NationStates Jolt Archive


TV Holiday Specials are the Exact Same

Superpower07
13-12-2004, 02:26
They follow this archetype: You have 3 main groups of characters

1) The "religiously ignorant character trying to discover the holidays"

2) The "religious character trying to spread his holiday message"

3) The "'heathen' character who suddenly is overcome with holiday spirit at the end"

And with all the specials I've seen they take away the true reasons behind the holidays. Especially kids' specials; the are dumbed down because X-mas (or w/e holiday) specials just can't come out and say "we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ" (or w/e the holiday's real story is) 'cause it's "too contraversial."

Meh, a little contraversy is good. Am I corrupted from the philosophical controversy in the animes I watch? I don't think so; in fact I think it has improved me

If you ask me, if the holiday specials weren't so dumbed down, they might actually help foster tolerance!
Superpower07
13-12-2004, 02:43
Bump
Letila
13-12-2004, 02:58
Meh, a little contraversy is good. Am I corrupted from the philosophical controversy in the animes I watch? I don't think so; in fact I think it has improved me

I know. A lot of my philosophy comes from anime.