Comments on: Annual PBS Kids rant http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:59:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: matthew http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-17785 matthew Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:06:12 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-17785 Miss Lori is the bane of my existence. They're letting her sing more and more, and each time she's farther and farther off key. Her tone is horrible, her pitch is disastrous, and her perkiness is beyond fake. The only explanation I can come up with for her getting that job is knowing the right people, since otherwise those segments are well done. But she's a pretty glaring fly in the PBS ointment. If we had cable, Noggin would be on in a second. And that's the thing: PBS really can't afford to lose any more viewers to Noggin and Nick Jr. Why are they driving people away with a shrieky nightmare like this horrible woman? WHY? Miss Lori is the bane of my existence. They’re letting her sing more and more, and each time she’s farther and farther off key. Her tone is horrible, her pitch is disastrous, and her perkiness is beyond fake. The only explanation I can come up with for her getting that job is knowing the right people, since otherwise those segments are well done. But she’s a pretty glaring fly in the PBS ointment. If we had cable, Noggin would be on in a second.

And that’s the thing: PBS really can’t afford to lose any more viewers to Noggin and Nick Jr. Why are they driving people away with a shrieky nightmare like this horrible woman? WHY?

]]> By: Ron http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-16235 Ron Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:48:36 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-16235 I used to watch Melanie on Sprout with my daughter, and thought she was great. This Miss Lori really rubs me the wrong way. What a big phony. I used to watch Melanie on Sprout with my daughter, and thought she was great. This Miss Lori really rubs me the wrong way. What a big phony.

]]> By: Sarah http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-15759 Sarah Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:05:30 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-15759 hilar. I just googled "Miss Lori hate" because I HATE Miss Lori and thought there had to be others out there. First of all, red shirt and brown pants?! a bad combo off the bat - but EVERY day? and the worst is that she "fake smiles" the entire time. And, when she sings with that show-tuney vibrato??? ack!!! anyway - made my day. thanks. hilar.
I just googled “Miss Lori hate” because I HATE Miss Lori and thought there had to be others out there.
First of all, red shirt and brown pants?! a bad combo off the bat – but EVERY day?
and the worst is that she “fake smiles” the entire time. And, when she sings with that show-tuney vibrato??? ack!!!
anyway – made my day. thanks.

]]> By: Donovan http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-12645 Donovan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:36:32 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-12645 Some of it might be tedious, but I love, LOVE the quality of animation that goes into that Hooper character. I don't think that I've seen another show for kids, or maybe at all, that has a completely 3D animated character in a real environment. I'm pretty critical when it comes to that kind of thing. I think it is really distracting when 3D tries to be too real, and fails. Ithink that this character looks really good, though. Some of it might be tedious, but I love, LOVE the quality of animation that goes into that Hooper character. I don’t think that I’ve seen another show for kids, or maybe at all, that has a completely 3D animated character in a real environment. I’m pretty critical when it comes to that kind of thing. I think it is really distracting when 3D tries to be too real, and fails. Ithink that this character looks really good, though.

]]> By: Melissa http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-11865 Melissa Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:59:57 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-11865 Try Noggin. Try Noggin.

]]> By: angela http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-11836 angela Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:09:36 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-11836 "It's a big world. It's a big big world." Such a catchy toon. I miss staying at home and watching these. (Audrey never really watched them, but I took great pleasure it!) Dude. LOST tonight. Insane. “It’s a big world. It’s a big big world.” Such a catchy toon.
I miss staying at home and watching these. (Audrey never really watched them, but I took great pleasure it!)

Dude. LOST tonight. Insane.

]]> By: Rachel http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-11833 Rachel Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:47:06 +0000 http://tedfoo.net/2006/10/18/annual-pbs-kids-rant/#comment-11833 I fucking hate Miss Lori. I FF through her bullshit every day. I fucking hate Miss Lori. I FF through her bullshit every day.

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