The dramas made my toes curl for a week, they were just so american cheeeeeese. I mean drawling american accents for a hebrew, how crass is that. I used to take them off at home (still do) and make up my own dialouge with Bro righteous being righteous and sister ner'do-well (not doing well at all). You can put in lots of HO! JEPTHA! is jeeeHOOOOOvaH with YOOOoooooouWER?. Ugh, must - s-t-o-p -t-ooe-s c-ur-l-i-ng body-twi-st-ing-up arrrrggghhhhhhhhhhhh. Splut!.
Did Anyone Ever Like The Dramas?
by minimus 58 Replies latest jw friends
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Mulan
I admit I really looked forward to them. We were in two of them, and it was really fun doing it. For the one about Joshua, Rahab and the battle of Jericho, I made several costumes. Dave was Joshua in that one. (but Rahab wasn't a harlot anymore, don't you know? )
We were in another one, in 1995, when we both knew better, but our son was in it too, and desperately wanted to do it, so we had to. My husband made the WT (Jan. 96 issue) in pictures of that one. He is one of the elders discussing how to help the elderly in need, in the cong.
The drama I hated, was when my sons were teenagers and beginning to rebel about field service. The drama started out great, with a scene similar to ones at our house, with a teen telling his parents he didn't want to go out in service anymore. By the time the drama ended, he was turned around, excited to go every week, and the problem solution: prepare for service better. That one made both of us angry. We wondered what planet those old men, writing it were on.
Edited by - mulan on 30 January 2003 11:5:47
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TresHappy
As much bashing as I do about the WT, I looked forward to the dramas. It was great seeing friends you knew acting out the different roles, whether modern day family or a Pharisee or two. I never was a part of one, although I think it would have been fun and it would have brought out the "thespian" in me - lol.
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Francois
Well, relatively speaking, the dramas were a lot better than all that bloviating between by bastards from Broklynn. I really couldn't tell you the first thing that I learned at an assembly. Not one. I liked the dramas because they turned the lights out. But essentially, there was nothing to them but middling costumery and over-blown gesturing; a bad mixture of junior high school stage production and fundamentalistic over-moralization - total semantic content = zero.
francois
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scootergirl
I was in a drama once. Played the part of a rebellious teen! Little did they know that I would play that part for a loooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg time! LOL
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Lieu
I liked the late 70's to mid 80's full costume dramas. Back then, there was actually a Bible theme and I couldn't wait to see them.
My favorite was the drama where Jezebel got tossed from the window( platform). Sodom was my second fave to that one.
When DC(s) started the "today" life boring behind tacky dramas, I stopped paying attention altogether. Now, the entire convention is completely boring.
"Won't it be wonderful to live on a paradise earth, friends?" <--------------repeated 79,000 times.
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JeffT
The early ones weren't totally awful, and they made a good break from the rest of the program. I remember one about Jezebel with a friend of ours playing Jezebel. She was obviously having a lot of fun vamping around on stage.
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mouthy
>>>>> Hanging my head in embarrassment>> I loved them- Would leave the staduim telling all my neighbours, friends, family ( that would listen) That the actors were good enough to be in films. All my studies would turn up for them ( under Mouthys pressure) It has been so long I cant remember what one was about now --- But I do remember I really liked em>>> Have pity on me please -It was the only pleasure in my life. I had no other social life - apart from door-to door work ,assemblies, studies,housework- to help the family income & looking after my home & hubby & 4 kids- Dont forget MY family all lived in England-- His family had cut me off cos I kept preaching about the END Oh well I guess the saying" little things please little minds "sums me up!!!
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Mac
Oh yeah!
Lights turned low, monotonous dialogue.........some of my best napping was accomplished during these special moments!
mac
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Xander
"No, please, four burly strong men, don't push your wooden stakes into my soft, warm body over and over!"
Or, errr...wait...n/m....it's just the costumes and acting quality, I was confused for a minute....
a giant fibreglass brain, which flashed yellow to a canned voice-over to represent rational thought, and a giant fibreglass heart, which flashed red to a canned voice-over, representing human emotion
It wasn't, like, a deep echoing voice was it? With the fiberglass brain flashing yellow? Cause, I think one of the 1969 Star Trek sets had some of those props stolen.....hmmmm.....