On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am happy to respect those who grew up loving the comic books and don't > > want to see its spirit violated. But I can't generate much respect for > those > > who in any form cherish the WW TV show and don't wnat to see its spirit > > violated (aside from veneration of Lynda Carter's rack, which I can > always > > respect). Whatever obnoxious directions Kelly takes the show in, I can't > > believe it would in any way be worse than the Carter show. > > First of all, it was her legs and not her rack that I most admired > about the series. Second, I won't defend the obvious cheese of the > series, but it was -- at its core -- a show for children, because at > the time comic books were considered to be for children as well. I'd > contend the reason it does not hold up now is because you're no longer > a child. I'd also contend modern children wouldn't tolerate the show > because they've never seen characters who are perfect. Current TV > shows feature lead characters who people can relate to instead of > characters we could aspire to become (oddly enough, the same is true > of US Presidents). There are few flawless role models on TV anymore, > so if/when they do watch the first Superman movie starring Christopher > Reeve or the Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter (or any John > Wayne western), they struggle to get into the stories. > 1. I was in 9th grade by the time Wonder Woman got to TV - I did not like it at the time. Maybe I would have liked it as much as I did Batman if I had been in first grade when it started. 2. What Presidents from the 1970s seem more aspirational than the current President? Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter? I would have to go back to the 1860s to find a President I would more like my son to be like when he grows up than the current occupant. 3. I don't think I agree that flawless role models are a good thing for children anyway, and they certainly are not very interesting. I never liked Chris Reeve's superman very much. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
