[sdiy] Real cause of DIY death

[Harry Bissell Jr]

LOL time to go WayOT   ;^P

I do not completely agree with your take on the
ethnic / foreign channels.

They exist mostly to serve those who have those
ethnic / foreign backgrounds and are living in
a foreign (to them) country).

For those viewers, ethno-centricity is EXACTLY
the point.

Its only for brave souls (and few) who can try to
mine the information from them.  I will admit that
it is a rare Indian movie that I can watch (unless it
is subtitled or dubbed, most aren't).

On the music front it IS different... as a 'universal
language' almost anyone could benefit...

But in most cases, the ethnic folks are just watching
old reruns, just like everyone else. YAWN....

H^) harry

--- jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr> wrote:

> 
> 
> >  "ethnic" & foreign-language
> > channels, etc. (YAWWWWWWNNNN, excuse me)
> 
> well, although I agree with a large part of your
> critics
> about today's TV programs, I just can't associate
> "ethnic" & foreign-language channels with "YAWN"...
> IMHO, the multiplication of such channels (thanks to
> the satellite technology) is an incredible
> opportunity
> to have clues about the way other parts of the world
> think...
> IOW it can be a great way to open one's mind about
> other
> cultures and other ways of thinking...
> There are so many great indian / korean / egyptian
> movies,
> some made in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's etc.
> A lifetime isn't enough to discover all those
> gems...
> 
> And I should also mention musical programs on those
> "ethnic" channels, which often give a good
> opportunity
> to discover alternate uses of synths (different
> scales,
> different timbers), and are sometimes more
> attractive
> than the same old tired white-face english-speaking
> rock n' roll bands...
> 
> Getting ethno-centric is a terrible trap, perhaps as
> much
> as young generations loosing all excitement towards
> technology...
> 
> JB
> 
>