Stories and plays have entertained us for centuries. With a story comes characters. Fictional characters written on page, embodied by actors, but which our imaginations breathe life into. Because there is this intertwining or collaborative effort of a story between storyteller and audience, elements of the story may look a bit different for the two. Sure, the storyteller may have created a character but it is the audience member that gives the character life. And once an audience member gives a character life, they gain ownership to do with it as they please. Apparently.
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When Who’s the Boss was a silly question
Recently, I spent the afternoon home and sick. Because my mom raised me right, if you stay home sick then you do stay-at-home-sick-things. Like watch tv and eat soup and generally have no fun at all. TV viewing has changed since I was a school girl and would be relegated to the dreaded “afternoon tv.” Now that was viewing that made me wish I was back in school. Now, I have streaming and have many, many options. So, what did I choose? A sitcom I used to watch in the 80’s. I discovered Hulu has Who’s the Boss? (1984-1992) available. All 8 seasons and 196 episodes. That day while stuck on my couch I found it a mix of being both a comfort and a cringeworthy watch.
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If I remember correctly, I was in kindergarten when the television series The “Dukes of Hazzard” claimed the top spot in the Nielsen ratings. It is entirely possible I’m wrong about the dates. Sometimes I remember things differently than other people. Or the even the truth. The other day I argued with someone about when she taught primary. I was pretty insistent I was right until I realized, uh, she probably knows her own timeline better than me. Oops.
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