ZEjackbennykid wrote:Im the arts and entertainment editor of the Union Street Journal, the school paper of Cherry Creek High School, so Ive decided to do my february column on what else.... JACK BENNY MONTH. Id love any help from Laura and members, like quotes, feelings about Jack that I can use in the article. Rest assured, this will raise awarness of Jack to my community of high school students
Alan wrote:I think most kids of most generations tend to be mostly into what is of their time....if anything, i think "younger" people today (thru tech) have wider knowledge (at the least, of entertainment) than before....
Also, i have never seen JB as much of a draw for younger people even "back then"...and that was when there was less of a segregated "teenager" culture.
My final devil's advocate thought; Lindsay Lohan is a decent actress in her genre.....see "Mean girls" for an example. Tellingly, when that last Altman film came out (i havn't seen it, but ironically, its set in radio),
reviews of the film, tho she had one small part among a large ensemble, seemed to always note that she's not a bad actor, and this was in a role i believe as Meryl Streep's daughter.
Alan wrote:I think most kids of most generations tend to be mostly into what is of their time....if anything, i think "younger" people today (thru tech) have wider knowledge (at the least, of entertainment) than before....
Also, i have never seen JB as much of a draw for younger people even "back then"...and that was when there was less of a segregated "teenager" culture.
My final devil's advocate thought; Lindsay Lohan is a decent actress in her genre.....see "Mean girls" for an example. Tellingly, when that last Altman film came out (i havn't seen it, but ironically, its set in radio),
reviews of the film, tho she had one small part among a large ensemble, seemed to always note that she's not a bad actor, and this was in a role i believe as Meryl Streep's daughter.
The thing is that kids would get his humor because back then it wasnt exactly a family program and kids today love anything thats in the least bit racy. Jacks humor is a bit racy in areas
Mister Kitzel wrote:Product placement in radio was not necessarily exclusive to Jack, but making jokes about a sponsor was something that was groundbreaking. That may have led to today's humorous commercials.
Once you make a connection to the present for the people who have never heard of Jack Benny, you can fill them in about his life and how big he was as a star of stage, screen, radio, and television.
Frank Nelson wrote:And don't forget cartoons!
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