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To: Rambi who wrote (36871)	5/6/1999 7:45:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

(But you really really never heard of Andy Griffith? Or Dick Van Dyke?? Or leave it to Beaver? These are the TV classics- in the same way certain literary works are to society. ) A good point. In every generation (at least literate generations!) there is a common culture. For a long time in Europe it was the Bible, fables, myth, etc. As I was growing up in the 40s and 50s, for children it was the Wild West (the little orange biographies we read about, Wyatt Earp, Dan'l Boone, etc.--don't forget, back then there were still people who had met Buffalo Bill Cody and lots of the other "legends,"), the Pilgrims, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift. We all knew these stories, we all related to them. Well, no. Not quite all. Every generation has some people who don't adopt the common cultural icons. jbe seems to be one of those in this generation. That's her choice, but if she really doesn't know who The Beaver or Archie Bunker are, she simply doesn't have the informational background to discuss sitcoms and their effect on society other than by hearsay. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just out of the mainstream.

To: Rambi who wrote (36871)	5/6/1999 7:49:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Penni, my point was that I do not think I am unique. I think there are a lot of people like me out there. That is, people who, for one reason or another, do not watch much TV, and who although they may have HEARD of Dick Van Dyke or Andy Griffith, have never actually SEEN them. For obvious reasons, we indeed do not count to the people who produce the TV shows a "large segment of America" watches. But we SHOULD count to the people who generalize about America solely on the basis of what this "large segment" chooses to see. Aren't we Americans, too? (That was the point of my syllogism.) WHy exactly do you say that nudie or shoot em up don't respond? You spoke of shows that respond to the longings of "THEIR" audiences, and then added that we all share those same longings. 1) Different shows have different audiences, with differing "needs" and "longings". 2) Do I have the same needs and longings as a Jerry Springer audience, for example? (I did watch THAT one once. Ho, Ho!) Do you? I doubt it. Joan