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20 July 2004
21 July 2004
News of the Weird (press releases): on Sept 12, 2004, in Washington, D.C., the National Council of Churches will sponsor a premiere screening of Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Adventure. This is not a joke. Which is what makes it funny. And kind of sad. / CORRECTION: A reader writes: "Your sarcastic put-down of the preview of the new DAVEY & GOLIATH production is an indication of your weirdness (or ignorance.)
D&G is not a movie. It is a children's animated TV series that was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which produced the original series, is producing a series of new programs. The original series was widely praised and honored by TV industry, religious groups, parents groups etc. and is remembered as one of the most successful non-exploitative uses of electronic media by any religious group." Ok. We're sorry. But we still think making Davey a snowboarder, and Goliath his dog, is kind of funny. And sad.
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