Yeah, I don't think Reading Rainbow is a panacea to illiteracy as much as it is a tool to cultivate excitement around a culture of reading among the youth.  The importance of which, I don't think should be understated.

Not sure if I told this story before, but Sesame Street enabled me to teach myself to read when I was 3.  I am always grateful to it for that.  But what turned me into a pretty voracious reader, was Reading Rainbow, which debuted when I was 5.  There was an excitement around reading as an activity that Reading Rainbow demonstrated, and that's where I think it's strength lies.

I enjoyed it in my initial viewing, but will revisit at some point soon just to see how it paves out.  I will say that I think the performances elevated the script.

I also think that regardless of any problems people feel with the script, and how that is quicksand if it doesn't work for you, this film is cut REAAALY well.  There's a lot of movie in this movie and I felt the editing really held all the pieces together nicely.  Now, if you don't LIKE the pieces, it won't matter much to you, and that's fine.  But in terms of highlighting one part of the process, that stood out to me.

Seriously fuck that guy.

Oh god….you're..you're right.

Yeah, no.

Dave!

No, but what I do is sync up episodes of UNCOMPOSED with episodes of A PRARIE HOME COMPANION and I can say with certainty that I have SEEN THE FACE OF GOD!

Me too.  Baking is architecture, and cooking is like improv, I find.

I can lay it down this weekend.

I got a new mic at home so it might be possible for me to do it again.  Let me know what you need.