Now we need college people to tell us the definition of gossip? I don't think so. I enjoy the ethical questions posed on Public Radio, but this does not draw me in-- it sounds like it is trying to attract like-minded people who want to try to talk without talking about other people-- can it really be done-- now there's the question...As a promo for a series, it needs to be way juicier. The conversation sounded too scripted-- Everyone has a story about saying something they wish they hadn't-- tell one!
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"One Song at a Time: Tales From The Kerrville Folk Festival" (deleted)
Review of One Song at a Time: Tales From The Kerrville Folk Festival (deleted)
One Song at a Time: Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival sounds like a long slow-paced commerical for the festival. Folk music lovers will take notes, but it was too dry for me. I don't need to listen to people putting tents up on the radio...People make analogies like "roller skating in a buffalo herd", but it doesn't make you laugh. The real story is about the RV-evolution, as folk music junkies age and insist on more creature comforts than the tent of their youth. I want to hear from the grandchildren who have been taken to this festival-- some gradparents take their grandkids to Disney, or on a cruise-- this would not be what I would think would be a child's dream vacation with Grandpa and Grandma.
This was one of the most memorable pieces included in a challenge to achieve as many stories as possible in 60 minutes of "This American Life". As a child of the 60's, I spent every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in front of the t.v. in the family room, eager to see Batman and Robin thwart their bizzare enemies. The Penguin, though, was my clear favorite. The Joker was not funny, even to a 10-year old, the Riddler, ditto. The Penguin, he was mysterious, he was smooth, and it made you kind of sorry for him. I loved entering into the fantasy of what made him who he was, and adding Mary Poppins into the story was a bit of whacky genius. Again, playing right into the heart of my generation. The piece was delivered with hearfelt seriousness, the timing was flawless.
Comments by Karen Pride
Comment for "Gossip (#74)"
Karen Pride
Posted on August 11, 2004 at 02:53 AM | Permalink
Review of Gossip (#74)
Now we need college people to tell us the definition of gossip? I don't think so. I enjoy the ethical questions posed on Public Radio, but this does not draw me in-- it sounds like it is trying to attract like-minded people who want to try to talk without talking about other people-- can it really be done-- now there's the question...As a promo for a series, it needs to be way juicier. The conversation sounded too scripted-- Everyone has a story about saying something they wish they hadn't-- tell one!
Comment for "One Song at a Time: Tales From The Kerrville Folk Festival" (deleted)
Karen Pride
Posted on August 11, 2004 at 02:45 AM
Review of One Song at a Time: Tales From The Kerrville Folk Festival (deleted)
One Song at a Time: Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival sounds like a long slow-paced commerical for the festival. Folk music lovers will take notes, but it was too dry for me. I don't need to listen to people putting tents up on the radio...People make analogies like "roller skating in a buffalo herd", but it doesn't make you laugh. The real story is about the RV-evolution, as folk music junkies age and insist on more creature comforts than the tent of their youth. I want to hear from the grandchildren who have been taken to this festival-- some gradparents take their grandkids to Disney, or on a cruise-- this would not be what I would think would be a child's dream vacation with Grandpa and Grandma.
Comment for "The Penguin Goes A Courtin'"
Karen Pride
Posted on July 13, 2004 at 06:07 PM | Permalink
Review of The Penguin Goes A Courtin'
This was one of the most memorable pieces included in a challenge to achieve as many stories as possible in 60 minutes of "This American Life". As a child of the 60's, I spent every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in front of the t.v. in the family room, eager to see Batman and Robin thwart their bizzare enemies. The Penguin, though, was my clear favorite. The Joker was not funny, even to a 10-year old, the Riddler, ditto. The Penguin, he was mysterious, he was smooth, and it made you kind of sorry for him. I loved entering into the fantasy of what made him who he was, and adding Mary Poppins into the story was a bit of whacky genius. Again, playing right into the heart of my generation. The piece was delivered with hearfelt seriousness, the timing was flawless.