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- From: nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson)
- Subject: Re: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:18:40 GMT
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- In article <19904@mindlink.bc.ca> Scott_Leaf@mindlink.bc.ca (Scott Leaf) writes:
- >How dare you call ST:TNG and DS9 Lowbrow!
- >
- >You quasi-intellectuals piss me off.
- >
- >The greatest contribution to society you have ever made is probably the
- >message that I am replying too. IF *you* don't watch TV then refrain from
- >commenting on the above topic.
- >
- >I also find it quite rewarding that The Simpsons contributed to your decision
- >to nix TV. You really must have a good sense of humour, a regular Jerry
- >Steinfeld! (or do you know who he is?)
-
- Of course; he's the guy who does the routines involving his
- dog ("It's that GUY! He's home again!").
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- Actually I love stand-up, and I don't try to flatter myself
- into thinking it's "intellectually stimulating". But when
- I want stand-up I either go to a club or I rent a video
- where I can watch it for two hours without having to be
- interrupted every 6 minutes with ads for "Lee Press-On
- Nails" and random musical numbers, as they do on A&E's
- Evening at the Improv, or have the comedian's best work
- censored because it involves dirty words or topics not
- suitable for family viewing. People like Redd Fox and
- Richard Pryor have some great stuff that you will never
- see on regular broadcast TV, only on occasional and rare
- specials on expensive premium channels, because it's too
- "adult". Which just goes to show again, that TV treats
- its viwers like children. Like everything else on TV,
- TV stand-up comedy is only a pale imitation of the real
- thing.
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- ---peter
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