ggr@hudson.UUCP (Guy Riddle) (02/20/84)
What, you ask, is a survey about Masterpiece Theatre doing in net.tv.drwho? Well, the latest issue of TV Guide (that cerebral magazine) has an article on Dr. Who with the following quote: Public-television stations are particularly enamored of the show because they can use this mercandise [jackets, badges, etc.] as a come-on during their pledge weeks. "We tie the whole package together and give then a piece," says Wynn Nathan, president of Lionheart Television, which distributes the program in the U.S. A PBS station running the show can offer a bit of memorabilia in exchange for a contribution. "People join the station in droves," says Nathan, "and they get a stupid Doctor Who T-shirt." Not only is Doctor Who a draw for contributions, it also brings PBS a different and perhaps hipper audience than most of their other programming. "I guarantee you," says Nathan, "the people who watch Doctor Who do not watch Masterpiece Theatre. It's really camp." Well? Do you agree with Nathan? Here's your chance to speak out. Send in your votes! I'll compile another in the famous USENET series of unbiased surveys and publish the results (maybe even sending a copy to Nathan). Do you, a Dr. Who watcher, also watch Masterpiece Theater? Send your votes to (choose one): UUCP: ihnp4!hudson!ggr UUCP: allegra!eagle!ggr CSNET: ggr@btl ARPA: ggr.btl@CSNet-Relay === Guy Riddle == AT&T Bell Laboratories, Piscataway ===