Subj : Re: soap operas
To   : toofargone
From : Adept
Date : Tue Mar 28 2023 09:12:14

 to> I could have, but M*A*S*H is my all time favorite show and that's why I
 to> picked it, it can get a bit low with the realities of war but the acting
 to> and so forth is amazing.

Yeah, it was popular for a reason. And broadly watched in its finale for a reason, too. I imagine most people at the time connected with the characters.

 to> And these "reality" shows, just annoy me to no end.

I tend to avoid watching _series_, much less reality shows.

Though I _still_ watched a chocolate school thing, that I would've been happier if it had been a fluff piece where the only drama was whether or not people could complete their projects as well as they wanted to, within the time alloted.

But all the, "and you don't compete in the next event" or "let's see what happens when you get your help taken away" or reality-TV conceits just made it worse.

But I guess the conceits keep people coming back, so it's a warning for us just to never start watching.

 to> My god, I'm old!

I listen to old-time radio. I'm not quite sure what that says about me, as it's not as if I'm old enough to have heard these things on the radio in the first place.

But I guess I've been listening to old-time-radio-style things (Imagination Theater) since I was a teen, so maybe it's like a 14-year-old today getting into Backstreet Boys.

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