tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post1737778441906356485..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: March 15, 1969Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-3043837818347617762023-03-20T11:51:20.076-04:002023-03-20T11:51:20.076-04:00What I've read of her is very provocative - I&...What I've read of her is very provocative - I'd compare her somewhat to Camille Paglia in that she can be unpredictable in the angles she comes from. She wrote a novel in the late 1960s called "They" (made into a TV movie), about a world in which people over 50 are segregated from the rest of society for 15 years until they’re finally killed off. She wasn't advocating it, just her observation of the direction society's headed in.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-434160815522981222023-03-20T01:21:44.284-04:002023-03-20T01:21:44.284-04:00I'm not familiar with Marya Mannes, but she wa...I'm not familiar with Marya Mannes, but she was clearly ahead of the curve in her condemnation of positive portrayals of white middle class America. If she's still around she will certainly find plenty of outlets for that viewpoint. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.com