Kill your television... - Beyond Tiki

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Fri, Apr 2, 2004 8:24 AM Tikifish- I don't think kids really care about the news so they're not gonna watch it anyway. And yeah, I agree with you on 'good TV'. I think today though, there are more (bad) opportunities for kids to watch TV than good. Back in the 70s morning and afternoon was the time for kids to watch TV. My big fave was 'Zoom'. After that it was 'turn the channel to the Merv Griffin Show/Mike Douglas Show for grandma' (anybody say 'turn' the channel anymore?). Kids today have an endless supply of shows and DVDs. Dora, The Wiggles, Baby Einstein, and several Disney computer animated feature films. It's endless. Personally...somewhere there around 1980 I didn't care about TV anymore, and I'm not sure how that happened because the TV seemed to be on all the time in our house. By that time, I just wanted to go in my room, shut the door, put the head phones on, and blast Zeppelin, Sabbath or whatever (probably responsible for my bad hearing these days). [ Edited by: donhonyc on 2004-04-02 08:26 ]

Tikifish-

I don't think kids really care about the news so they're not gonna watch it anyway. And yeah, I agree with you on 'good TV'. I think today though, there are more (bad) opportunities for kids to watch TV than good. Back in the 70s morning and afternoon was the time for kids to watch TV. My big fave was 'Zoom'. After that it was 'turn the channel to the Merv Griffin Show/Mike Douglas Show for grandma' (anybody say 'turn' the channel anymore?). Kids today have an endless supply of shows and DVDs. Dora, The Wiggles, Baby Einstein, and several Disney computer animated feature films. It's endless.

Personally...somewhere there around 1980 I didn't care about TV anymore, and I'm not sure how that happened because the TV seemed to be on all the time in our house. By that time, I just wanted to go in my room, shut the door, put the head phones on, and blast Zeppelin, Sabbath or whatever (probably responsible for my bad hearing these days).

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2004-04-02 08:26 ]

Post #84194 by donhonyc on Fri, Apr 2, 2004 8:24 AM