tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13317565.post2039477874968815472..comments2023-09-26T05:17:03.441-04:00Comments on Watering Place: Here's A StoryMomVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17588386837610400000noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13317565.post-19369202865333455772008-05-22T23:27:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:27:00.000-04:00I'm happy to report that Arthur is still on, daily...I'm happy to report that Arthur is still on, daily, repeatedly even. So is Clifford. And I am enjoying their continued presence on my TV set as long as possible.Allison Slater Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136207036496547202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13317565.post-91785635634833920862008-05-22T22:08:00.000-04:002008-05-22T22:08:00.000-04:00When my brother first got his own place, I bought ...When my brother first got his own place, I bought him a framed portrait of the Brady family. It looks so much like an actual portrait that sometimes people don't realize at a glance what it is and remark on his big family -- which is kind of cool, because in a way, they are part of our family.Mary P Jones (MPJ)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10251787926841410344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13317565.post-71303463522226058982008-05-22T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-22T12:35:00.000-04:00The attempts at realism today aren't real; they tu...The attempts at realism today aren't real; they turn kids into fantasy adults instead of fantasy kids. So instead of saccharine sweet Cindy Brady and cute-as-a-button Tracy Partridge, we get wiseacre kids everywhere with dialogue that, as you point out, hints at a level of sexual awareness that is really distasteful.<BR/><BR/>When I think of "realism" in kid's literature or TV, I think of something like DeGrassi High or Family on TV or Judy Blume's books, which show real kids reacting to situations that aren't all-sweetnes-and-light. So it's the real world - or at least some piece of the real world - and it doesn't always end happily, but it's populated with real kids, not miniature Jerry Seinfelds.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886225476339783827noreply@blogger.com