. TV is getting me through the winter...<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Rachel, for the link! I can't wait to try it out.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358441701832129130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140475537581747662006-02-20T17:45:00.000-05:002006-02-20T17:45:00.000-05:00I miss Kermit's news flash, too, and Guy Smiley. ...I miss Kermit's news flash, too, and Guy Smiley. Do you remember him? <BR/><BR/>I was limited on my television. We got to watch six hours a week. Not sure that it made a difference. I think anything in moderation is fine. You have to mix it up a little. <BR/><BR/>We had those finger puppets. Thanks for reminding me.Raehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755307808583494663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140464829708013032006-02-20T14:47:00.000-05:002006-02-20T14:47:00.000-05:00Ah, Isabella, today is your lucky day! Head on ov...Ah, Isabella, today is your lucky day! Head on over here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/results?search=Sesame+Street&search_type=search_videos&search=Search<BR/><BR/>but only if you have a fast connection and a lot of free time. They have Sesame Street clips you haven't seen in 25 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140463002704807792006-02-20T14:16:00.000-05:002006-02-20T14:16:00.000-05:00Ahh yes, I remember Sesame Street, too, before it ...Ahh yes, I remember Sesame Street, too, before it became so sterile and PC. My fave was the funk and hip Roosevelt Franklin.<BR/><BR/>And I remember The Electric Company, too! That's where Morgan Freeman great acting career began.<BR/><BR/>I know I watched a lot of TV as a kid, but (and I know this sounds so predictable) TV was BETTER back then, and I also read a hell of a lot, and amused myself with my own games and creative pursuits. I think I turned out ok....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1140459243441907832006-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:002006-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:00Grover was my favourite, too.I believe the same th...Grover was my favourite, too.<BR/><BR/>I believe the same thing about television. I'm not sure there's much to worry about. <BR/><BR/>I see how D. interacts with it, especially Play With Me Sesame on Treehouse, and she seems to be learning and exercising. She watches everyday and it hasn't hindered her ability to play independently and imaginatively or to play without television.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162443999028523858noreply@blogger.com