on 6/20/07 7:39 PM, Ray Saintonge at saintonge@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