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Intro to the 21st Century, Tuesday, Second Period
Today's planned lesson got scrapped; there was no way in hell Cindy was going to try to get generator power working in the Danger Shop. The class could wait until next week to learn about money.
Instead, Cindy sent out an email saying We'll be studying TV and movies today in class. Feel free to skip today's lesson in favor of researching them in the dorms. All of you should be checking email regularly now, so no complaining you didn't get this. --C. Perrault
For those that did show up today, Cindy had set up a small coffee pot in the room once she'd gotten the generator going and was blasting the heat, so at least the room was toasty. "Welcome to those of you who made it. In the 21st century, one of the primary forms of entertainment is watching the television. In developed nations, the majority of homes have at least one TV, and many have several. TVs offer a variety of programming, including news, nature documentaries, sporting events, talk shows, dramas, situational comedies, and more. For all that people complain that there is 'nothing' on, there are hundreds of hours of television programming aired every week. The difficulty comes in finding something that appeals to your particular tastes."
"Movies are stories filmed with moving images. These can be seen on the TV, or in movie theaters, where they can be watched on a large screen and with an advanced sound system. Going to the movies is considered a common dating practice, as a trip to the movies offers both entertainment and also a semblance of privacy, since the lights go down to better view the screen. Most movie theaters have codes of conduct which they expect people to adhere to. The biggest rule is minimal talking during the showing, and as technology has improved, they've added such rules as: silencing cell phones, no texting during the film, and no illicit recording of the movie."
"Both television and movies have been subjected to censorship, in regards to what is suitable to be shown to which audiences. In the 1930's, Hollywood introduced The Hays Code, which was replaced in 1968 with the MPAA's rating system. Propriety on the television is monitored by the FCC, which has the right to fine and punish stations which air inappropriate content, as usually defined by a watershed or 'safe harbor', which is the time delineated for adult programming. Programming with adult themes--usually graphic violence, sexual content, profanity, and drug use--can be shown only at certain times for the protection of children."
With that, Cindy judged she'd given them enough of a background and turned on the DVD player. "Today, we'll be watching 'Blink,' an episode from Britain's iconic Mister What. It does well as a stand-alone episode, in that you don't need to know much more about it than the title character is a time-traveler who gads about saving the day a lot. Enjoy it."
[OCD up.]
Instead, Cindy sent out an email saying We'll be studying TV and movies today in class. Feel free to skip today's lesson in favor of researching them in the dorms. All of you should be checking email regularly now, so no complaining you didn't get this. --C. Perrault
For those that did show up today, Cindy had set up a small coffee pot in the room once she'd gotten the generator going and was blasting the heat, so at least the room was toasty. "Welcome to those of you who made it. In the 21st century, one of the primary forms of entertainment is watching the television. In developed nations, the majority of homes have at least one TV, and many have several. TVs offer a variety of programming, including news, nature documentaries, sporting events, talk shows, dramas, situational comedies, and more. For all that people complain that there is 'nothing' on, there are hundreds of hours of television programming aired every week. The difficulty comes in finding something that appeals to your particular tastes."
"Movies are stories filmed with moving images. These can be seen on the TV, or in movie theaters, where they can be watched on a large screen and with an advanced sound system. Going to the movies is considered a common dating practice, as a trip to the movies offers both entertainment and also a semblance of privacy, since the lights go down to better view the screen. Most movie theaters have codes of conduct which they expect people to adhere to. The biggest rule is minimal talking during the showing, and as technology has improved, they've added such rules as: silencing cell phones, no texting during the film, and no illicit recording of the movie."
"Both television and movies have been subjected to censorship, in regards to what is suitable to be shown to which audiences. In the 1930's, Hollywood introduced The Hays Code, which was replaced in 1968 with the MPAA's rating system. Propriety on the television is monitored by the FCC, which has the right to fine and punish stations which air inappropriate content, as usually defined by a watershed or 'safe harbor', which is the time delineated for adult programming. Programming with adult themes--usually graphic violence, sexual content, profanity, and drug use--can be shown only at certain times for the protection of children."
With that, Cindy judged she'd given them enough of a background and turned on the DVD player. "Today, we'll be watching 'Blink,' an episode from Britain's iconic Mister What. It does well as a stand-alone episode, in that you don't need to know much more about it than the title character is a time-traveler who gads about saving the day a lot. Enjoy it."
[OCD up.]
Sign in (Week 3)
Re: Sign in (Week 3)
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who is so staying home once she reads that e-mailRe: Sign in (Week 3)
Re: Sign in (Week 3)
Listen to the Lecture
Re: Listen to the Lecture
Or a giant, power-cutting-off blizzard. Details.
She held a mug of coffee, liberally doused with sugar and cream to make it drinkable, in her hands and smiled with pleasure about the assignment. She had learned to enjoy television, especially the romantic movies on the Lifetime channel.
Watch the episode!
Re: Watch the episode!
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Oh, god. He was never blinking again.
Talk to the TA
Re: Talk to the TA
Talk to "Professor Perrault"
OOC