That’s right, for people like those who participate in a list like this, Shales was a net positive force. He believed television should and could be better than it was when he started in the 70s and 80s, and, despite the ever presence of a thick layer of slime, the top layer of television is better, and deeper than it was when he started his career. That is not due only or mostly to Shales, but I think it is in part a function of the sensibility and expectations that Shales contributed to. Still, also true that for for someone who made his mark in a career in popular entertainment, he did not often seem to be having a good time.
Sent from Gmail Mobile On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 at 8:30 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember reading him in the Washington Post decades ago when I lived in > the DC area. He took TV seriously as a cultural force and not just mindless > entertainment. > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 8:37 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It’s been years since I even heard his name. As I recall, he tried to use >> television criticism as a form of social criticism, but he didn’t seem to >> like television (or society) very much. >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Presumably Craig T. Nelson was unavailable for comment. >>> >>> David >>> >>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 03:18:34 PM PST, PGage < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> He was a high impact writer, on television, and in the earlier years of >>> this list. His books were interesting, but also infuriating. My problem >>> with him was not so much that I frequently disagreed with him, but that he >>> often seemed like the stereotype of a critic who cared more about his own >>> ego and rhetorical turns of phrase than he did about the work he was >>> writing about. >>> >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 at 1:01 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> His Post obit: >>> >>> https://wapo.st/4aT2Pvr >>> >>> Mark Jeffries >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Longtime *Washington Post* TV critic >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/706403210.685877.1705195518031%40mail.yahoo.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/706403210.685877.1705195518031%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BFt45eQu%3DJQLjSA9hB26FW_zZkOteOZ1SqDBW0Qsr5%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BFt45eQu%3DJQLjSA9hB26FW_zZkOteOZ1SqDBW0Qsr5%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGVzx2SraJPtSaNicuABidGYqNr-EmCdGvxD%2Bu29nVC5A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGVzx2SraJPtSaNicuABidGYqNr-EmCdGvxD%2Bu29nVC5A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLpaDZ9CYCP9c1bMoNdrZttKboBv-p3-Q3rEu49%3Doup%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
