On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 9:32 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Mr. Rogers is easy to make fun of. His mannerisms, voice, and demeanor >> were always ripe for parody. But his brand of children's entertainment >> is lacking in television today. A man who could basically stand there >> for 22 minutes and talk, sing, and put on a low-tech puppet show, but >> still hold the attention of his audience. Who does that in 2012? And >> who can so instantly connect with children in a natural, healthy way? >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/arts/television/mr-rogers-me-recalls-mr-rogers-neighborhood-on-pbs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss > > > I don't know too many people who ever had young children in the Mr. Roger's > era who ever made fun of him (outside of SNL parodies). That was one of the > few programs I was comfortable letting my young children watch by themselves > (unlike the mind-numbing hours I had to spend watching Barnie, Tubbies and > Veggie Tales, none of which I wanted to have an unmediated avenue to my kids > brains).
In Pittsburgh I heard an undercurrent that Mr. Rogers wasn't imparting masculine values to young boys. The only published example I know of is a self-published book by former sportscaster and active libertarian John Steigerwald, called Just Play the Game. He has a chapter where says that as much as he admired Fred Rogers as a man, he feels that the Mr. Rogers show does not prepare boys to take on the "real world." -- 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
