Tag: I Claudius
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Great TV: I, Claudius
How easy it is to forget that people have always been the same throughout history. Even thousands of years ago, people loved and hated, desired power, feared death, and went about the daily business of living. Husbands and wives argued, people would drink to forget their troubles, gossip, flirting, jokes, anxiety, work. In short, they…
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Great TV: Introduction
Look. That’s all TV asks of its audience: just look. Watch. Turn it on and let the light and shadows pour over your eyes and sound fall upon your ears. There’s never been anything easier than to sit still and let the jumping box work its hypnotic unblinking gaze on your readily open psyche. It’s…
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