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in backyard monsters, do railguns fire through other buildings or only through clear paths? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.68.72.124 ( talk) 13:29, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I am looking for info on a television program that aired on U.S. PBS/ETV in the Eighties. It was about fundamental writing. The premise is a little fuzzy in my mind, but it was about a man who was learning to write. I remember that it was mainly set in his house, and would show him writing on an old electronic word processor. He would often get help on his writing assignments from friends that stopped by to visit him. The lead was a white male, with darkish hair, roughly on the young side of middle-aged. There was also a black woman who I believe was a co-worker. Also another white woman who was either a co-worker or neighbor, and was an implied love interest. What sticks out in my mind is how slowly he typed. The camera would often focus close up on the computer screen as he typed in a sentence, and he would make corrections suggested by his friends. The purpose of the show was to teach basic grammar and punctuation. It was basically an "adult education" show, loosely set around a fictional plot and characters. Also, pretty cheesy writing and acting. Any ideas on this would be helpful. I went through the list of PBS programs, but none of the titles jumped out at me. Quinn ❀ BEAUTIFUL DAY 14:37, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
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in backyard monsters, do railguns fire through other buildings or only through clear paths? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.68.72.124 ( talk) 13:29, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I am looking for info on a television program that aired on U.S. PBS/ETV in the Eighties. It was about fundamental writing. The premise is a little fuzzy in my mind, but it was about a man who was learning to write. I remember that it was mainly set in his house, and would show him writing on an old electronic word processor. He would often get help on his writing assignments from friends that stopped by to visit him. The lead was a white male, with darkish hair, roughly on the young side of middle-aged. There was also a black woman who I believe was a co-worker. Also another white woman who was either a co-worker or neighbor, and was an implied love interest. What sticks out in my mind is how slowly he typed. The camera would often focus close up on the computer screen as he typed in a sentence, and he would make corrections suggested by his friends. The purpose of the show was to teach basic grammar and punctuation. It was basically an "adult education" show, loosely set around a fictional plot and characters. Also, pretty cheesy writing and acting. Any ideas on this would be helpful. I went through the list of PBS programs, but none of the titles jumped out at me. Quinn ❀ BEAUTIFUL DAY 14:37, 28 July 2011 (UTC)