kaxy Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Humor me with imagining what, if anything, Charlotte Mason might do with a TV if she were around these days. Netflix and chill? And if so, what would be on her watch list? PBS news? Or some other source? Documentaries? BBC costume dramas? Or, no TV or streaming? I'm thinking of her own use here, but also we could take it to what she'd say for students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cave canem Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Don't know the answer, but I love the title of this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I think that she would love the Masterpiece Theatre shows on PBS. And Father Brown Mysteries And NOVA Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 I have read books/blog posts about Mason, and only excerpts of Mason's writings and I'm not an expert in the slightest. I know she valued being exposed to interesting ideas, things of beauty and truth. She didn't want pre-digested info; she wanted the source and to let the authors speak. I'm trying to find the name of the book series that she read from every night for her own enjoyment. Perhaps she'd also watch the TV equivalent of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I think that she would love the Masterpiece Theatre shows on PBS. And Father Brown Mysteries And NOVA Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This! and also anything done by David Attenborough - his nature shows, etc. What an interesting question, OP! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Hmmm. I'm wondering if she'd even have a tv. She might have had one of the no-tv households, preferring books instead. Good books of course, no twaddle. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Hmmm. I'm wondering if she'd even have a tv. She might have had one of the no-tv households, preferring books instead. Good books of course, no twaddle. :) Perhaps so. But, I'd argue that movies and shows are just one medium for which to tell a story, and while you can see a play in person, sometimes it is limited to time and financial constraints. So maybe she'd go to a movie theater? I do think she'd be picky about what she watched, if anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Maybe some foreign films? Bollywood or Korean drama? (OK - probably not, but I just thought it'd be funny to juxtapose CM with Bollywood for a moment. .... although maybe a Korean Historical Drama may not be as far fetched.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Soaps? Game shows? AFV? I survived...? Hahaha. Probably not those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 The Durrells in Corfu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Maybe some foreign films? Bollywood or Korean drama? (OK - probably not, but I just thought it'd be funny to juxtapose CM with Bollywood for a moment. .... although maybe a Korean Historical Drama may not be as far fetched.) And because I cannot get enough of Korean dramas I am going to get on board picturing CM watching them ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I wonder if she would like Firefly. Her loss if she didn't. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I think she would look for things which don't encourage cynacism and which are written by passionate writers who desire to tell a story (as opposed to opportunistic money grubbers looking for a quick buck). She would likely look for excellence in production. I think this rules out reality TV! I do think something like The Lego Movie would make the cut, though, because of the excellence, passion, and creativity. But maybe purists would disagree. I don't know much about recent movies, though, or TV, so I have a hard time telling what makes it through this set of criteria! Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 The Walking Dead, of course. All the smartest people do. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I wonder if she would like Firefly. Her loss if she didn't. :) It would definitely be her loss ;) and while we are realizing that CM would easily see the superior genius that is Joss Whedon I think she would fancy herself a Buffy and Angel fan as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Springer! It's always those preachy ones who tell people what not to do who are doing all of the forbidden stuff, or watching all the twaddle. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Springer! It's always those preachy ones who tell people what not to do who are doing all of the forbidden stuff, or watching all the twaddle. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 This is fascinating. I think the kneejerk reaction is to say things that are quite traditional - the Attenborough documentaries mentioned above, Masterpiece theater, costume pieces like The Crown or Downton Abbey... And I can get with that. But if CM was watching TV, that would mean she was more modern. I can't quite see her loving things filled with gore and sex because I'll bet she'd be a bit traditional even today - so I think she might turn her nose up at Breaking Bad, but I'll bet she'd enjoy things that are just very well done stories. So maybe... Doctor Who? Sticking with scifi, I'd bet anything she'd like Star Trek TNG reruns. I'll bet she'd enjoy things that are focused on family drama like The Good Wife, Parenthood, maybe even Mad Men... maybe she'd enjoy the twee of Gilmore Girls. I'll bet she would watch a lot of documentaries. I can totally see her loving NOVA and Cosmos and so forth. She might like some darker things that make you think, like Black Mirror. She might enjoy some smart comedies, like Modern Family or Parks and Recreation or Veep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 She might not have a tv - or maybe she would have it in a closet. I think she would want insightful plots, but not cynical. I suspect she'd not put up with gratuitous sex and violence. Costume dramas and literary adaptations seems obvious, but not all are as really well done as others. Father Brown is a little light-weight, for example. The Lego Movie - I don't know - it might be too blatantly made to sell consumer goods. I was thinking maybe something like THe Crown? But it's funny, although I think there is some very good tv shows on lately, a lot of the things I keep coming back to are about 20 years old - the Original House of Cards, the Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett. Maybe something like Wonder Years. In terms of comedy, perhaps Yes Minister, or sketch comedy like Simon and Schuster? I can see her getting a kick out of their Julius Caesar sketch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX Native Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Jeopardy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Jeopardy :laugh: Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I don't think she would watch tv. Not because of content but because it is passive. It doesn't engage the mind like books do. It tells you what to imagine. E.g. The movies tell you what Gollum and Orcs and Frodo snd Hibbiton look like...so there is no space for you to draw the pictures that you can understand. The problem I have here (to blabber on) is that sometimes film draws more explicit pictures than one might be able to handle. I think Charlotte would object to this. And that's all I have to say 'bout that. :0) And I watch TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The Great British Baking Show. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Humor me with imagining what, if anything, Charlotte Mason might do with a TV if she were around these days. Netflix and chill? And if so, what would be on her watch list? PBS news? Or some other source? Documentaries? BBC costume dramas? Or, no TV or streaming? I'm thinking of her own use here, but also we could take it to what she'd say for students. Netflix and chill = have sex 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Thank God I never used this outside of my own head before dd18 enlightened me some time back, lol Hahahaha ok I'm awkward, sorry memory of Charlotte Mason for taking it down THAT path. Really unsure about Jeopardy. Not sure how she felt about trivia contests or knowledge bees if they did them back then. I like to imagine that she'd enjoy some of my own favorite shows, but I can also see her not having a TV, or using it very sparingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Nah, she wouldn't have a telly. She would, however, keep up with film. I suspect she would also enjoy the odd podcast or two. Merchant Ivory films. EM Forester types. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Netflix and chill = have sex 😉 Wait, WHAT? Sheesh, I live under a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX Native Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I suspect she would also enjoy the odd podcast or two. I imagine she would like the "Your Morning Basket" podcast and may either agree wholeheartedly or debate with Andrew Puduwa (sp?) on the Circe podcast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaxy Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Ooh I'm glad I finally came across this: Charlotte Mason read and enjoyed the Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott. These were historical fiction. (I was reminded of this name finally in Anne White's book "Minds More Awake"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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