on 6/20/07 7:39 PM, Ray Saintonge at saintonge(a)telus.net wrote:
When you turn the cited programs on you already have
an idea about what
is going on. You are forwarned to suspend your beliefs.
But Ray, through weekly repetition these shows became know as satires; the
real genius of satire is presenting it straight - and having the audience
discover it is satire. This is as old as theatre itself.
Marc