From: ian_a_hastie@hotmail.com 
  
 On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:49:31 +0100, John Russell wrote: 
  
 > 
 > "mo"  wrote in message 
 > news:d93oup$mdm$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk... 
 >>> Writing about "Big Brother" etc is just going to look horribly dated in 
 >>> ten years time. 
 >> 
 >> I completely agree with that, as all of the reality sh1te is very much 
 >> Of The Moment and will hopefully GO AWAY pretty soon.  It's a bit like 
 >> the scene with The Beatles in The Chase.  I'm sure it looked great in 
 >> 64/65, but 
 >> now it justs looks dreadful..... 
 > 
 > It's TV entertainment! 
  
 So?  TV is merely the current popular medium.  Before it there were film, 
 stage, etc.  Each one has it's classics.  Dr Who has some notable TV 
 classics to it's name. 
  
 > It's only suppossed to entertain those of us who 
 > are alive now, not those who might watch repeats in 50 years time! 
  
 Which could be said of any work right back to Shakespeare and before.  To 
 me your comment reflects more on the short term and disposable nature of 
 current society.  Are there, by your reckoning at least, to be no more TV 
 classics?  Quite possibly.  Especially when ratings are put above all. 
  
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 Ian. 
  
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