Let me first start off by saying that I used to watch TV with the sound off all the time when I was a child! I would watch the stories (Young and the Restless, All My Children, As the World Turns and General Hospital) on mute with my cousins. We would make up our own script. It was so much fun. Each of us would choose a character and play out their role.
For this assignment, I went to Netflix and chose the show, Raising Hope. This show was funny on mute as well as with sound. For me, nothing really changed. The only "AHA" moment that I had was when I watched it on mute, I was trying to figure out how the characters were related or associated with each other.
Thank you for this assignment, it brought back so many memories! I will be doing this with my children very soon. I hope they have as much fun as I did.
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI was an avid tv watcher when I was younger and after I would watch my favorite tv show I would make my little brother and little cousin act out the show outside. I had a vivid imagination and we would use anything we could find to make our props. Climbing trees and using the long country road as the yellow brick road from the WIZ!!! I loved reading your post about making up your own scripts. More children should do this, they really don't know what they are missing.
I totally agree, this type of imagination is good for children! Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed reading my post.
DeleteWhat a fun memory! It's amazing what watching old shows can remind you of. It's like walking down memory lane. How awesome that you were able to act out shows with your cousins and create such wonderful memories.
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Yes, this free entertainment was awesome! Thanks for your reply.
DeleteAndrea,
ReplyDeleteWhen I had to watch the television show without the volume I thought it was very difficult and frustrating to watch. I kept wanting to turn the volume up so bad. I couldn’t imagine being deaf all my life and not being able to hear anything. I love the way you and your cousins would watch television with the volume off and then you all would make up your own scripts and play them out. This seems very fun and something that we should try in our daycares just to see how children would react. Can you tell me more about the show “Raising Hope”? What was it about and what were the characters doing when the volume was off?
Sorry to hear that this assignment was difficult for you. If you do is again, just relax and let your imagination run free! The show was not kid friendly but was very comical. If is about a guy named Jimmy who becomes a single parent to an infant after the mother he had a one-night stand with ends up on death row. Thanks for your reply and questions.
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