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Apr. 10th, 2002 04:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
teddog"Read All About It!" kicks butt!
I got the tape today. Wow, the school board is faster than it used to be. Sorry Louise, I watched the first chapter today. I had to see this show! :(
First: It's cheesy. Very cheesy, in a good way. The production values are sorta equal to some Doctor Who episodes. Mind you, the show dates back to the 1970s, so such is to be expected. The look of the show is a little creepy, but somehow it suits the show.
The main reason I wanted to see Read All About It!, other than to let Louise relive her past, was to see Otto and Theta. They didn't let me down! They are sooo cute. Otto is a white typewriter. He's a bit of the snob, looking down on people who don't share his large vocabuarly. He likes big words. ^_^ He also speaks on screen, like Nan-Cy on Prisoners of Gravity. Theta is a computer - on wheels. She speaks aloud, but key words appear on her screen. She can also play video messages. They both use "computer type speak" while talking, using "positive" and "negative" instead of "yes" and "no" and so on. The two make a great little team, combining their sources to help the kids.
Ah yes, the kids. Chris is the straight guy and is backed up by Lynne, a blonde chick, and Sam, a... well, she looks like the geeky girl from Scooby Doo! I was humming the Scooby theme when she appeared. All the kids are about 11 years old.
Cool characters aside, this show has something rare for a children's show: a plot! There's a very strong plot, which makes up for the production values and general cheesiness. Basically, Chris' uncle Derek disappeared seven years before the start of the series. At the start of the show, Chris is given a letter from his uncle's lawyer claiming that Derek has now been presumed dead. In his will, Derek leaves his coach house to Chris. Chris won't fully inherit the place until he's 21, but he's allowed to use the coach house if he can find a good enough reason to do so. Chris and pals go to the coach house, planning to make it a clubhouse. When they arrive, they discover that the place isn't run down, but is in very good shape - the lights still work! After exploring the house, the kids find Otto and Theta and Teddog did rejoice greatly. Theta says the Derek left Chris a message before he disappeared. Theta plays the message, in which Derek explains that there's a huge conspiracy in their sleepy town and if he should fail in stopping it, Chris is to take over and help save Herbertville. He uses the phase "trust no one", after which I fell off my chair laughing. Chris, Sam, and Lynne decide to uncover the conspiracy, ending the first episode. And these episodes are only 15 minutes long! Wow. This is show is amazing.
The school also gave me a teacher's guide. Lots of fun. I'm going to photocopy it. There was a 67 page long novel to go along with this show, but it wasn't included. ;_;
I know some teachers who are getting thank you notes!
One downside: The theme song is the worst thing I've ever heard.
I got the tape today. Wow, the school board is faster than it used to be. Sorry Louise, I watched the first chapter today. I had to see this show! :(
First: It's cheesy. Very cheesy, in a good way. The production values are sorta equal to some Doctor Who episodes. Mind you, the show dates back to the 1970s, so such is to be expected. The look of the show is a little creepy, but somehow it suits the show.
The main reason I wanted to see Read All About It!, other than to let Louise relive her past, was to see Otto and Theta. They didn't let me down! They are sooo cute. Otto is a white typewriter. He's a bit of the snob, looking down on people who don't share his large vocabuarly. He likes big words. ^_^ He also speaks on screen, like Nan-Cy on Prisoners of Gravity. Theta is a computer - on wheels. She speaks aloud, but key words appear on her screen. She can also play video messages. They both use "computer type speak" while talking, using "positive" and "negative" instead of "yes" and "no" and so on. The two make a great little team, combining their sources to help the kids.
Ah yes, the kids. Chris is the straight guy and is backed up by Lynne, a blonde chick, and Sam, a... well, she looks like the geeky girl from Scooby Doo! I was humming the Scooby theme when she appeared. All the kids are about 11 years old.
Cool characters aside, this show has something rare for a children's show: a plot! There's a very strong plot, which makes up for the production values and general cheesiness. Basically, Chris' uncle Derek disappeared seven years before the start of the series. At the start of the show, Chris is given a letter from his uncle's lawyer claiming that Derek has now been presumed dead. In his will, Derek leaves his coach house to Chris. Chris won't fully inherit the place until he's 21, but he's allowed to use the coach house if he can find a good enough reason to do so. Chris and pals go to the coach house, planning to make it a clubhouse. When they arrive, they discover that the place isn't run down, but is in very good shape - the lights still work! After exploring the house, the kids find Otto and Theta and Teddog did rejoice greatly. Theta says the Derek left Chris a message before he disappeared. Theta plays the message, in which Derek explains that there's a huge conspiracy in their sleepy town and if he should fail in stopping it, Chris is to take over and help save Herbertville. He uses the phase "trust no one", after which I fell off my chair laughing. Chris, Sam, and Lynne decide to uncover the conspiracy, ending the first episode. And these episodes are only 15 minutes long! Wow. This is show is amazing.
The school also gave me a teacher's guide. Lots of fun. I'm going to photocopy it. There was a 67 page long novel to go along with this show, but it wasn't included. ;_;
I know some teachers who are getting thank you notes!
One downside: The theme song is the worst thing I've ever heard.
