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Uh, Joe, I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of those "characters" are real people.

If we're going to include real people in the list then I need to revise mine to include Dan Rather and Jon Stewart.

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If we're including real people, I'd like to beat the crap out of John Madden 5 times.


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If we're including real people, I'd like to beat the crap out of John Madden 5 times.


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Uh, Joe, I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of those "characters" are real people.

If we're going to include real people in the list then I need to revise mine to include Dan Rather and Jon Stewart.




Two points:

1) I don't watch enough TV to have any sit-com or drama characters to hate on. Thus, these real people.

2) ...shuddup...


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I've been saying that ever since the day he first aired!

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Tony Soprano's sister Janice, played by John Turturro's sister Aida. I think the purpose of her character was to annoy everyone.

I don't really watch enough TV to have more of a list.


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Tony Soprano's sister Janice, played by John Turturro's sister Aida. I think the purpose of her character was to annoy everyone.

I don't really watch enough TV to have more of a list.


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Uh, Joe, I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of those "characters" are real people.

If we're going to include real people in the list then I need to revise mine to include Dan Rather and Jon Stewart.




Two points:

1) I don't watch enough TV to have any sit-com or drama characters to hate on. Thus, these real people.

2) ...shuddup...




Quick. Someone put Joe on TV so I can revise my list.

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I've been saying that ever since the day he first aired!

Your obvious intelligence is beginning to shine through Jeremy...



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That's silly.

Jeremy's not black...

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Uh, Joe, I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of those "characters" are real people.

If we're going to include real people in the list then I need to revise mine to include Dan Rather and Jon Stewart.




Two points:

1) I don't watch enough TV to have any sit-com or drama characters to hate on. Thus, these real people.

2) ...shuddup...




Quick. Someone put Joe on TV so I can revise my list.




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5) Bill O'Reilly. Recently gave his misguided, ill-informed, irrelevant views on horror films. Thanks, Bill, but shouldn't you be sexually harrassing you co-workers and subordinates, douchebag?




Oh, good, I'm not the only one who saw this and got pissed. He's surprised that a gruesome horror film was the #1 movie the weekend before Halloween? Pompous idiot.


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1. Ross from Friends
Thanks for being a leader in the pussification of men. Go get aids and die.

2. bill o'reilly-sean hannity-anderson cooper-anyone on a cable news network during prime time
Immature little pricks who think insulting someone is proving them wrong. I also want to punch their viewers in the face.

3. Dr. Phil
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5. Every character on every PBS kids show
Stop dumbing down the children and stop it with your socialist anti-American propoganda.


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2. bill o'reilly-sean hannity-anderson cooper-anyone on a cable news network during prime time
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5. Every character on every PBS kids show
Stop dumbing down the children and stop it with your socialist anti-American propoganda.





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5. Every character on every PBS kids show
Stop dumbing down the children and stop it with your socialist anti-American propoganda.









I concur with Pro. What of the delightful Sesame Street characters, like Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Grover, or Mr. Snuffalupagus (Snuffy to his friends)? I ask you, rex, what kind of monster are you to deprive children of such wonderful characters?


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Everything on PBS kids is so politically correct it makes no sense at all. One of their shows is literally people in strange outfits running around doing nothing. All the shows are condescending and have no educational value at all.


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Everything on PBS kids is so politically correct it makes no sense at all. One of their shows is literally people in strange outfits running around doing nothing.




Possibly.

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All the shows are condescending and have no educational value at all.




No, that's where you're wrong. Shows like Sesame Street and the like may lack many things, per your criteria, but educational value is not one of them...

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PBS: the socialist anti-American propoganda channel?

Rex must be bitter because his black daddy showed him his "big bird" when he was just a boy.


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No, that's where you're wrong. Shows like Sesame Street and the like may lack many things, per your criteria, but educational value is not one of them...




I'm not sure that's the case. I seem to recall reading that there have been theories and/or studies that Sesame Street, with its hyper kinetic style, does little to educate kids and may actually make them less able to concentrate on learning in and out of the classroom.

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No, that's where you're wrong. Shows like Sesame Street and the like may lack many things, per your criteria, but educational value is not one of them...




I'm not sure that's the case. I seem to recall reading that there have been theories and/or studies that Sesame Street, with its hyper kinetic style, does little to educate kids and may actually make them less able to concentrate on learning in and out of the classroom.




I would have to see who did the study, what their findings were, and who backed the study financially and other ways, before I would begin to even consider such ridiculous nonsense.

Meanwhile, I'm certain the educated generations will be satisfied in their own life lessons gained from that show...

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Damn right! I probably watched Sesame Street until I was 12.


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I, for one, was the first kid in my kindergarten class to learn how to read... and I owe it all to Sesame Street and the comic books at the barber shop!

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I had the reading comprehension of a twelveth grader when I was in the sixth grade. But this was in Ohio so its probably not that big of a dead.


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I had the reading comprehension of a twelveth grader when I was in the sixth grade. But this was in Ohio so its probably not that big of a dead.




Or, that big of a deal, either, eh?

My other response would have been:

So, when do you plan to get to the comprehension level of a college freshman?


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And that's about where you stopped. Like the guys who climb Everest for ten minutes then decided they've gone far enough.


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I concur with Pro. What of the delightful Sesame Street characters, like Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Grover, or Mr. Snuffalupagus (Snuffy to his friends)? I ask you, rex, what kind of monster are you to deprive children of such wonderful characters?




Uh...Elmo?

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I concur with Pro. What of the delightful Sesame Street characters, like Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Grover, or Mr. Snuffalupagus (Snuffy to his friends)? I ask you, rex, what kind of monster are you to deprive children of such wonderful characters?




Uh...Elmo?




Elmo sucks. He's too sweet and happy. The best Sesame Street characters are the ones with problems, like Cookie's eating disorder or Bert's OCD.


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No, that's where you're wrong. Shows like Sesame Street and the like may lack many things, per your criteria, but educational value is not one of them...




I'm not sure that's the case. I seem to recall reading that there have been theories and/or studies that Sesame Street, with its hyper kinetic style, does little to educate kids and may actually make them less able to concentrate on learning in and out of the classroom.




I would have to see who did the study, what their findings were, and who backed the study financially and other ways, before I would begin to even consider such ridiculous nonsense.

Meanwhile, I'm certain the educated generations will be satisfied in their own life lessons gained from that show...




TV Linked to Attention Deficit

    A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that watching videos as a toddler may lead to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, also called ADD in UK) in later life.

    TV watching "rewires" an infant’s brain, says Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis lead researcher and director of the Child Health Institute at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. The damage shows up at age 7 when children have difficulty paying attention in school.

    "In contrast to the way real life unfolds and is experienced by young children, the pace of TV is greatly sped up." says Christakis. His research appears in the April 2004 issue of Pediatrics. Quick scene shifts of video images become "normal," to a baby "when in fact, it’s decidedly not normal or natural." Christakis says. Exposing a baby’s developing brain to videos may overstimulate it, causing permanent changes in developing neural pathways.

    "Also in question is whether the insistent noise of television in the home may interfere with the development of ‘inner speech’ by which a child learns to think through problems and plans and restrain impulsive responding," wrote Jane Healy, psychologist and child brain expert in the magazine’s commentary.


In the study itself, the authors note

    Some re-search indicates that educational television (eg, Sesame Street) ...can be detrimental.



For example, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D, is "an educational psychologist and teacher who has worked with students from preschool through graduate school. She consults and lectures worldwide, helping teachers and parents understand the educational implications of current brain research. She has appeared on national media such as the Today show, Nightline, Good Morning America, CNN, and NPR."

Healy is the author of Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It

In this book, she describes research that largely mirrors the study noted above, and indicates that children who view Sesame Street on a regular basis, express shorter attention spans than those who do not.

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I'm sorry. Even presented with this possible "research", I find it impossible to believe that Sesame Street causes more harm than good. I, myself, watched Seasame Street religiously until at least six years old. And, all jokes aside, my educational level, and attention span, is quite healthy. And, again, no matter what research says, there are at least three entire generations of people who were pre-trained with that show, as well as 3,2,1 Contact, The Electric Company, and many other educationally beneficial PBS shows. And, looks like we're all relatively decent.

If you want to complain about tv being "hyperkinetic" and the like, watch some of the modern stuff for children on networks and cable. It's educationally devoid, and, was written with the pace of crack-addict heartattack...

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