#The mousterpiece theatre series
''Ofoeti'' concerns a youngster's efforts to retain childhood dreams in a high-tech world.ĪCT's president Peggy Charren calls the series ''a great dramatic banquet.'' Then she goes on to muse that ''it is sad and very wonderful that from the most underfunded segment of the medium comes a 'Wonderworks.' The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which receives money from the government through an act of Congress, funded the series.'' In fact, most of the dramas utilize star performers who seem to be eager to appear in such highly motivated original productions. 29) starring Susan Anton as a mermaid and Sam Waterston as a troll.
#The mousterpiece theatre tv
''Well, granted 'Call to Glory' is better than most, where else is there a regular time spot in prime-time commercial television for fine shows for young people and their families? All over commercial TV there are on occasion wonderful shows that parents and their children can watch together, but is there a feeling of security that it will always be a fine, healthy experience? We want to provide a continuing space for that to happen.''Īnother upcoming ''Wonderworks'' show that excites Rayvid is ''Ofoeti'' (Oct. People must watch it because it's a lot of fun to watch.''īut aren't there some fine shows on commercial TV that answer the same need - like ''Call to Glory,'' which also airs at 8 p.m. He insists, however, that it has to be thoroughly entertaining ''although there is a lot of educational bonding. slot toward science recently, with shows like 'Nova' and 'Nature' and 'Smithsonian World.' There never has been drama for the family on PBS at 8 p.m.'' Rayvid is eager to win a big audience for ''Wonderworld'' because PBS has been ''skewing the 8-9 p.m. every night, which may not be the best TV conceived for kids since so much is violence prone, although some is good,'' he says. ''Only 8 percent watch Saturday morning television. time slot was chosen because so many youngsters watch Monday Night Football later on. ''The essence of what we are trying to do,'' Rayvid says, ''is create an electronic hearth around which the whole family can gather.'' All the stories are entertaining, he emphasizes, but all contain strong moral fiber.Īccording to Jay Rayvid, the Monday 8 p.m. Rayvid proudly proclaimed the enthusiastic support of Peggy Charren of Action for Children's Television, who calls the series ''a feast for sore eyes.'' Rayvid served as executive producer for ''Once Upon a Classic,'' which ran for six years on PBS and received two Emmies as well as a Peabody Award. Paul, WETA/ Washington, D.C., and South Carolina ETV Network. The Consortium is made up of WQED/Pittsburgh, KCET/Los Angeles, KTCA/Minneapolis-St. Prime mover behind the series is executive director Jay Rayvid, who is also executive director of the Children's and Family Consortium, which produces the series. Jose Ferrar as ''Old Ben'' makes it all believable, with Brian Painchaud as the boy. 15 and 22, ''Wonderworks'' changes pace radically with a two-part drama about the harsh realities of prejudice, brutality, and the death of a loved one as seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old lad in rural Saskatchewan during the Great Depression. Once you've learned that lesson - and it is a lesson for the whole family - according to this delightful script, ''you can have fun - even eat things that give you bad breath.'' Silverfish, he learns a great truth of life: ''Perfect is never doing anything wrong, which means never doing anything at all. Through the mysterious ministrations of Dr. In the long run, Milo achieves a bold and daring victory - but somehow misses perfection. Starring Ilan Mitchell Smith, Wally Shawn, and Hermione Gingold, ''How to Be Perfect'' is hilarious family comedy. It's a fantasy based in reality - about Milo, a 12-year-old ''klutz'' who won't do anything unless he can do it perfectly and be a winner. 8, 8-9 p.m., check local listings) is a delightful hour of wacky whimsy, which somehow turns out to be also worldly and worthy. Second in the series, ''How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days'' (Monday, Oct. ''Booker'' told the story of a young black who wanted to learn to read at a time when learning to read was considered a crime for blacks in the South.
1 with a skillfully poignant tale of the transition from slavery to freedom, as seen through the eyes of young Booker T. PBS's first prime-time family drama series started airing on Oct. Now there is ''Minorpiece Theatre'' - as some punsters are calling Wonderworks (PBS, Mondays, 8-9 p.m., check local listings for premieres and repeats) - a 26-week series of hour-long dramas for the entire family. Then there was ''Mousterpiece Theatre'' on the Disney cable channel with the best of ''Mickey Mouse,'' mostly for youngsters. First there was ''Masterpiece Theatre'' on PBS with the best of BBC, mostly for adults.
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