tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post113733405377649047..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Things that Don't Mix: Horror Flicks and KiddiesHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137442174455315042006-01-16T15:09:00.000-05:002006-01-16T15:09:00.000-05:00Teletubbies, Big Bird, ballet, orchestral music, g...<I>Teletubbies, Big Bird, ballet, orchestral music, good drama on stage -- all targets of the right wing.</I><BR/><BR/>If "targets of the Right Wing" is some sort of codeword for our pathetic ineffective attempts to de-fund CPB, I fail to see what that has to do with the death of any of these things, particularly orchestral music. There are five NPR stations in the DC area, not one of which plays classical music. The big signal stations are non-stop left wing talk; there are a couple of low watt college stations that serve up jazz and/or world music. We do have several classical stations on the dial; they are all commercial enterprises.<BR/><BR/>Griping about paying the salaries of Diane Rehm and Terri Gross with my tax dollars is hardly the definition of philistinism. And the only good thing I can say about the Teletubbies is that at least they kept Iris Murdoch entertained when she was in the final stages of Alzheimer's.Kathy Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851875819094837357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137439752604763812006-01-16T14:29:00.000-05:002006-01-16T14:29:00.000-05:00I think the good Ed means that we don't support ou...I think the good Ed means that we don't support our local public television station. How that translates into a philistinism with regard to culture is another question entirely. A failure to love the work of Dr. Wayne Dyer does not strike me as a failure to appreciate good cultural offerings.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137384124590443842006-01-15T23:02:00.000-05:002006-01-15T23:02:00.000-05:00But who is out there fighting for the good stuff? ...But who is out there fighting for the good stuff? Would I be correct were I to assume that no one on this blog complained when Newt Gingrich went after Big Bird?<BR/><BR/>Television and films could be great teachers. Somebody has to make that happen, though. As of yet, humans still run the enterprises.<BR/><BR/>If something of great value comes along, it's pretty sure conservatives will complain about it somehow. Teletubbies, Big Bird, ballet, orchestral music, good drama on stage -- all targets of the right wing. <BR/><BR/>Movies, too. <BR/><BR/>It's a free market of ideas out there. To the extent we consumers don't fight for the good ones, the bad ones win.Ed Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056539160596825210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137369698903010932006-01-15T19:01:00.000-05:002006-01-15T19:01:00.000-05:00You and I have different ideas of what a long time...You and I have different ideas of what a long time is, Jay. In terms of history, we've only had the type of entertainment I'm referring to for a very short time. We'll be sorting out the effects for a long time, yet.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137355723158482322006-01-15T15:08:00.000-05:002006-01-15T15:08:00.000-05:00A blurb in Hostel's newspaper ad:"It's the kind of...A blurb in <I>Hostel's</I> newspaper ad:<BR/><BR/>"It's the kind of film where you avert your eyes from the screen only to have curiosity force them back to the sheer brutality of the action."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Long live the New Flesh.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1137344960235982032006-01-15T12:09:00.000-05:002006-01-15T12:09:00.000-05:00Thanks, Hunter.Generally speaking, the apocalyptic...Thanks, Hunter.<BR/><BR/>Generally speaking, the apocalyptic warnings about TV and movies ruining society no longer capture my imagination, because I figure all this has been out there long enough for us to see that its effects are more subtle. But there is no doubt that the coarsening of the culture - particularly the puncturing of innocence at younger ages - will exact a toll on the oversoul of our national experiment.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.com