*** I could point out plenty of things they did as a result of
watching tv.***
Why so eager to find rotten things festering inside other people?
Dylan achieved the rank of brown belt in Karate *and* Tae Kwon Do ; Five
years of study and hard work and he got interested in martial arts from
watching old Japanese movies. He saw those movies on TV because, well,
they're old, and not shown in theaters (at least not around here) anymore.
He's learning Italian and he got interested in that from watching Italian TV
on the web and from watching Italian horror movies on TV. (same deal, not
shown in theaters around here.)
He got interested in digital music from music he first heard on Television and
now owns three synthesizers and plays very well, has learned a bunch about
electronics.
He got interested in playing the organ from watching a movie on TV, "The Abominable Dr. Phibes." <g>
He now plays the organ really well, no lessons, just plenty of good Phibes. (I make myself sick)
As a direct result of watching TV he learned how to use an old 16mm camera and to make stop motion films. He has a better camera today and is still making videos and taking really beautiful photographs.
As a result of watching TV he's written several stories and screen plays.
I can't begin to count the number of books he's read because he first saw the story on TV on some old Twilight Zone episode or saw a movie based on a short story or novel. Authors like Richard Matheson, August Derleth, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry James...
I have, a couple different times, tried to write all the things Dylan has learned as a result of watching TV. I haven't been able to finish. There's just too much.
Deb Lewis
