08-31-2012, 11:22 AM | #5011 |
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Has children's television taken a step backward? I was just struck by the fact that decades ago we had the following on television: Power Rangers, Transformers, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Batman, and Pound Puppies. Today we have the following on television: Power Rangers, Transformers, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Batman, and Pound Puppies.
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08-31-2012, 11:28 AM | #5012 |
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Why create something new when the classics are available and a new generation has never seem them?
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08-31-2012, 11:53 AM | #5013 | |
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But it does bring forth a concern about how we've so abandoned the past for the new and shiny. Despite the advances in technology, so much of the music of the past is not available digitally. I have a number of albums, including one by Sissy Spacek that has a great song called "If I Can Just Get Through The Night," that has not been released in a digital format. Without those albums I would have lost some great music. This brings forth the thought that music has become so private and insular. I see so many people listening to music and, with the exception of those in cars with massive stereo systems that you can hear from 500 feet away and cause you to feel the massive bass, you don't know what they're listening to. I think one factor that has fragmented the music market so much is that so few of us know what others are actually listening to. What if the type of music that most people are actually listening to are comedy parodies by Stan Freberg mixed with those of Allan Sherman. Another possibility is that Enya and chamber music dominates with listeners who say they listen to heavy metal, while ambient instrumental music is the actually favorite of those who say they listen to old-fashioned country music. It's possible... Last edited by Solitaire1; 09-08-2012 at 12:20 AM. Reason: Spelling correction |
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08-31-2012, 01:52 PM | #5014 | |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlaw Constitutional Law books contain older and nobler laws that pre-date (and therefore take precedence over) modern administrative laws. It is a shame that they are becoming so hard to find. Modern law-makers do not even know that any laws they pass that conflict with older laws are constitutionally void, unless the older law has been ammended or repealed so that it is no longer in conflict. Forsaking some old things by replacing them with new things is not always a good thing, which can sometimes affect our freedom or privacy, but certainly restricts our choices. However, in the case of music, I can learn much more about what is available over the internet than I ever could by visiting local record stores (especially the music sections of big box chain stores that put a lot of smaller record shops out of business with their cheaper price on popular selections). Many of the less-popular but often better-quality selections that were previosly found in obscure local record shops are now only a "google" away. Last edited by geekmaster; 08-31-2012 at 04:45 PM. |
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09-03-2012, 09:22 AM | #5016 | |
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09-03-2012, 12:23 PM | #5018 | |
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09-03-2012, 01:18 PM | #5019 | |
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09-04-2012, 11:21 AM | #5021 |
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Why do some feel the need for cartoon characters who have worked well when silent, such as The Pink Panther and Tom & Jerry, to begin speaking? In the early days they did try to give a voice to The Pink Panther in two shorts but it was unsuccessful, so they left him silent. In fact, leaving The Pink Panther silent was a factor in making him an international success since it avoided the language barrier.
It's the same with Tom & Jerry. Although both have spoken (with Tom sometimes making vocal sounds in some shorts), for the most part the two work best when silent. Modern attempts to give them voice haven't been too successful (as it has unsuccessful with The Pink Panther). There have been some characters that are able to straddle the line between being silent and having a voice. One example of this is Wile E. Coyote. Although he's usually silent when teamed with The Road Runner (except for a few vocal sounds such as when he's been hurt), when teamed with other characters (such as Bugs Bunny) he does have a voice (usually a very high-class accent). There have been some recent attempts to introduce "silent" animated characters. One example of this is "Pucca," where the two lead characters (Pucca and Garu) don't speak words (just vocal sounds). The other characters do speak, and it appears that Pucca and Garu do speak words but we never hear them speak them (other characters mention what they said). But to me its best that silent characters should remain silent. That they don't have a voice hasn't hindered them from being enjoyed by so many. |
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09-04-2012, 06:32 PM | #5023 |
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09-04-2012, 06:49 PM | #5024 |
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09-04-2012, 07:02 PM | #5025 |
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