Julia Child and Bob Vila hosted how-to shows where nobody cried or competed or ate bugs or did anything associated with what is now conventionally known as reality TV.
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > A new ad campaign for WNET (or "Thirteen," as they are presently branded) > not only takes shots at the unscripted genre with fake posters for fictional > reality shows, but the former cable culture channels that are now airing > those shows (check the logos for the fictitious channels)--the surprisingly > cogent EW comments make appropriate note that PBS did invent reality TV with > "An American Family," that the Scripps how-to channels are the offspring of > Julia Child and Bob Vila (and WGBH) and, uh, "Antiques Roadshow?": > > http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/28/pbs-fake-subway-ads/ > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
