tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post7930060453015800310..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: 19 Kids and Counting. Done. Finally.carmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-86895808486374154582015-07-18T17:38:14.083-04:002015-07-18T17:38:14.083-04:00Daniel: The show was on fairly often in our house,...Daniel: The show was on fairly often in our house, as the kids rather enjoyed it. I've worked in television long enough to know that what's shown onscreen is almost never a faithful revelation of real-life. Producers, directors and editors decide what footage stays, what goes, how it's show in the first place, how it should be strung together, lit, backdropped with music or otherwise treated to tell the story they wish to tell. This isn't documentary film - itself a biased process, but we can discuss that another time - and the end product is a lot more focused than a light-hearted look into their inner family workings.<br /><br />Over time, the dichotomy between the onscreen "product" and the increasingly virulent revelations of their political and social positions became somewhat difficult to ignore. A closer look at the show itself reveals a lot of subtle message delivery that, frankly, overstayed its 15-minutes-of-fame welcome long ago.<br />carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-66328512459083444982015-07-17T17:07:22.339-04:002015-07-17T17:07:22.339-04:00Guessing that you nor any of the people above who ...Guessing that you nor any of the people above who commented ever watched the show. I am always confounded by people who have such strong opinions about something they know absolutely nothing about firsthand. MM above says he never saw the show but "definitely not a positive show for kids or adults." I think that one should be educated about something one is so vehemently against. I have watched this show and never saw anything "dysfunctional" or even negative. Certainly not a way of life for me but it works for them. LS says they are "like polygamous families that it's odd not to see them in pioneer-type clothing" But they are not a Utah polygamous family so it shouldn't be odd. Her sense of obscenity must be skewed because there are many more obscene things on this planet than to produce 19 self-reliant, honest, modest, polite kids. <br />Since the news of the son's issue came out, more video has come out showing the parent's political and social activism. While I don't agree with many of their points of view, never once did I see it on their show. They were merely letting the mainstream TV audience see how they lived and interacted with each other. I never even saw any "preaching" on the show. Nothing negative just a different way of life. Take it for what it is - a glimpse into another's life and how they deal with their own issues of the day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631185423510371006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54263402251086680042015-07-16T19:11:37.051-04:002015-07-16T19:11:37.051-04:00They're so scarily like the polygamous familie...They're so scarily like the polygamous families in Utah that it's odd not to see them in pioneer-type clothing. Maybe they're hiding the other wives somewhere. <br />Personally, I think it's obscene for anyone to produce 19 children on this already overcrowded planet.Lisa Shaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141316010311729143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-8171941969490813462015-07-16T15:02:17.639-04:002015-07-16T15:02:17.639-04:00Carmi: I couldn't agree more. A face-saving mo...Carmi: I couldn't agree more. A face-saving moment for TLC. I remember noticing this trend towards cheap sensationalism on cable TV around 2004. But maybe I was late to the game. I never saw this program and only noticed the shocking aftermath in the news. Definitely not a positive show for kids or adults. Glad you posted this! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-19174265774181052032015-07-16T14:33:24.281-04:002015-07-16T14:33:24.281-04:00You are so right on!.. I agree w/you totally... th...You are so right on!.. I agree w/you totally... there are way too many dysfunctional reality shows? Is that what society wants to view? Does society really love to watch another family's flaws? Maybe because it makes them feel a lot better about their own? Lately, I've been watching more documentaries on Netflix.. learning a lot about current events.. quality of tv shows have fallen by the wayside for sure.Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-81229148483301720292015-07-16T12:24:37.546-04:002015-07-16T12:24:37.546-04:00I haven't heard of this show, but then I'm...I haven't heard of this show, but then I'm not and no doubt will never be a reality TV viewer. I have one girlfriend that watches only reality TV, but she's also single, never been married and only has one kitty, and I think it feels a void in her life. So apparently yes it works for some. Your idea of heading to the library is something I love to do.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.com