On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Wrecks <[email protected]> wrote: > > I remember David Gerrold once said that if Shakespeare were alive > today he would have to adjust his story telling to television. His > classic tales do not adapt themselves very well to: 1. An > introduction. 2. Commercial break. 3. A buildup. 4. Commercial > break. 5. More story. 6. Commercial break. Huge buildup. 7. > Commercial break. 8. Payoff.
My 9th grade English teacher was convinced that if Shakespeare was alive today, he'd be writing soap operas. She based that claim on him trying to reach a mass audience. I always thought she was full of crap. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
