The End Of Reading Rainbow!
It looks like we've really reached the end of the rainbow. Okay, that sentence was cheesier than RPattz's dick, but sad news like this makes sentimental (along with UB40 songs, go figure). Cincinatti.com reports that after 26 years, PBS' Reeeeeeeeeaaaading Raaaaaainboooow is going away this Friday. The show stopped production in 2006, but they were showing the old episodes on PBS. But PBS' contract with the show expires on Friday and they aren't renewing it. That means it won't ever be on the air again unless another network picks it up.
The truth is I haven't seen an episode of RR in a while, but it was one of those things you knew was always there if you needed to be picked up. You know, like re-runs of The Golden Girls, the on-and-off fuck buddy you've had for years, strawberry parfait (the trash kind) and weed. It's a sad day, because LeVar Burton will no longer be there to gently stroke our soul by reading a story about a flying pony or some shit.
And Reading Rainbow will go down in history for having one of the top 10 theme song/openings of all-time. Watch that trippy shit above and try to tell me that it didn't take you higher for a quick second. You can thank Reading Rainbow for getting you buzzed for the first time. Oh, shit. RR was a gateway drug. Tears. It will be missed.
(Thanks Kristin)
This breaks my heart! As a book lover/writer/aspiring literature professor, I owe a LOT to Reading Rainbow. I'll pour one out for RR tonight.
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"F*ck you Tyra Banks, Oprah, Magic Johnson, Tiger Woods, Rockefeller. F*ck you." - La Pequena Hillary Clinton, 6/17/08
Submitted by lilylovely12 on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 7:09am.
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Listen, spamming imbecile, if I want a "hot baby" I will put that fugly Max Anthony in a pot on the stove to simmer.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful -- Seneca
Another reader mentioned Captain Kangaroo. I loved him. And my ultimate favorite was the MAGIC GARDEN with Carol and I forgot the other one's name and purple squirrel Sherlock, and the magic talkin box.
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Submitted by EvilShoe on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 5:54pm.
*ahem*
Since PBS is center stage now I'm going to ask a favor of the whores.
If you find yourself with extra cash and you're wanting to donate it to a charity, please consider PBS.
The past generations (old folks) have always left money to PBS; however, the newer generations that are passing away don't really have a lot of money and there are so many charities nowadays that PBS gets left behind.
Public TV is dying, and cable TV is robbing us with their subscription fees.
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Evil Shoe is right. I will donate this yr. Look MK you got ur readers being responsible adults fighting back against the MAN. LOL.
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Resistance is Futile!
Poor kids of today they are left w/ crap shows. Not quality shows like reading rainbow and 321 contact etc. These poor kids watch all that Disney sluts and REALLY crappy shows.
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thats chaka khan!!
know all the words and love to sing this shit!!
of all cities to misspell, who gives a shiggity about cincinnati? it's mostly runover kentucky flavor who lost their way back from king's island.
One of my favorite PBS shows to watch, after I came home from school 20 something years ago. Awww, that's too bad that it won't be shown anymore, but kids these days won't miss it or care.
At first I thought, "Good." Not too long ago I was running through the channels and caught the beginning of the show, and apparently they re-did the song and some other skank was singing it. It sucked. But totally REMOVING it from air? That's wrong.
Submitted by Team Valtrex on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:26pm.
26 years, and not one rapper has ever even heard of it.
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valtrex, the best thing about your ignorance is the brevity with which you express it.
RIP Reading Rainbow. one kid's show actually enjoyed watching with my son, who is a voracious reader to this day.
a voracious young, black, male reader.
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satan in a sunday hat, girl.
Submitted by Karma Police on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 9:25pm.
Word. Love that you stand up for hip hop.
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A must;)
and LOL!@GlitterSha
♥ Threadkilla!
As an Evil Overlord, I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that using such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117. #15
Reading is always easier to learn when you have a mighty rainbow to guide you. r.i.p. reading rainbow...
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→←...When you come to a fork in the road, take it...◘•♣♣ Yogi Bera →←
OMG I had a flashback while watching that clip...this explains a lot in my life. I'll have to bring this to the attention of my therapist (weed dealer). Thanks for Nothing PBS!!
"Come on Gloria..."
-Hank Azaria "The Birdcage"
Submitted by angel_i on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 9:02pm.
It wasn't Tupac. And not even close to the most impressive - just the only thing I have on the top of my head. Make no mistake tho - rappers know words. They know LOTS of words and how to use them too. Many rappers are pretty highly educated, in fact. Of course, those aren't the ones that get famous cuz they rarely rap about guns, bling and bitches and hos.
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Word. Love that you stand up for hip hop.
Submitted by Team Valtrex on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:59pm.
Submitted by angel_i on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:53pm.
Yeah, that Tupac, baddest Julliard educated rapper ever.
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It wasn't Tupac. And not even close to the most impressive - just the only thing I have on the top of my head. Make no mistake tho - rappers know words. They know LOTS of words and how to use them too. Many rappers are pretty highly educated, in fact. Of course, those aren't the ones that get famous cuz they rarely rap about guns, bling and bitches and hos.
♥ Threadkilla!
As an Evil Overlord, I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that using such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117. #15
Submitted by angel_i on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:53pm.
Yeah, that Tupac, baddest Julliard educated rapper ever.
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"I am the Devil, and I'm here to do the Devil's work"
Submitted by Team Valtrex on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:26pm.
26 years, and not one rapper has ever even heard of it.
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Now, now. Don't let me get all urban on you.
Nothing soothes me more than a groove that moves me
Nothing moves me more than a groove that boosts me
Nothing boosts me more or suits me beautifully
There's nothing you can do to me - stab me, shoot me!
Psychotic, hypnotic, erotic anti-biotic -
Ain't nobody hotter
God, I talk a lotta hem-di-ada-i-ada oochiwallawalla
But you gotta gotta gotta
Keep moving; more music to make
Keep makin' new hits, produce shit to break
The monotony
What's gotten into me?
Drugs, rock and Hennessy
Thug like I'm Pac on my enemies
On your knees, got you under siege
Somebody you would give a lung to be...
Go ahead - say that three times fast.
♥ Threadkilla!
As an Evil Overlord, I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that using such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117. #15
whuh? they won't even show the reruns?! BUT I NEED THOSE ON MY "SICK" DAYS!
26 years, and not one rapper has ever even heard of it.
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"I am the Devil, and I'm here to do the Devil's work"
oh yeah, and on that hungover walk to my house. It was like 6:30 am and its bright as fuck in the morning and I'm walking down this busy ass street and all these people are going to work and shit. and what do I do? fall to my knees on this pretty church lawn and start tequila barfing! ah my high school years
Estrogen a-poppin!
Unfortunately, I vividly remember the passing of Mr. Rogers. Only because I was drunk on tequila (on a school night) and stumbled to my sisters to stay the night, so as not to be caught by my mom. and I remember sitting on her couch, drunk, and then hearing it in the news. Sads in a major way! then i threw up off of my sis's porch, passed out and woke up at like 6 in the morning to sneak back home before me mom woke me up for school. so yeah. now RR is gone too :(
I need booze now...
Estrogen a-poppin!
@madam s...lol!
:( for RR. :( :( for Mr. Rogers.
Oh my god, how I hated Mr. Rogers when I was little. He pissed me off, and I would lose my MIND with annoyance when the train would go through the wall into that back room fantasy world because I knew those horrible puppets were coming up with the fucking annoying voices. That CAT that would always say "Meow meow MEOW meow, meow meow meow MEOW meow". Scarred me for life, for sure.
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ASUUU MADREEE!!!!!
I almost forgot about 3-2-1 Contact! I used to love that one too. Today's Special?! You are all making me feel so nostalgic! It makes me smile, but it also makes me sad because it reminds me of the great shows I grew up with that the children of today will never know. All the cartoons and kids shows today suck. The 80's and early 90's ruled when it came to quality children's programming. *sigh*
Oh man...I used to love this show! I used to watch this and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego with my sisters after school. I'm a teacher now, and I bought a few episodes of Reading Rainbow on DVD last year. I showed 2 or 3, and the kids really liked them, but they were newer episodes, so the theme song was different. Man, I haven't seen that one in a while. Good times...
"I can do anything!" That was the happiest theme song since the one from 'Laverne and Shirley.'
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"Submitted by putsomestankonit on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:29pm.
This is sad, I used to watch Carmen Sandiego after school because my geography teacher was an alcoholic who talked more about his hunting and drinking trips than he spent on teaching us."
Please tell me his name was Gabriel and we were in the same 4th period back in the day.
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Submitted by EvilShoe on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:47pm.
*sniff* I cried when Mister Rogers died. I got a Mister Rogers shirt and my friend made fun of it calling him a homo. Fucker.
I loved those sweaters he wore that his mother knitted for him!!!
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I cried too. The world lost one of its great unsung heroes the day that he passed. I still remember sitting and watching him on TV and how good I felt about myself then...Hands down I bet no child's self esteem is helped by the crap that passes for children's programs today.
Silly enough I catch myself singing the Reading Rainbow theme song to my baby, it's one of the few songs that I know most of the words to LOL
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
-Ash
Submitted by EvilShoe on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:47pm.
*sniff* I cried when Mister Rogers died. I got a Mister Rogers shirt and my friend made fun of it calling him a homo. Fucker.
I loved those sweaters he wore that his mother knitted for him!!!
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I know. He was so gentle and sweet. The world is too cynical today for gentle souls like him.
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*sniff* I cried when Mister Rogers died. I got a Mister Rogers shirt and my friend made fun of it calling him a homo. Fucker.
I loved those sweaters he wore that his mother knitted for him!!!
Submitted by Hekki on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:14pm.
Sad. There are "educational" shows on cable kids' shows, but they are fucking ANNOYING as all hell. I don't see the educational value of Dora The Whora Explorer or any of the other noisy animated brats. They're retarded and I hate them.
These shows are too fast and too noisy and did I mention that they're always yelling excitedly? They're giving our future ADHD.
Mr. Rogers was gentle and slow and quiet. He was like the little kid whisperer. *sniffs and tears up*
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You are so right about how overstimulating today's TV shows are. Mr. Rogers had it down pat, and there was nothing more comforting for me as a kid than playing outside on the grass, coming in for a grilled cheese sandwich with celery sticks on the side and a dose of Mr. Rogers on TV...ahh, heaven. Nowadays, it's all about NOISE and seizure inducing images. The only shows today that I think are gentle are Angelina Ballerina (on PBS rarely nowadays) and Oswald (on Noggin) and Max and Ruby (Noggin, Nick). Those are the only kiddie shows on today that don't make my skin crawl.
Submitted by ILovePapaSmurf on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:26pm.
This is sad, I used to watch Carmen Sandiego after school because my geography teacher was an alcoholic who talked more about his hunting and drinking trips than he spent on teaching us.
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"I'm a black robot, motherfucker."
I make sure my son watches the awesome old shows.
Voltron
Transformers
Looney Tunes
Smurfs
He-Man
Tom and Jerry
etc....
I swear MK is the Bugs Bunny of the Internet, he's snarky, charming, smart and gayer than gay! I love Bugs Bunny!
Edited to add: Of course all the kids PBS shows were included!
BorgQueen- I completely share your sentiments for Reading Rainbow. It fostered my life-long love of books. I remember going to the library and getting a ton of books to take home, and then sitting on the floor just like the kids in Reading Rainbow. Everything would come alive around me, and I was suddenly part of the story! It still happens today. Yes, and 3-2-1 Contact was the bomb! It was only a couple years before my time, but my brothers kept all the old ones, and I would just love reading it!
Also, MK, I have to defend my hometown: It's spelled Cincinnati, not Cincinatti.
This pales in comparison to the retirement of Mr Dressup & his tickle trunk. Sorry, but it's true. *sniff*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk89rGy_E3s
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I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT READING RAINBOW.
This is the last year I donate to PBS.
First you get rid of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" and now this!?
Oh you and me are done professionally!
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Submitted by Hekki on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:17pm.
Submitted by Tamzin: "Nooooooooo. *sniffle* Next they'll fire bomb Sesame Street."
They already did, in essence. Snuffleupagus is now just "Snuffy" (too hard for today's generation of retards to say?), Cookie Monster is now "Cookie" (because monsters scare children), they added a bear with a speech impediment. It's totally saccharine, which is sad, because kids actually DO appreciate a little edginess.
Say it ain't so. I haven't watched it in ages but here I was hoping that SS would be around for when my daughter gets old enough to watch. Is Big Bird still BB or do they now just call him Bird so as not to offend the "big"? ugh
I loved that show.
But you don't have to take myyyyy word for it.
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Fuck these bitches. I got my own problems. - The Fly
Submitted by Hekki on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 6:17pm.
They dropped Monster from Cookie Monster? Are you fucking kidding me? I loved Cookie Monster because he was a monster who screamed "C is for cookie and cookie is good enough for me!" then gobbled down a cookie and crumbs flew everywhere. So is the Count no longer a vampire since vampires are monsters too?
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"I'm a black robot, motherfucker."
Submitted by Tamzin: "Nooooooooo. *sniffle* Next they'll fire bomb Sesame Street."
They already did, in essence. Snuffleupagus is now just "Snuffy" (too hard for today's generation of retards to say?), Cookie Monster is now "Cookie" (because monsters scare children), they added a bear with a speech impediment. It's totally saccharine, which is sad, because kids actually DO appreciate a little edginess.
It's amusing how the good old learning TV shows are going to TV Show Heaven, but it's not like kids today are braniacs and not stupid little brainless shallow idiots who only give a shit about stupid shit... and know how to read Pfft!!. My bet is, reality bullshit will take over the world and kids of the future will be more shallow, brainless and stupid.
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-"I am not about to deal with unstable people" - HEART ANGELINA.
Sad. There are "educational" shows on cable kids' shows, but they are fucking ANNOYING as all hell. I don't see the educational value of Dora The Whora Explorer or any of the other noisy animated brats. They're retarded and I hate them.
These shows are too fast and too noisy and did I mention that they're always yelling excitedly? They're giving our future ADHD.
Mr. Rogers was gentle and slow and quiet. He was like the little kid whisperer. *sniffs and tears up*
I'm so bummed :( PBS has a new version of Electric Company on (which totally sucks), but they're getting rid of this American icon?! I love my childhood shows: Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Square One, Today's Special (remember that? The mannequin that came to life?), Everybody's Here, etc. Yesterday, I was trying to teach my son his multiplication tables, and I actually remembered the song about the "crazy number 9" and sang it to him. He thought I was a lunatic, but he thought it was cool that you could manipulate the number 9 like that.
Nooooooooo. *sniffle* Next they'll fire bomb Sesame Street.
i completely forgot PBS were bunch of poor bitches relying on PUBLIC funding. I'll definitely consider donating.
I never realized it was on for that long. Captain Kangaroo was good too.
Newsflash: Educational programming costs money. MK neglected to say that the show ceased production in 2006 when the funding ran out.
When's the last time you donated to PBS? Yeah, me neither.....just sayin'.....:(
*ahem*
Since PBS is center stage now I'm going to ask a favor of the whores.
If you find yourself with extra cash and you're wanting to donate it to a charity, please consider PBS.
The past generations (old folks) have always left money to PBS; however, the newer generations that are passing away don't really have a lot of money and there are so many charities nowadays that PBS gets left behind.
Public TV is dying, and cable TV is robbing us with their subscription fees.