... tell parents what is and is not acceptable, ratings boards for television and movies, and several books on the subject. I am a single father of a five-year-old boy. By all sense and purpose my son is like most five-year-old boys. He likes playing and laughing, going to the park, eating ... put a lot of effort into explaining to my son what he was seeing on television. I took the time to explain the "make believe" nature of the movies. I gave him details about actors, characters, and even about the process of making a film. I went as far to show my son a second movie ... to practicing t...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of the work being produced by both the commercial stations and the ABC was not original. Adaptations of books, plays, musicals and even movies were the most popular choices for producers. One exception to this was the serials. These were hugely popular with Australian audiences, some shows running ... could have an audience numbered in the millions. The 1940's and the 1950's were considered the "golden years" for the radio soap operas and adventure serials. Adventure serials, aimed at a male audience and, there fore, broadcast in the evenings copied their format from the classic movie s...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate