Pity the purple dinosaur. He came to spread a message of love, and got the stuffing knocked out of him.
I Love You, You Hate Me, the two-part documentary series premiering on Peacock on Wednesday, explores the way Barney became a runaway hit with tots, and how the tubby T-Rex ignited one of the most devastating backlashes in pop culture history.
Director Tommy Avallone admits that as a kid, he too partook in Barney bashing.
“As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera,” he says. “Several years later, creating this docu-series, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater.”
Episode 1 excavates the dinosaur’s origins in the late 1980s. He was the brainchild of Sheryl Leach, a Texas schoolteacher and new mom...
I Love You, You Hate Me, the two-part documentary series premiering on Peacock on Wednesday, explores the way Barney became a runaway hit with tots, and how the tubby T-Rex ignited one of the most devastating backlashes in pop culture history.
Director Tommy Avallone admits that as a kid, he too partook in Barney bashing.
“As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera,” he says. “Several years later, creating this docu-series, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater.”
Episode 1 excavates the dinosaur’s origins in the late 1980s. He was the brainchild of Sheryl Leach, a Texas schoolteacher and new mom...
- 10/10/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a new generation of TV tastes.
A new study conducted by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA confirmed that modern teenagers prefer to watch content that covers real-world issues like tense family dynamics or social justice, as opposed to aspirational content about being rich or famous a la “Gossip Girl.”
In a July study, 662 teenagers aged 13 through 18 from across the United States participated in the UCLA project. The study, called “Css Teens and Screens 2022, #Authenticity,” found that 4.4 percent of Gen Zers sought “aspirational content” whereas 21 percent preferred to “see real-life issues that impact society.” The top choice for teens was to “have fun and escape while watching content” at 37.8 percent of responses.
The recent findings directly contrast the early to mid-2000s research that fame and financial success were the top-ranked preferences for adolescents. Today, teens now want stories about “hope, lives unlike their own, family, and friendships.
A new study conducted by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA confirmed that modern teenagers prefer to watch content that covers real-world issues like tense family dynamics or social justice, as opposed to aspirational content about being rich or famous a la “Gossip Girl.”
In a July study, 662 teenagers aged 13 through 18 from across the United States participated in the UCLA project. The study, called “Css Teens and Screens 2022, #Authenticity,” found that 4.4 percent of Gen Zers sought “aspirational content” whereas 21 percent preferred to “see real-life issues that impact society.” The top choice for teens was to “have fun and escape while watching content” at 37.8 percent of responses.
The recent findings directly contrast the early to mid-2000s research that fame and financial success were the top-ranked preferences for adolescents. Today, teens now want stories about “hope, lives unlike their own, family, and friendships.
- 9/20/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Gen Z is not interested in aspirational stories in the content they consume on TV or film. That’s one of the major findings from a recent study conducted by The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA.
The study (read it here), conducted in July, collected data from 662 teens, ages 13-18, from across the U.S. It found only 4.4 of the teens queried wanted to see aspirational content, about story worlds that teens wish they were part of, such as being rich, and living the kinds of lives portrayed in Gossip Girl and such. Instead, 21 said they wanted to watch content that grapples with real-world issues, such as family dynamics or social justice.
“Hollywood has built its Young Adult content on the belief that teens want to see glamorous lifestyles and rich & famous characters, but our research suggests the opposite is true. We know from this and our Race and Class in Teen TV study,...
The study (read it here), conducted in July, collected data from 662 teens, ages 13-18, from across the U.S. It found only 4.4 of the teens queried wanted to see aspirational content, about story worlds that teens wish they were part of, such as being rich, and living the kinds of lives portrayed in Gossip Girl and such. Instead, 21 said they wanted to watch content that grapples with real-world issues, such as family dynamics or social justice.
“Hollywood has built its Young Adult content on the belief that teens want to see glamorous lifestyles and rich & famous characters, but our research suggests the opposite is true. We know from this and our Race and Class in Teen TV study,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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