TV programme 7 up

by ThomasCovenant 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  ThomasCovenant
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  ThomasCovenant

  Hi

  Does anyone remember the US version of a British tv programme following a group of children every 7 years?

  To the best of my recollection one of the participants was the son of JW's and filming followed him when he was 7 going door knocking. What I remember was that he didn't ask for money for the mags while we here in the UK still were selling them.

  Then 7 years later he was shown going hunting with a gun. Again to us Brits that was tantamount to being a member of the IRA or an armed robber. Why would a 'brother' of all people have a gun? Hunting viewed differently here I think. Then I think when he returned 7 years later aged 21 he appears to have turned into a semi recluse.

  Don't remember any more. Anyone else?

  Thanks

  Thomas Covenant
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  Gopher

  Here's something I found about a TV Show "Age 7 in America" from the year 1991.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281550/plotsummary

  Plot summary for Age 7 in America (1991) (TV)

  An adaption of the British TV series, this documentary chronicles the lives of a group of economically, racially & socially diverse 7-year olds living throughout America in 1990. The filmmakers will return every seven years to chronicle the children's growth. Written by Greg {[email protected]}

  This 1991 PBS documentary is the American version of the British documentary series, "7-Up," "14-Up," "21-Up," and "35-Up." It focuses on 16 very diverse children from different cultural, social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, from the projects of Chicago and New York City to blue-collar and wealthy Chicago neighborhoods, Los Angeles, Nebraska farmland and rural Georgia all the way to Manhattan's affluent Upper East Side. The engaging documentary chronicles the points of view of a very precocious group - 7-year old children. Written by Allison L. Venezio {[email protected]}
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  Gopher

  Additionally, some JW men (including elders) go hunting here in America, when it's in season. We heard the standard "don't hunt for sport, hunt for food" and "properly drain the meat of blood" admonition, but beyond that nothing was said. It was held in the same regard as fishing, also very popular here.
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  CaptainSchmideo

  I've just seen several of the "Up" films recently. In the British films, at least, there are no JWs. The kids range from living in something like an orphanage to those from the "Upper Class Twit" altitude, but no religion is ever really featured (not in the early films, anyway.) My favorite is the kid who dreamed of being a jockey, got to do it at 14, went on to become a taxi driver as an adult, and has managed to have the most stable life of the group.