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If I programmed the broadcast networks (part three): ABC
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The ABCs of family-friendly programming. Continuing my rant on how the broadcast networks could reestablish themselves as positive cultural forces promoting the universal values like faith in God, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, tolerance, wisdom, personal responsibility and the all-important ability to laugh at one’s own…
If I programmed the broadcast networks (part two): Fox
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Note: This week, the broadcast networks are announcing their 2013-2014 schedules. Yesterday, I offered my thoughts on how NBC could improve its fortunes next season by moving away from so-called edgy programming toward shows that uplifted as they entertained. Now, it’s on to Fox.…
If I programmed the broadcast networks (part one): NBC
By
John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. It’s time for a new direction. Okay, I’m out. I not only write about TV and for TV, I’m a would-be TV programmer. It’s not only that I think developing TV concepts and lineups would be a lot of fun. I also think it…
Was William Shakespeare Catholic? Is “Romeo and Juliet” a Christian parable?
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. O Romeo, Romeo, what doth thou story teach us? Romeo and Juliet are, perhaps, literature’s most iconic lovers — but does their story reflect a specifically Christian world view. Literary biographer Joseph Pearce says yes — because their creator William Shakespeare was a closeted…
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